Diy Succulents

Here are 25 succulents that will never need watering, repotting or special plant food! Each crochet project is beautifully photographed and includes clear patterns and guidance. There is also a techniques section that gives clear instructions on all the skills you'll need to make the projects. -- Worldcat.

As featured in The Washington Post Dig into dozens of stunning succulent creations! Go beyond the garden to create succulent projects that take center stage in any space. DIY Succulents shows you how to use beautiful and resilient plants like echeveria, sedum, and graptopetalum to craft nature-inspired home decor like rustic tabletop centerpieces and breathtaking wall art. Each page offers details on selecting the right plants and containers for the project, assembling a gorgeous arrangement, and maintaining the garden as it grows. With step-by-step instructions, gardening tips, and dozens of ideas to choose from, anyone can create imaginative succulent crafts like: Living Wreath Birch Log Planter Terrarium Necklace Topiary Ball Complete with photos and plenty of inspiration, DIY Succulents will help you add creativity, color, and personality to every room in your home.

Take your succulents to the next level with these stylish and creative projects From blue- green to purple and pink, flower-shaped to squat and spiky or tall and fuzzy, the variety, versatility, and low-maintenance care of succulents makes them go-to plants for home gardeners. Here, succulent stylist Rachael Cohen shows that these traits also make succulents the ideal material for living art. Tiny, jewel-like succulents can be clipped and replanted in infinite combinations, and unlike cut flowers, they thrive in these arrangements. When planted in corks, they become charming living magnets; when placed in seashells, they are a delightful reminder of a day at the beach. Succulents can also grow nestled in moss, creating an opportunity for even more creativity: arrange them atop mini pumpkins or adorn a headband or a tiny wreath. In addition to illustrated step-by-step instructions for more than a dozen crafts, Cohen explains which succulents are best for each project, how to clip and prepare rosettes and leaves, and what to do when the plants outgrow their art pieces. Lush photographs throughout capture the natural beauty of the plants and boundless range of possible creations.

Lavishly illustrated with over 300 photographs, Designing with Succulents gives design and cultivation basics for paths, borders, slopes, and containers; hundreds of succulent plant recommendations; and descriptions of 90 easy-care, drought-tolerant companion plants. Beginners and experienced designers, landscapers, and collectors alike will find what they need to visualize, create, and nurture the three-dimensional work of art that is the succulent garden.

Add a splash of style to your home or garden with 40 fun and creative projects for designing with succulents. These beautiful yet sturdy plants are easy to maintain and breathe life into your décor, making them perfect for all your DIY creations. Best of all, unlike cut flower arrangements, succulent decorations are usually planted in soil or moss, which means you’re creating long-lasting living art for your home! There’s a project for every occasion or whim, whether you’re looking to add a statement piece inside your home, enhance your backyard with outdoor décor, or incorporate succulents into a wedding or event. Save a fortune on flowers by creating your own professional-quality succulent bouquets and boutonnieres, transform an old wheelbarrow into a succulent-studded garden, or add sophisticated charm to your front door with a hand-wired succulent wreath. The possibilities are endless with these step-by-step, easy-to-follow projects. In this well-rounded resource, succulent designer and teacher Jessica Cain walks you through the exact steps she follows when designing succulent arrangements. You’ll learn everything you ever wanted to know about the different types of succulent families, how to select and arrange plants and cuttings for each project, and how to care for each arrangement so it will last and grow.

"'DIY Succulents' shows you how to use beautiful and resilient plants like echeveria, sedum, and graptopetalum to craft nature-inspired home decor, like rustic tabletop centerpieces and breathtaking wall art"--

Succulents are hot. And Debra Lee Baldwin, the bestselling author of Designing with Succulents and Succulent Container Gardens, is the ideal guide for gardeners, crafters, and DIYers looking for an introduction to these trendy, low-maintenance, drought-tolerant plants. Along with gorgeous photos packed with design ideas, Debra offers her top 100 plant picks and explains how to grow and care for succulents no matter where you live. Step-by-step projects, including a cake-stand centerpiece, special-occasion bouquets, a vertical garden, and a succulent topiary sphere, will inspire you to express your individual style. Whether you’re a novice or veteran, have an acre to fill or a few pots, live in Calexico or Canada, Succulents Simplified is a dazzling primer for success with succulents wherever you live!

Define your individual style. With their colorful leaves, sculptural shapes, and simple care, succulents are beautiful yet forgiving plants for pots. If grown in containers, these dry-climate jewels—which include but are not limited to cacti—can be brought indoors in winter and so can thrive anywhere in the world. In this inspiring compendium, the popular author of Designing with Succulents provides everything beginners and experienced gardeners need to know to create stunning container displays of exceptionally waterwise plants. The extensive palette includes delicate sedums, frilly echeverias, cascading senecios, edgy agaves, and fat-trunked beaucarneas, to name just a few. Easy-to-follow, expert tips explain soil mixes, overwintering, propagation, and more.