how to plant a green roof

this is how!

looks like a lovely selection of succulents, which would make sense since this house is in mill valley.

pods

i love these great contemporary planters: would be great for my cactus and succulent collections.

unique succulent planter

need a cool planter for your expanding succulent collection that's, uhm, different? why not a dinosaur?

why not, indeed!

how to make a vivarium

while contemplating whether to do a terrarium or a vivarium, i stumbled across tortoise loves donkey, supplier of tiny bromeliads and succulents. precious!

worst planter ever

why? why would someone do this to these lovely succulents? these victorian-headed planters are nothing but ugly and tacky and will enhance zero people's decors: yuch. hideous...go get a chia pet instead.

front porch

my neighbors love to hang out on their front porch all the time: i think its a great idea, so im trying to make mine more like a sitting room. i found this vintage metal and wicker table at a tag sale and covered it with my cactus and succulent collection from inside the house: hoping they wont get sun burned! the pansies are still looking pretty good and give a little privacy when im sitting out here: they will soon be replaced by sweet potato vines and nasturtiums. all i need now is a pretty indoor/outdoor rug and a baby gate to keep the dog in.

cactus collection

i collect cacti and succulents: i have one cactus that was found in the yard of my parents new (to them) house in 1968...another plant, a rosary bead succulent baby, was my grandmother's: my dad remembers it being around over 60 years ago. i also have prickly pears in the yard, euphorbias, a variety of hens and chicks and many many different types of sedums. if you dont collect cacti because you dont like needles or refuse to house succulents because you forget they need water occasionally, try these great candles from the candle factory. they will fill a space with ambient light but are not poke-y at all.

horticopia

last night while perusing etsy, i found the great shop horticopia, seller of serious succulents and such! not only do they have this amazing spiral aloe, they have a great selection of hens and chicks.

front porch

i got some gardening off my to do list today: the front porch looks great! i filled the self-watering flower boxes with chartreuse and black sweet potato vines. the two large concrete containers received miscanthus grass, and a couple of shady pots were filled with gorgeous coleus. the resident succulents on the steps new neighbor(s) are sweet and thai basil combined with spearmint and topped off with chives, all in a strawberry pot.