Stunning succulent ground cover

[maddie]

He's 15, and my daughter just turned 19. And she's a real girly girl too, so she just loved the miniature garden.

I wish we had more of a variety of succulents available here. I wonder if there are any online nurseries in Canada that sell them.

I am sure you will find them In Canada. They are available everywhere these days. Try Ebay you might even find plants at a throw away price.
This succulent thread has really had my imagination soaring high.

 

[claudine]

Yesterday, I saw a few succulents in a supermarket, so yes, it's very easy to buy them, at least here, in my area.
These red succulents look almost like roses:

 

[TheCrazyPlantLady]

This thread has given me plenty of ideas for next year as well. I still have some sandy, drying soil areas in my flower garden to plant into, if I can find some more fun hardy succulents. I imagine that many of the ones in the pictures won't survive a -30 winter, but if I can find somewhere to buy them, I will happily make portable displays.

 

[claudine]

I've found something absolutely gorgeous...a succulent tree:

It looks very unique and gorgeous, doesn't it? Also, during colder days you can always hide it indoors

 

[TheCrazyPlantLady]

That is gorgeous! You could make it as tall as you want, with different sized balls. I wonder if you could make different geometrical shapes somehow....

 

[claudine]

You definitely can make different shapes...in gardening crafts thread, there is a picture of a big, succulent sculpture of a woman:
https://www.gardening-forums.com/threads/gardening-crafts.489/page-7
I'm not sure if I like it but I find it really unique.

 

[PeteGreen]

Wow some great pictures here that have given me some new ideas, and motivation, for my garden. Adding a small pond to my backyard soon, would these kinds of ground cover do well around/near a small pond?

 

[claudine]

To be honest, I'm not sure if you can grow succulents near a small pond...it might be too wet for them. If you notice that they're soft and discolored, it means that they're overwatered.

This looks so pretty!:

 

[TheCrazyPlantLady]

Most nurseries have a section for pond plants that grow in around or on the water. Succulents are more desert-y plants, and probably won't do well in a high moisture environment.

That is a beautiful planter. I just love the pinky/purple ones!

 

[claudine]

I was looking for some pictures of succulents growing around ponds and I haven't found any, so I guess it's not the best area for them.

While I was wandering the net, I found this lovely picture:

 

[Nasir]

Jeanne90, succulents come in so many different colors, I love it too. Thanks to their diversity, you can make so many lovely decorations with them. Here is another succulent "painting", I really want to have something like this:

Love the arrangement.............you are genius

 

[Nasir]

I was looking for some pictures of succulents growing around ponds and I haven't found any, so I guess it's not the best area for them.

While I was wandering the net, I found this lovely picture:

Wow

 

[Nasir]

I also want to contribute. I don't have nice pictures but I will share some info related to succlents

 

[Nasir]

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