DIY Miniature Succulent Garden in a Pot Saucer

Finished Garden

Materials

• 12″ terra-cotta pot saucer (with or without drainage)
• Cactus mix potting soil
• Miniature furnishings/figurines (arbor, chair, wheelbarrow, urn, cat)
• Finely crushed rock or tiny pebbles
• Small-leaf succulents: watch-chain crassula, delicate sedums, stacked crassulas, Sedum rubrotinctum. Crassula tetragona for a "tree" look.

Steps

1. Fill saucer with cactus mix to 1/2″ below rim. Secure miniature arbor ~1″ inside rim.

2. Create pathway of crushed rock/pebbles curving from lower right edge through arbor.

3. Plant succulents: Pinch top 1/2″ of sedums to insert rosettes/tips into soil between path and rim for a lush garden.

4. Add accents: Fill miniature wheelbarrow with soil and cuttings. Use Crassula tetragona top for a tree. Position chair under arbor with tiny sleeping cat.

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