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Succulent Containers

Filed Under: Budget-Friendly, Everyday Crafts, Everyday DIY, Farmhouse Style, Floral Projects and Wreaths, Gardening, Hobby Lobby Crafts, Wreaths and Arrangements Tagged With: Crafts, Design, DIY, Farmhouse, Floral Arrangements, Floral Design, Gardening

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Fried Chicken , Sweet Tea and Succulents 

There are certain things we Southerners

consider staples in our lives.

Fried Chicken cooked in an iron skillet;

perfectly sweetened tea with a hint of fresh lemon –

… and succulents.

Yep, you read that right.

 

We have planted succulents, even before

succulents were cool.  🙂

We also like to plant them in Succulent Containers

 you would not quite expect to find them.

Such as the Vintage Blue and White

Farmhouse-Style Colander.

DIY Succulent Garden in a Vintage Blue and White Colander at The Everyday Home / www.everydayhomeblog.com

Easy DIY Succulent Containers

Succulents are a drought-resistant plant, and one

of the more popular and well-known varieties is

the basic aloe plant. The leaves and tubers of succulents

are generally fleshy and water-filled.

DIY Succulent Garden in a Vintage Blue and White Colander at The Everyday Home / www.everydayhomeblog.com

Easy DIY Succulent Containers

The best part of using succulents in your garden or

home is they are easy to maintain, and even the

most-unsuccessful gardeners can attain a flourishing

crop of plants with little effort.

DIY Succulent Garden in a Vintage Blue and White Colander at The Everyday Home / www.everydayhomeblog.com

Easy DIY Succulent Containers

Because succulents are smaller in size, they make

perfect plants for containers and terrariums.

They can be grouped together for an interesting variety of textures and colors.

DIY Succulent Garden in a Vintage Blue and White Colander at The Everyday Home / www.everydayhomeblog.com

DIy Succulent Containers

Some of my earliest memories were my Mama planting

Hens ‘n Chicks into a pair of my Daddy’s old farm boots.

She would stick them just about anywhere they

would grow.

DIY Succulent Garden in a Vintage Blue and White Colander at The Everyday Home / www.everydayhomeblog.com

DIy Succulent Containers

I have seen succulents planted in old wagons and

wheelbarrows and even in vintage tubs and pots.

I used an antique colander above, which allows for

good drainage.

DIY Succulent Garden in a Vintage Blue and White Colander at The Everyday Home / www.everydayhomeblog.com

DIY Succulent Containers

Using a mixture of different plants, I also added an

assortment of mosses and lichen as filler, and adds

another element of texture and color.

DIY Succulent Garden in a Vintage Blue and White Colander at The Everyday Home / www.everydayhomeblog.com

DIY Succulent Containers

Give succulents a try in your own home or garden.

And if you decide to put them in some old farm boots,

you’ll be gardening in official Southern style.

DIY Succulent Garden in a Vintage Blue and White Colander at The Everyday Home / www.everydayhomeblog.com

DIY Succulent Containers

Before I go, I just have to share a secret with you!

I didn’t want to ruin my vintage colander, so the

beauties you see above are…

(gasp!)

Fake.

Yep, as fake as Dolly Parton’s “you-know-what.”

Her HAIR!  What did you think I was talking about?

😀

These faux plants can be pricey, but I stalked

Hobby Lobby until these faux succulents were 50% off.  

The entire group above was only $18.  

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DIY Succulent Garden in a Vintage Blue and White Colander at The Everyday Home / www.everydayhomeblog.com

DIY Succulent Containers

DIY Succulent Garden in a Vintage Blue and White Colander at The Everyday Home / www.everydayhomeblog.com

DIY Succulent Containers

 

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If you missed it, I shared

25-DIY Succulent Projects

25 Ways to Use Succulents at The Everyday Home / www.everydayhomeblog.com

 

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Comments

  1. Pat Peele says

    May 14, 2015 at 10:11 PM

    Love this! I use live ones outside but want to use “real” looking ones inside. I once had a silk rose in “fake water” in the master bathroom and my husband commented on how long it was lasting. My husband is by profession a horticulturalist and writer/photographer.

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  2. Yvonne @ StoneGable says

    May 18, 2015 at 8:36 AM

    GORGEOUS post, Barb! I love those sweet succulents in that colander! Pinning and featuring on fb!

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    • Barb says

      May 18, 2015 at 11:08 AM

      Thank you sweet friend. 🙂

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  3. Donna R says

    May 21, 2015 at 6:22 AM

    Love your ideas!

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    • Barb says

      May 21, 2015 at 10:33 AM

      That is very sweet. Thanks for stopping by The Everyday Home. ~Barb

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  4. Anny says

    May 21, 2015 at 9:44 AM

    I LOVE this beautiful arrangement. Imagine my surprise when you said they were (gasp) FAKE!! My question is, what kind of soil can I use to plant real ones in the colander? I’m from up North, succulents don’t grow naturally around here…but we have lots of snowmen. Looking forward to your answer. Thanks, Anny

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    • Barb says

      May 21, 2015 at 10:33 AM

      Hi Anny – I have used both real and faux. I use the faux outdoors. You would need to add a few inches of small pebbles or stones to the bottom of the colander before adding a good soil. I would just use a compost mixture soil by Miracle Grow, etc. I like to make my own soil mixture with potting soil, manure, sphagnum moss and vermiculite. 🙂 You only need a few inches of soil The pebbles will allow for good drainage when you water. Hope this helps, and thanks for stopping by The Everyday Home. ~ barb

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      • Anny says

        May 21, 2015 at 12:01 PM

        Thanks. That helps greatly. Just wanted to make sure I didn’t put too much of this, not enough of that, etc. I hope my attempt comes out somewhere close to yours. Thanks again.

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  5. Jeannie says

    May 21, 2015 at 12:55 PM

    I was given 10 hen n chicks a year or so ago. I had a LARGE pot which was bare – probably 18″ across. Sooo – now the pot is full and they’re climbing on top of each other. Having had this experience, there’s no way I’m bring any inside LOL – but……. what on earth do I do with them now? I live in a “small” town (pop 191) and NO one wants any. Thinking maybe placing them on the ground where only a weed-eater can reach to push out the grass and weeds??

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    • Barb says

      May 21, 2015 at 3:19 PM

      Jeannie – I am not sure what your planting zone is, but I say if they will survive go for it. Mine survive here in Eastern NC and we get pretty cold. Yes, they grow like crazy. LOL Good luck. 🙂 ~ Barb

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      • Jeannie says

        May 21, 2015 at 6:37 PM

        Thanks for the encouragement LOL – yes, they’ll survive – I’m in NW Missouri and they got snowed under and frozen last winter and still reproducing. I like them, but geemanee!

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  6. Pearl Lee says

    August 12, 2015 at 5:48 AM

    I have exactly the same colander left from my grandmother! Thank you for the great idea, totally love it! I’m making this small succulent garden this weekend. Greets!

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