As both of last week's vases are still in great shape and as the front entry, normally one of two spots I place a vase is currently showing off a Christmas display, I didn't "need" to create any new vases this week. But, of course, that doesn't mean I didn't. My Hong Kong Orchid tree (
Bauhinia x blakeana) is one of a dozen trees scheduled for trimming next Saturday so it seemed only prudent to cut a few of those flowers while I still can.
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| The orchid tree was slow to recover after the horrific heatwave that struck in July but it's finally full of flowers again |
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| View from one side |
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| and the other |
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| This overhead view lets you see almost all the elements at once |
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| Clockwise from the upper left, the vase contains: Bauhina x blakeana, Alternanthera 'Little Ruby', Artemisia 'Powis Castle', Hemizygia 'Candy Kisses', Cuphea hybrid 'Starfire Pink', and Persicaria capitata |
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| The new arrangement found a spot in the master bedroom, one of the few empty spaces available at present |
With the new vase occupying the bedroom mantle; a Christmas display in the front entry; last week's orchid and
Leucadendron arrangement now in the living room, along with a half-decorated Christmas tree; and last week's teapot arrangement still gracing the dining room table, I didn't have space for any more vases. However, I stumbled across a new Instagram trend involving decorating with succulents Saturday evening and I decided to give it a try and share the results with you. Although #succiepotinapot is a Instagram challenge, I discovered it via Pinterest. I relied on materials I already had on hand, which limited my options, but I still had fun with it.
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| I used an 8-inch ceramic pot and a 2.5-inch clay pot, creating a bouquet of "flowers" using small specimens of the following succulents: Echeveria agavoides 'Red Tips', E. 'Azulita', E. 'Morning Beauty', E. 'Violet Queen', and Jovibarba heuffelii. I used cuttings of Crassula pubescens radicans to create leaves. I stole gravel from my cutting garden to cover the exposed soil. |
There are many better succulent pots in a pot arrangements
posted on Instagram and Martha Stewart has a post on the
Instagram challenge too.
For now, I've moved the pot to my lath (shade) house to keep it out of the way of the tree trimming crew due on Saturday.
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| I used plastic pot feet to display it on a tilt |
Visit Cathy at Rambling in the Garden to see what she and other IAVOM contributors have put together this week.
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