The Zimbabwean Gardener Issue 6 Spring 2013 | Page 15

Flowers in the home

a succulent vase
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This long lasting succulent
vase is simple enough for
anyone to create!

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While perusing the Swales’ home, this striking and modern succulent
vase caught my eye and I thought this creative idea was definitely
worth sharing. It is very easy to set this up, as all you need is a glass
vase, small pebbles, a succulent and water. You don’t have to go out
and buy a succulent, just head out into your garden, or a friend’s,
and take a cutting – keeping in mind that you need a 5cm stem.
Follow these steps to create your own design:

1.

r
Once you’ve chosen you
surplus
succulent, remove
of the
leaves from the bottom

2.
3.

stem.

r choice
Fill a glass vase of you
es, preferably smaller
with pebbl
. If
ones, and fill it with water
round bowl, choose
you use a
–
a circular shaped plant
’s symmetrical design
Echeveria
works well.
water
Place the stem in the
es a top up
and pebbles. Besid
much
of water, it doesn’t need
t.
attention after tha

4.
5.

vase
When it has outgrown the
start to show, plant
and roots
p in a
it in your garden and po
. Raynel’s Echeveria
new cutting
lasted for three months.

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Place the succulent vas
a – it is a perfect
a bright are
anda
arrangement for the ver
table.

IF YOU WANT TO DO THIS WITH AN
ALOE, DIG A SMALL ALOE OUT OF THE
GROUND WITH THE ROOTS INTACT.
THEN WASH THE ROOTS AND PLACE IT
IN A VASE WITH WATER AND PEBBLES.

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