Today I have 5 great ideas for succulent containers.
Seriously, I’m addicted to succulents (in case you hadn’t noticed!) and when I was in Arizona I purchased a few tiny specimens to play with. I’d rather have succulents than roses (although I did have roses too ;)
I love the textures, the shapes, the colours, and the fact that they look beautiful in pots ranging from concrete, to clay, to glass … happy little sigh.
I found several of these containers at garage sales. Note the tiny little G. Wolff & Co pot. It’s such a treasure, and was a steal at .25 cents! I’ve since done a little research on that pot and found the maker. You can check him out here. Unfortunately this little gem may end up costing me, because I won’t be able to hold back if I ever run across any more (I think I’m in love ;)
As I mentioned, succulents look good in just about any pot and I especially love them in glass containers filled with rocks or pebbles.
I simply placed a few rocks and a little soil in the bottom of the glass container, set the tiny succulent in and filled the sides with pebbles. It will need repotting sooner rather than later, but it works for quite a while. Just be sure to not over water it because there is no drainage. Drainage is key people! (See my link at the bottom of this post.)
For the larger concrete pots, I like to put the succulents in a plastic liner first.
Here I recycled a food container. I punched holes in the bottom with scissors, placed rocks on the bottom, added a bit of soil, inserted the succulents and filled the sides with soil.
After a good watering and draining, I put it in the pot.
5 Great Ideas for Succulent Containers
- Concrete pots. I used a liner, but if the concrete has holes for drainage, you don’t need to.
- Rock-filled glass containers. You can find tons of glass containers at garages sales and thrift stores.
- An old toolbox
- Cake pans, muffin tins
- A ladle … basically any kind of junk!
For even more container ideas, and if you’d like more information on caring for succulents and to find out my “dirty” little secret, check my post Tips for Overwintering Succulents Indoors
… into muffin pans …
… clay pots …
… and cake pans …
… but sometimes it all just wants to fall apart …
All these new babies already had roots, so I simply pulled them off the main plant and stuck them right into the soil. I don’t know how they’ll do … but I’m guessing they’re going to flourish!