Jelly beans… love them! |
Did you know I love jelly beans? The succulent that is, not the candy. These lovely blue-green ones make me happy because they grow and grow. But they grew over the pot way too far, and got in the way of a visitor. Some fell to a heap of dismembered jelly beans on my deck – I was horrified!
I had cut them back a little, so these ones below need a new home… Maybe it is a good excuse to buy a pot, but I am determined not to buy more pots. You see, I’ve only got balcony space.
Love hate relationship |
These 2 babies have no where to go, so here they are in my chocolate tins.
The agave (on the left) looks nice now, but I suspect I am going to hate it when it grows up (don’t have to worry about that – it will take a looooong time). It is already annoying me by grabbing my gloves every time I’m too close, or poking me with its evil sharp leaves.
Succulents in chocolate tins
But the little baby below is quite a gem (love that green) but still, it has no place to live, except in an old tin.
Vertical garden – an update |
It has been 4 months since I made my vertical garden, and I have to report that things are moving quite slowly in that area…
For this vertical garden, I love plants that spill over the pots. I am happy with the Sedum Gold Mound below. Most succulents take a while to grow and I am rather impatient. So recently I added some herbs (scroll down for a picture).
Sedum Gold Mound
Here are my 2 pots of herbs, mint and thyme.
Mint and thyme
The Crassula Diane below needs work. Red on red – not my intention! It was green when I planted it (as shown in the photo below the red crassula) but it turned red a few months ago, perhaps because the weather changed.
Red Crassula Diane
The Crassula Diane was green…
Green Crassula Diane
Going, going, gone |
Plants come and go on my balcony.
I have had my run with bok choys. We have been eating so much bok choys that I don’t think we will be eating more of it in the near future. So at the moment, I have a dish full of bok choys in my kitchen, and a couple of empty pots in the garden…
Bok Choy from the top
Dish full of Bok Choys
Happy Cactus Monday.
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22 comments:
I loved that vertical garden. Lovely, lovely shots.
What a great idea, I love your vertical garden. All the green succulents are gorgeous. I would love to start a herb garden in pots on my deck.
That Red crassula Diane is awesome!
Wow, what a great trip through the garden! Everything looks so gorgeous and green. And hey, they do remind me of jelly beans also.
HCM!
What a great idea to have a vertical garden on a balcony! You can grow so much more that way, I would imagine. I love the pairing of the Agave in a chocolate tin - two of my favorite things ;-)
I think I'm going to have to steal some of these ideas... I totally missed the vertical garden you created, so I'm glad I caught it in this post. Very awesome and gorgeous plants!
How pretty...all of them...especially that Red Crassula Diane!!! Your vertical garden is so awesome...I would never tire of looking at it!!! I could just sit and meditate on it for hours!!! :)
Cute little succulents. I love your vertical garden! I am trying to figure out a way to hang some containers on our wrought iron fence to fill it up in one section.
There is a new blog on Blotanical called http://www.livingwallart.com/ You might like it, too.
That was a fun post to read! I love the idea of your vertical garden, and that sedum gold mound is very nice looking. Makes me want to start a succulent garden! Happy Cactus Monday!
Diane I have some of those plants as houseplants . They would never survive outside where I live. i had no idea the Golden mound was a sedum.
Great pics!!! I love the jellybean :) I have one with a more pink. Watch out for the Agave. Ours has drawn blood on more than one occasion.
Megan
I very much like your jelly bean plant...but I won't be popping any into my mouth. LOL
Or maybe you will grow to LOVE your agave? I have hope. Your vertical garden is fabulous!
Wow! Your vertical garden is so beautiful.
I hope I have the time for gardening. I am very busy, ignoring my plants...
All of your plants look so great. I think I have Jelly Bean. When I saw that name it sounded so familiar and it looks just like one I have.
BTW I took that webpage link out. I had forgotten it was there. Yahoo got rid of all of them a couple of months ago and I didn't build them somewhere else. Sorry about that.
Wow, I just had a wonderful garden walk. You surely have a green thumb!! Thanks for sharing your green world.
I just discovered your blog and have to say I love your illustrations! I'm a freelance designer and illustrator myself, and also happen to be a balcony gardener (in addition to gardening at my parents house) My balcony is pretty shady though, so no succulents or herbs for me. :(
Everything looks so healthy. Your Jelly Bean plant is adorable..if one of the beans falls in a pot, (not planted) it will root you know.
hello, i am new just followed your comment. The Crassula Diane is wonderful can change colors depending on conditions. So you have 2 plants in one. The bokchoys are so healthy i am inspired to plant here too.
hee hee
Tell that agave You grab my glove one more time and I'm turning you into a bottle of tequila!
your little garden is like a secret paradise! I think You may have identified my unknown succulent that is so very slow to grow...agave! it is a mean little bugger isn't it?
happy weekend my friend!
Great green succulent post!!!
Sorry to be late:(
The pots are too cute...love 'em!
The vertical garden in the red backdrop looks amazing!
Are they made of metal??? Do lemme know.
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