Mastering Succulents: Make Art Everywhere in Life

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Edited and compiled by: Encyclopedia Jun

Location: Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China

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Yang Yang 

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I love succulents and want them to become part of my life. I also often drool while flipping through the succulents of the masters, like fairies fallen to the mortal world, so stunningly beautiful and yet sacred beyond blasphemy, only to be looked up at, yet impossible to touch.

The photo comes from the succulents of the master "Xiaomao Zui Pa She"

To put it bluntly, I am just a loser, short on money! I want to show off, yet my means are limited. This is perhaps the current situation of many succulent growers like me. But if we cannot afford the beautiful succulents on the altar, we can still master the ordinary ones! So come join LUCY in becoming a loser-turned-rich in the succulent world!

First, a few photos of the finished results

Aren't they quite artistic? I believe everyone will love them as much as I do. They are all ordinary varieties, yet they can still achieve a stunning effect. The key is that they are cheap, money-saving, and close to life!

Actually, they are all just repurposing waste. You can do it too!

First, look at this one, the small fence

Guess what it originally was

A rack for placing goods. Many factories have these, so it probably won't take much effort to ask for one ^_^

For the sake of beauty and stability, I made slight modifications: one layer on top, two layers in the middle, three layers at the bottom. While stable, it can also hold more succulents, achieving a landscaping effect

Paint it with acrylic paint. I usually use acrylic for these things, an art paint. The color is true, and it does not corrode easily or peel off

Write a passage to express the original intention. Guess what it says ^_^. A clumsy work, just for fun, no bashing please!

Choose the position you want to place it, fix it with long screws. Just ask a craftsman to help with this

Then you can plant. Because it is made as a fence, one side faces away from the light, so you can only plant shade-loving succulents. The top layer has plenty of sunlight, so you can mix and match freely. First lay sphagnum moss at the bottom to prevent soil loss

Fill it with soil and you can plant

The top layer uses succulents with relatively bright colors, basically all Crassulaceae

The bottom two layers are Haworthia cooperi, string of pearls, string of tears, Haworthia and the like. These succulents like diffused light, so planting them in the backlit area is most suitable

Aren't they good-looking? Practical and beautiful, and they did not cost much! ^_^

This is also repurposing waste, a stacked artistic look

This is the original form, a cargo box

Paint the wooden box with the color you want. You can also doodle on it, but I personally prefer this natural wood color

Arrange the shape. Actually, just stack them casually. The more natural, the better

All kinds of sizes, shapes unrestricted. You can arrange them however you like

The effect is not bad, right

Now look at this one. To be honest, the workload was a bit large. It took several days ^_^

Originally there was nothing here. The inspiration for this little scene came from the hollow bricks on the ground

Once you think of it, hurry up and make it. I always believe that there is nothing you cannot do, only things you cannot think of

It is actually still quite heavy ^_^

Roughly arrange the shape

Paint it with acrylic paint

Paint on cacti

It is indeed a bit large, so I can only take a distant shot

Because it is grown outdoors, put in more expanded clay pellets

The nutrient soil should also be of large granules

Fill all the holes

Then plant ordinary succulents and you are done!

This is a bear paw succulent elf

It was originally the shell of an electric meter box

Sometimes I feel that being able to draw is quite practical. It does not matter whether the drawing is professional or not, only that you can express it once you think of it

Finished product. I like these two

A large succulent mural. I forgot to photograph the process when making this. This is how it looked just after planting, placed on the ground

This was taken recently. It has already been put outdoors and stood upright. There has been a lot of rain recently, so it has grown a bit leggy and green

I believe that after the test of a summer, it will undergo a stunning transformation in autumn. Looking forward to it

Minions, perfect for planting Aeonium

The original form was a discarded tire

Still acrylic. Suddenly I really want to say, acrylic is an indispensable shaping for growing succulents

This was made a long time ago, a large hanging heart, grown entirely in sphagnum moss. After two summers, it still grows very well. I forgot to mention, the frame is made of iron wire

Wrap the flower spike casually and it can also become a work of art

Birdcage

This was the cage used to raise dogs before

Finally, I only hope to provide everyone with inspiration. Actually, when growing succulents, as long as you are happy and enjoying it, that is the most important thing. Don't you agree?

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