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“When life gives you lemons, make lemonade” is a proverbial phrase used to encourage optimism and a can-do attitude in the face of adversity or misfortune.
The underlying message is to make the respectable out of a unmanageable situation , to find chance in adversity , and to flex something electronegative into something irrefutable .
So how does that fit here ?
When some of my terra cotta deal fell off a shelf , many break in , and being a stinting horticulture partisan I decide to hang onto them and see how they could be used .
Back in the 80 ’s the one subscription cartridge I would get wasBetter Homes and Gardens . I loved that it had a flake of everything , base decor , recipes , and gardening tip and trick .
One article they had was on miniature gardens in dishes . Some call themFairy Gardensnow but these were more themed miniature garden . Back then there did n’t seem to be all the ready - made objects you could corrupt to make a miniature garden you had to make them yourself .
I keep open photos of those gardens for years but sadly I thrash them in one of my decluttering raid and rue it now .
But I took one feeling at the style this pot above broke and think it would make a fabulous base for a miniature succulent garden .
I have several Hens and Chicks ‘ sempervivums ’ in pots in my greenhouse and now a lot out in my garden .
Creating a Fun Mini Garden
Using the broken pot and fragment I put together a fun picayune mini garden I have bask for yr .
First I mix up some of my DIY Succulent Soil and site it in the bottom of the sight . I ensure to put a diminished shard of the throne over the cakehole in the bottom to prevent it from plugging up .
Potting Succulents for the Best Growth
Cactus potting mixing is a good pick for succulents or you’re able to create your own by adding some special perlite or some horticultural backbone to a quality oecumenical potting admixture .
When pulling off succulent babies to pot up it’s advised to let them ride out for a few days to cure over the ends . But I must concede I do n’t always do this .
Tuck the end of each of the small succulents into station and firm them in . Leave gaps so they can fill in with their own baby . utilize a shard of broken peck to hold the loose soil in place , leave areas to tuck the sempervivum pups ( babies ) .
This is a small 4 in pot so it took only a few to satiate it up .
I still necessitate to get some pebbles to bring . They will help to keep the soil mixing in place when I water . Which is infrequently but the commixture does tend to want to flow out still . This is a small 4 or 5 in pot but it was fun to practice with , I am sure these will quickly outgrow this but they do not take care being transplanted . For now it is the perfect size to sit in my windowsill .
Did you know that Hens and Chicks are of the plant genus Sempervivum which stand for Live Forever?The name live - forever and a day was leave to the plant life because of its “ hardiness and lastingness . ”
What make this durable works remarkable is that it grows in the most inhospitable places . It can be notice high up on windswept slew slopes , where temperature can plummet as much as 60 ° F in just 24 hours . It can take antecedent in a rocky crack with a smattering of soil . What are some of the secrets of its endurance in such harsh conditions ?
The live - eternally has succulent leaves , which carefully hoard water . This enables it to take full advantage of all the wet available from rain or thawing Charles Percy Snow . Also , it grows in cluster that merge their strength to get a unwavering hold on their rocky support . By taking root word in crevices , it has some protection against the elements , even though there may be little grunge . In other words , it thrive by making the most of difficult lot . An example to us all . Despite its rough environment or unfavourable context , it blooms attractively . expose that it does not just outlive rigour but is compulsive to flourish with grace and ravisher .
So , in a nutshell , the Sempervivum lay down Lemonade ! ! !
Now lets see if it will make it my tender loving care . I will have trouble not over tearing , that is for sure . I am on the hunt for different container to make more living sculptures , any suggestion would be apprise .
This is my inspiration(I could not find the original source for the photo so if you know where it came from please let me make love )
I was thinking the path leading to mystudio / craft cottagewould look gorgeous planted like this . Here is a expectant source for Succulents calledThe Succulent Source .
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