I've bought the biggest pot saucers I can find, clay or plastic. Drilled a couple of holes and planted some succulents. Each dish is about 15" dia. and holds about 2" soil and that seems to be sufficient. Both arrangements are over 2 years old and almost completely filled out. It is kinda hard to distinguish the different plants at that point, but I'm not too concerned with that. More interested in different shapes/textures/colors merging together.
Here is the first one.
Here is the second one. When the plants get out of bounds, I will simply trim them back.
The third one is still in the making, sorry not pic yet, and it will be jammed packed with hens and chicks, different ones. The saucer I'm using is a little smaller, 12" dia. but a little bit deeper, hoping it will accomodate the h&c roots
Anybody else does dish gardening?
One of mine:
Al
Another:
Sempervivum:
Al,
What is the tall plant on the right (in your first post)?
Thanks
David
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Cacti
Al
Not sure, SP. Best guess w/o looking it up is Kalanchoe thyrsifolia.
Al
Great idea guys!! I love it. Will have to try that with some sedums etc. Don't they really dry out though? Even using succulents?
Juanita
tapla, I adore that red semperv. arrangement
Also, on the K. thyrsifolia, I'm surprised yours is so big and seems to do excellent in that shallow dish. My little K. thyrs. is about 1/5 the size of yours and has a very long tap root. I don't think I could plant mine in a dish, but seeing yours, maybe I should try. Or, do you trim the roots?
Well, isn't #6 a healthy looking thing.
Vossner - Thanks - the semps are in a homemade hypertufa dish I made. I gave away the planting with the K. thyrsifolia last fall (#6 too - if you're reading, GiddyM) because I have no room to overwinter soo many large planters. I gave it to a friend/customer with instructions on how to repot the plants individually. I got the dish back (dropped it off at work), but don't know how she fared with the repots.
You could prolly bare-root & reduce the rootage to go in a shallow dish if you want. Cut the roots cleanly & dust with a sulfur fungicide before repotting. The key to growing in such shallow containers is to have lots of plant material (so water is used quickly) and to use a very coarse & non-water-retentive, soil.
Al
Well,
I hope she appreciates it, that's some cactus...reminds me of my peppers..
Awesome dish garden you have Nery and Tapla. Nery where did you find your sedum?
Tapla, what is the plant in the upper right hand corner on Post #3462891? It is looks burgundy in color?
Thank you both for sharing your wonderful dish garden photos.
Patti
Fagus sylvatica 'Purpurea Pendula'
weeping European purple beech
Al
Awesome color. Thanks Al.
Patti
Patti, all of those are HD/Lowes finds. The Sedum Ogon is now avail. at HD. It used to be something to buy mail order but now readily available.
Thanks Nery. I will have to check it out. I just love your dish garden. Did you construction your trellis , and if so how did you do it. I was blown away it beautiful.
Patti
Thanks Patti. My husband is quite handy and built it based on a sketch I gave him. It is made of 1.5" by 1.5" pressure treated lumber.
He is a keeper. You both did a fantastic job. Thanks for sharing.
Patti
Trellis? What trellis? Did I miss something? I wanna see!
:)
LOL - I was thinking the same thing! I scrolled back up to see if there was something I missed. I'm thinking it must have been on a different thread?
Vossner, show us your trellis!
:)
Sorry I didn't mean to confused everyone.
Patti
Patti, can you give a link to the pic you're referring to?
Here is the link. http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/720873/
Hi Nery, How are ya?
Your plants are always so healthy. Do you know what the little beauty is
in your second picture that is light green and looks like spindly little stars. Love it!
Might get to see you at the West Houston swap meet if you go. Everything here is still tentative.
carol
Howdy Carol. are you referring to this?
http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/54240/index.html
...or this one?
http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/58017/index.html
Thanks, Nery, it's the Sedum lineare Variegatum. I like all the sedums, and this one is a standout.
Nery, just saw your reply on dh's computer re starting the Sedum lineare; switched over to mine and can't find that reply. Thanks for the offer, but that hard-to-find plant may not appreciate receiving a little snip. You might know that I would like that particular one. :) :)
well, ONE NICE PERSON started cuttings for me, it's my time to pay it forward and be NICE, lol. It's just odd. I wouldn't characterize this sedum as a holy grail or hard to grow, but for some reason you just don't see it locally. It could be because it's delicate to handle. I can see the little branches breaking in transport. Maybe better as a pass-along sedum, eh?
Have a gardening book re pass-along plants. You betcha -- that sedum definitely fits into that category, and it is so impressive.
Creeping veronica, saxifrage Australian violet,and a small azalea.
that is ABSOLUTELY adorable. I'm copying that! I bought this cute little watering can with not a clue as to what to do w/ it. You've inspired me (or I'm a copycat, lol).
The other pot.with things I cant spell.will have to look them up.
voss, I have often been inspired by people on DG . thank you for the complement.
