A little while back I received the most beautiful tulips in a vase as a present.  I nurtured these tulips to the best of my abilities, but just like most flowers – well maybe just in my home – they have an expiration date.  I decided to reuse and recycle the vase and the rocks at the bottom to build myself a new little flower garden, but this time with succulents which can survive much easier for longer!

Before:  The beautiful tulips

The steps of building your succulent garden

Step 1:

Place rocks at the bottom of the vase.  This vase doesn’t have holes at the bottom to help drain the excess water and these rocks will help to absorb some of the water.

Step 2:

Wet the potting soil.  It shouldn’t be drenched in water, just moist enough to keep the soon planted succulents alive.

Add potting soil onto the rocks and then cover it with the fine river sand.  The sand is optional, I just like the beige/white colour of the sand better than the look of the brownish rough potting soil.  It all depends on your style.

Step 3:

Make little holes in the soil and plant the succulents.  You will see some of mine is still very small.  They were little off-springs of the bigger one you’ll see in there.  Succulents grow very easily so you are more than welcome to plant mature succulents but I know these babies will grow quickly and fill the space.

Step 4:

Place your little succulent garden where you see fit and enjoy looking at it everyday and see how it grows.  Especially living in the city it is one way of at least feeling a bit closer to nature…

Greetings

J