Cacti & Succulents Garden

Materials: 1. Sandstone with holes In a hot summer day, Ann and I drove to Monterrey Bay and spent an afternoon on the beach. When I tried treasure-hunting for pretty shells, I was out of luck. Instead I picked some smooth sandstone with holes. I figured they should go well with cacti and succulents for decoration. 2. fine soil: since the holes are small, pick the coarse pieces, including pebbles and wood chips, out of the soil 3. baby succulents 4. small spoon and tweezers Procedure: It will literally take less than 1 minute. Use spoon to put a thin layer of soil inside the hole. Then carefully transfer the baby succulents in. Fill the hole with a little bit more soil. In the first two pictures, the sandstone is attached onto a coaster with living edge feeling. This requires a few more steps: 1. mill the bottom of sandstone on concrete surface to make it flat; 2. clean the bottom surface with polyester cloth --- all the dusts will be cleaned; ...

Here is an idea to make succulents rosette as a living centerpiece, in less than 5 minutes. What do you need? As shown in the picture below: succulent rosette, a stemless cocktail glass, white marble chips and white decorative sand [1], potting soil (not shown in the picture) a pair of gloves, tweezers, small spoon, a small piece of landscaping fabric, scissors [1] You can buy white decorative sand for about $10/lb. I get the white marble chips from Home Depot, 50 lbs for less than $5. When I need white sand, I pack a few pieces into a plastic bag, smash them with a hammer, done in seconds. Be safe. Step 1 (less than 1 minute) Starting with put white marble chips into the glass with tweezers, about 1" depth. Step 2 (2 minutes) Use scissors to cut the landscaping fabric to fit size. The fabric needs to cover the white chips, preventing them getting dirty from the soil and allowing water to drain. Once you get the fabric on the chips, add a layer of soil ca...