My Top Three Succulent Holiday Projects
It's time to deck the halls with your favorite chubby plants. These are my top three succulent holiday projects. If you make them, do take photos of the results for your season's greetings. And if you post them on social media, kindly tag yours truly!
A great source of small plants for these projects is Mountain Crest Gardens.
Above: Two of my own succulent holiday topiary trees. Left: I used cuttings from my garden and from Altman Plants. Right: Sempervivums from Mountain Crest Gardens create a traditional-looking, textural tree. I used Senecio rowleyanus (string of pearls) for the garlands.
TOP Holiday Project #1: CREATE A SUCCULENT TREE
Succulent topiary trees need less care than floral arrangements and last much longer—several months or more. When the weather warms in the spring, pull them apart and plant the cuttings. Care requirements are similar to those of succulent wreaths…[Read More]
See my video: Make a Succulent Tabletop Christmas Tree, DIY (8:28)
Above: These succulent snowflakes are in vases on my coffee table. So simple! My pup Lucky is a chihuahua mix.
ToP Holiday Project #2: AEONIUM SNOWFLAKES
The easiest of my top three succulent holiday projects is great to do with kids. Cut simple snowflakes from soft, pliable foam paper (available at any craft store), or use 4-inch plastic snowflakes with the centers snipped out. Use to frame small, stemmed succulent rosettes.
I use aeoniums because they're abundant in my garden, but any geometric rosette succulent with several inches of stem will do. If kept in water or moist floral foam, they'll last well past New Year's. Use them to...
- Combine in a bouquet as a hostess gift
- Add to a floral centerpiece for a holiday look
- Place in slender vases as a tabletop display
- Present to guests as party favors
- Create a corsage, boutonnière or hair ornament
Watch my 60-second "How to Make Succulent Snowflakes" video.
Floral centerpiece with aeonium snowflakes. I get white plastic snowflakes at Amazon (affiliate link).
This is my template for cutting foam-paper snowflakes. Cut an X in the center to hold the stem in place.
Before you hang a newly made succulent wreath, use it for a photo that frames your lovely self.
TOP Holiday Project #3 MAKE A SUCCULENT WREATH
Follow my simple instructions to make a succulent wreath, and you’ll see why such decorations have been popular for decades. I make a soil-less succulent wreath because...Read More
Above: One of many I've made. A succulent wreath lasts for years with proper care.
Watch my YouTube video: How to Make a Succulent Wreath, DIY (3:58)
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I love me some succulents. Thanks for sharing! Let’s get cactusy!