This little craft was not planned. I hadn’t planned to do any indoor planting, because I have the thumb of death for all indoor plants.
I know it’s crazy, I have been growing a beautiful vegetable garden for 4 years now. I spend hours outside sending my vegetables happy, positive vibes and it seems to work well for me because I always have more vegetables than we can eat and preserve in a year. And last year I planted by first flower garden in my front yard and it has been thriving! So why is it so hard for me to keep plants alive in my home, where I spend so much time???
Don’t get me wrong, I absolutely love indoor plants. I think they make a room so beautiful. But cut flowers are the best I have been able to do to add life to my indoor space.
So when my son wanted to wander Cactus and Tropicals while we were killing an hour the other day, we got sucked into all the amazing varieties of succulents. My son wouldn’t let me leave without a basket full of the happy little succulents and a bag of cactus potting soil! He’s a very good wingman when it comes to shopping (he insisted I buy me a new purse the other day too, happy mommy!).
We came home with our selection of succulents, but had no plan for them. They are tropical succulents so they had to be planted indoor. I decided to head to the thrift store to see if I could find some inspiration for a home for them. That’s where I found this little gem! I am pretty sure it is a chicken roaster pan, but it was a beautiful color, has cute little handles and I loved that it is made out of pottery, but the best feature, it cost only $4.99! And it’s perfect for indoor planting because there are no drain holes to drip water all over the table.
Assembling my succulent rock garden was super easy and took only a few minutes. I filled the pot to the top with the cactus potting soil. The cactus potting soil is great for the succulents because it will not hold too much water in the soil. This is also important since their are no drain holes, the succulents do not want to be sitting in water. I wanted the garden to mound up a little in the middle so I added a bit extra soil to the middle.
Then I started carefully pulling the succulents out of their little pots, shaking off the soil around their roots, then planting them in their new home. I arranged the taller ones toward the middle and the low ones around the outside.
After the succulents were all planted in their new home, I gathered up some pretty river rocks. I had these left over from another project and my kids have been playing with them in their sandbox. Sorry kids!
Then I carefully placed the pretty rocks around the succulents. And presto!
Isn’t it so pretty.
I’m hoping I can keep my fancy new succulent rock garden alive and pretty! If I can manage that, I might have to branch out and try some other indoor plants.
But I’m starting with my pretty succulents. Baby steps!
What kind of plants do you like to grow indoors?
I’m linking up to some of my favorite Link Parties.
Lisa says
What a creative use for the chicken roasting pan. I never would have considered it when looking for a planter. Thank you for expanding my creativity horizons!
Kati says
Thanks Lisa! I am glad I am helping your creativity 😉
Shirley Wood says
Very nice. I like the thrift find, beautiful color and the rocks are a nice touch too. Your son does sound like the perfect shopping buddy!
Thanks for sharing with us at the Merry Monday party!
Kati Farrer says
Thank you Shirley!
Sherry says
This is a wonderful project. Thanks for linking up and sharing with us at Funtastic Friday. I hope you join us again this week. We’re featuring you rock garden this week 🙂
Trish @ tagsthoughts.com says
I’m a huge fan of succulents and I love your thrift shop ‘gem’. The outcome of those with the added cactus is just lovely. Thank you for sharing at the Creative Inspiration Party. Stop back by next week ~ Monday 8pm CST.
Kati Farrer says
Thank you Trish!
Ruthie Gray says
This is super adorable! I love succulents, I just bought some for my deck because they’re so easy to care for (they are the outdoor kind, obviously) and I don’t have to water them much at all. You did such a cute job arranging them and inserting the rocks.
And I did chuckle at the “thumb of death”. Reminds me of my newly married daughter…
Found you on A Little R & R link up! (Your son is a very wise man – good move on the purse.;)
Kati Farrer says
Thank you for stopping by! I hope you are enjoying your succulents. And yeah, I am one lucky momma with that boy 🙂
Megin says
That is a really cool pan/dish, Kati!
Thank you for sharing this at Brag About It Link Party on VMG206.
~ Megin of VMG206
Kati Farrer says
Thanks Megin! When I saw that dish, it was a lightbulb moment 🙂
Mary Denman says
I’m so jealous of the planter! But I love the look of the garden. I have an empty pot and that would look great with succulents!
Great post.
Popping over from LouLou Girls
Kati Farrer says
Thanks Mary! The planter was a great find. Thrift store magic 🙂
Brenda says
Turned out Great! I love plants. Have a great week 🙂
Kati Farrer says
Thank you Brenda!
Becca Lynn says
Dude, your son is so great for being your plant-wingman. This turned out so adorable!
Kati Farrer says
Yeah, I am one lucky momma with that boy! Thanks for stopping by 🙂