I'm enjoying the never ending process of adding more plants to our home. When I saw this wide, shallow circle vase I knew it would be the perfect home for a little cacti grouping! I love cacti because they never die. They're cute too, and come in a huge variety. So here's a quick tutorial on how I made this sweet mini garden.
Supplies Needed: A wide, shallow vase (mine is approximately 10 inches wide by 5 inches high), rocks, soil, cactus plants you love (you can mix in some succulents and aloe too if you like!) and a shovel. This project takes about 20 minutes to complete.
Cacti and succulent plants rarely need to be watered. Most people say to water them once or twice a month or when the soil is completely dry.
Step 1: Add some rocks to the bottom of the vase. This will help with drainage when you water them.
Step 2: Add soil. I filled mine to about an inch from the top, but it wasn't densely packed so there was still plenty of room for plants.
Step 3: Plant a group of small plants in the soil. Be sure to space out any colorful cacti.
Step 4: Cover the top of the soil with a thin layer of rocks. It's just for looks! So cute… done!
What about you? Have you planted anything lately? I'd love to see a link to your project. xoxo. Elsie
Just wondering if you could tell me where you found he glass planter. It’s SOOO nice!
so cute and lovely Cacti…i love it
These cactuses are really beautiful and give a positive energy
Most cacti have shallow roots and grow slowly.So beautiful!
Most cacti have shallow roots and grow slowly, so choose a shallow container. You don’t need a deep pot or a very large one.
so cute and lovely Cacti…i love it
That’s is a great combination esp with the stones layers, anyway I’m looking into do something like what you have done but for a single bed room. Any suggestion? Please?
you inspired me! i am so proud of the terrarium i made…
http://instagram.com/p/bpdQ9Bo3o6/
I love it! Especially in the glass.
xo
LesliMarie
www.linenandtulle.com
Planted some succulents and hung them into room. Painted some little terra cotta pots and color locked them. The whole thing turned out really cute. And I’m so happy with my little plants!!
So beautiful!
Zoe @GypsieSister
Just wondering if you could tell me where you found he glass planter. It’s SOOO nice!
This is just so sweet, Elsie. I love the rocks and clear planter. I featured this idea in my 10 Fabulous Summer DIYs list today on my blog! http://www.missloviecreations.blogspot.com/2013/06/my-favorite-things-thursday-10-fabulous.html You can come check it out and grab a button if you want!
Super cute! My own cacti are in larger tumblers with colorful marbles in the bottom instead of rocks 🙂
Love the bright cacti. I planted a pot of very similar ones recently. Link to finished project below.
http://rubbishfree.blogspot.com/#!/2013/06/mini-garden.html
lovelovelove!
we also recently bought several cacti and have turned planting them into diys. like i did in todays post, for instance. 🙂
i invited everyone to check it out here —> http://helloscarlettblog.com/2013/06/20/lace-flower-pot-diy/
see you there!
@helloscarlettblog.com
I recently took my little cacti garden to be repotted (and add more cute cacti) and the man at the nursery gave me some wonderful advice as a few of the plants weren’t doing so well, thought I’d share here for all of you cacti lovers!
He suggested that rather than water the pot 2x a month, you should MIST two times a month – I bought a little mister and my cacti have been looking much more healthy, and you don’t have to worry about drainage issues!
So colorful! You can´t find those pink beauties in my town, so I tried with some sea urchins I collected in my holidays (in Galicia, Spain). I think they gave my cacti planter a twist.
http://hilatina.blogspot.com.es/2012/08/succulent-terrarium-diy.html
I completely agree, I love having plants inside. I am currently trying to decide between letting my jade plant grow into a giant monster, or trying to cultivate it into a bonsai tree. I can’t wait to fill my new room at uni with plants. This is such a lovely little cactus garden 🙂 may have to make one myself xx
makings-musings-meanderings.blogspot.co.uk
Amazing! <3333 Great job! 😉
aww this brings me such happy memories, especially the moon cacti! I had bought a bunch the last time I traveled, sadly they all died off, I read somewhere that their life span isn’t so much.