Looking for a water-wise way to spruce up your yard? Look no further than the beautiful, sun-loving succulent. Succulents are plants that store water in their leaves, stems and roots, and therefore require little watering.
Succulents come in an abundant variety of color, shape and size. Years ago, the only succulents I knew about were cacti (which I’m not crazy about), but now I’m in love with all the beautiful, non-pokey varieties.
One of the things I love about them is their almost under-the-sea-esque quality!
Share the Love
Besides being drought-resistant, another great thing about succulents is how easy they are to share.
Simply take a small cutting from a friend’s (or even along the side of the road if you have them in your neighborhood!), dry it out for a few days, and then replant it! If you want, you can use rooting hormone while it’s drying out but it’s not really necessary in my experience.
Forget about your cuttings? Don’t worry, you’ll be surprised at how long the cuttings will survive before being replanted.
Get Inspired
Here are a few favorites I found on Pinterest.
Photo by lion’s threads
Photo by FarOutFlora
Photo by Southern Weddings
There are so many beautiful things to do with succulents! At our county fair, in fact, they have a division in the garden expo where people submit their creative succulent planters.
I have a succulent project in mind to work on this week for my own home!
Do you grow succulents? What’s your favorite variety (if you know the name)? Have you done any creative plantings?
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Those are beautiful! I am not that great with flowers…I tend to kill them eventually…but these are so pretty I might have to give it a go!
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They don’t die easily so you should definitely give it a go!
My mom has a Jade plant that she got in 1971 and that she has kept going. She gives cuttings away frequently and the cutting I got last year is now about 2 feet tall! We call her front porch the Jade Forest, now. Since, at last count, she has about 25 all going from the one she got back in the 70′s!
are they winter hardy? I would love to try them but we live in ohio.
I live in Ohio as well and nope, they will not survive a winter outdoors. They aren’t suited to our weather at all, actually. Ohio summers are too wet and will drown your plants. They like hot, dry, sandy, desert-like climates. After losing too many, I now keep mine indoors in sunny windowsills year-round. And they are thriving! You should give them a try – but keep them indoors!
Thanks for chiming in here, Rebecca! I didn’t know that, but it makes sense.
Thanks, Rebecca! I will have to try them indoors…if my husband doesn’t kill me for bringing more plants into the house! We already have 2 dwarf banana trees, a dwarf orange tree, a dwarf lemon tree and many other flowers and peace lilys!
This sounds great! I love flowers and such but the green thumb that runs in my family skipped me. I tend to drown, dry out, uproot, or starve them pretty quickly. I don’t know anyone or anyplace to get cuttings, is there a good place to buy them?
Wow, your succulents are really beautiful. And I agree with you that they’re some of the best plants out there. Super easy to share and drought resistant. I love how you’ve displayed them. That’s a really good idea.
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I love succulents! We gave them away in small pots as our wedding favors last year. Some of our guests have started planting succulents in their gardens because they are so low maintenance. My favorite are baby toes.
What a great idea! I saw some beautiful wedding inspiration with succulents on Pinterest. Wish I’d thought of that 8 years ago!
Succulents are great! That picture with them hanging on the wall is amazing.
The fact that they don’t die easily is definitely a plus. My kids like to grow them too.
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I love succulents!!! I have many of those in our garden! highly recommended !
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WoW! I was really amazed by the succulents. Great photos and I love it. Thanks for the beautiful share here
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Wow!succulents,,wish I can have one of those beautiful flowerss….pretty nice shot of those pictures..
I love succulents…I can’t take credit for this…but the house we are renting has a fountain that they use as a planter for succulents instead of using it as a fountain. I’ll take a picture and post on instagram.
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I just received my first succulent plants, and I put them all together in a small pot that looks really great! I am in Michigan so they will be staying inside, but I am already crazy about having them in my home!
Do you know what those little purple ones at the top are? My friends has one of those plants, and we have no idea what it is!
Can I use honey as a rooting hormone to propagate a jade plant?Has anyone tried this? I know that willow leaves or bark is usually recommended however I don’t have access to a willow tree.