How to Plant a Succulent Arrangement

Hi Friends! I am so happy and proud to say that I have made my first video! I’m a little scared too! Yikes! It isn’t easy putting yourself out there for everyone to see.

I made the video about a month ago and it took me a while to upload it. My daughter Maya, who is home from her first year of college (whoop! whoop!) gave me an editing lesson and I see that I have so much to learn! She did a wonderful job. Thanks Maya!! Now I just have to practice. 

There is so much to learn! I would like to say that I have such an appreciation for all the people that take the time to make videos. Anyone that takes the time and effort to be creative with a video, teach something, and entertain us has my respect!! This is not easy and there is so much to it.

My video is simple and I think they will be that way for a while, lol! It will be interesting to look back in a year and see how I have grown and how things have improved. I thought blogging and the technical aspects of blogging were hard! It’s all hard, so I must say that you have to love it.

I am enjoying the journey and I love exploring new and exciting ways to express my creativity. 

In the video, I show you how to make a succulent arrangement and I use sand and aquarium gravel. It turned out really pretty and I have it on a table on my deck.  Here is a list of materials that you will need: 

Materials:

• Succulent or Cactus potting soil (I used Miracle Grow).
• Sand, use any color you like. I used white sand and I purchased it from the pet department at Walmart.
• Aquarium Gravel, I used black but you can use any color. This was also from the pet department at Walmart.
• Activated Charcoal, this was also in the pet department at Walmart. (I spent a lot of time at Walmart! ☺)
• Succulents. Pick out the plants that you like. After searching around, I found a good variety at my local Walmart. I purchased a Hen and Chicks plant at Lowe’s but it turned out to be too big for my arrangement. I placed it in a pot with some flowers and it is doing well.

To make the arrangement, I placed activated charcoal in the bottom of my container. Then, I placed the soil on top leaving room to plant my succulents. I played around the arrangement of succulents until I liked what I saw.

Next, I put more soil around the plants. After I was sure I liked the arrangement and had enough soil, I brushed the soil off of the leaves of the plants.

It was time to place the sand on top of the soil. I put white sand on top of the soil. Lastly, I put black aquarium gravel in the places that I wanted gravel. It turned out really pretty and it is doing quite well. 

Water your arrangement once every two weeks. I purchased a soil moisture meter from Lowe’s for about $10.00. You don’t have to have a moisture meter; I just thought it would be helpful for me to have one. I have a lot of plants in my house and I am really starting to take an interest in succulents. 

Well, I hope you enjoyed this blog post about making a succulent arrangement and I hope you will watch and enjoy the video!

If you like what you see, please like, share and subscribe to my new YouTube channel, Angela-Monica. Here is the link to the video:  https://youtu.be/iD0_-hidDbE                                               

If you make an arrangement, I would love to hear from you! Until next time! Be creative, be happy and be you!