The great height was the top shelf of my new "greenhouse". The best sunny window we have is actually in our south-facing bedroom. The greenhouse unit makes it practical to use the sunny bedroom window as a light source for the seedling trays. (We just have to remember to close the door so the cat doesn't get in there where we can't see her.)
New Greenhouse in Bedroom Window
This frees up my festive table under the north window downstairs for my new acquisition: a succulent garden.
Succulents
Wal-Mart had these beautiful, inexpensive collections of succulents (mostly different echeveria, from what I can see -- including 'topsy turvy', my all-time favourite) in striped bowls. I really like the way the striped bowls go with my striped tablecloth.
Festive Bowls
However, one drawback is that the pea gravel being used as mulch is actually glued on. I am thinking that when the weather is nicer outside, I will end up breaking these bowls in order to extract the plants and place them in another container. (And if any of you crafty types can point me to some good instructions for making mosaic planters, I guess I will be able to put those colourful bowls to good use even if I do break them.)
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Oh...I must go get some of those bowls for myself. making mosaic planters is easy stuff...no probem at all. Get a pot, some tile cement(I can't remember what it is called), and some grout in whatever colour you wish to have. Smash your pottery or whatever, plates from the dollar store work well if you choose not to smash the pretty bowls. Attatch the pieces as you wish with the cement. When that is dry put the grout on. I find using a damp snge works well, gets it into the spaces, and clears of the pieces while you are at it. Onse that is dry you can clean the bits of even better. I'm sure you can get better directions on the internet, but that's how we made bird baths using the large clay saucers and smashing dollar store plates.
I am contemplating making a mosaic pathway into my backyard using concrete and flea market plates....
yup...I'm writing thisa too early in the morning...it was supposed to read damp sponge...
Beautiful! I always love the turqouise colored succulents best, but they are all beautiful each on their own! I could do with such a green house too, but would not know where to put it. I have a little cold frame outside now and have sown 6 different kind of flower seeds last Sunday (especially lot's of sweet peas). Now I'm impatient and can't wait to see something sprouting. Our nights are still pretty cold, I wonder how long it'll take.
That's a pretty neat green house, Karen. Did you say 120 new daylilies? WOW! Where will you put them all?
I don't think you could have found a more perfect match for your tablecloth than those plant bowls!
Alison, thanks. When the time comes, I'll remember the damp sponge. ;)
Carol, sorry I didn't say I was starting this blog back up again early. I didn't know if I would do regular posts or not, so I didn't know if it was worth telling everybody.
Zoey, I don't have 120 daylilies, but that would be cool! It's about 40 right now, with some potential for more. I am going to end up planting a lot of them in my mother's back yard, I think.
good job on those lilies, even with losing some, you still have a nice healthy lot.
you would almost swear those planters were made for that tablecloth. i've never done any tiling, but i've seen it done on the "shows" and alison's instructions look dead on, just watch for sharp edges before you grout.
Very cool setup for your seedlings, nice and compact. I'm sure your kitty would love to help you "tend" to them!
Those are great plants! So beautiful. I envy those people for whom they are winter hardy! I wonder how easy it would be to grow them from seed? I'd love to see pictures of them in their outdoor positions, if you have success getting them out! Someone gave me a little "bonsai" (not really a true bonsai) tree in a pot with gravel glued on too. Quite strange! I feel it's a cheaters way to pot something...
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