Decorating the Succulent Beds with Junk
May 29, 2014
This morning I have been working in two garden areas planted with Sedums and Sempervivums.
I just purchased this rusty shovel head yesterday.
I printed out the word "grow" on a sheet of paper in a fun font, traced the back of the word with chalk and then transferred it to the rusty shovel by tracing the front of "grow" with a pencil.
Now I have to use my Rustoleum Decorative White Paint Pen to retrace my temporary chalk letters.
All done! I sanded the lettering with very fine sand paper just a little bit. Then sprayed the lettering with Krylon matte sealer.
I leaned my shovel head against a tree. Soon three different kinds of sedums will fill in this area.
Here is another Sedum and Sempervivum garden area. These sedums were purchased a the "Flaming Carpet" mix. Angelina, Blue Spruce and Voodoo Sedums.
Last year this succulent bed was "under construction" with a vintage Tonka front end loader, Dollar Tree rocks, and orange cones, here.
This year I have yet another quirky idea that involves these stepping stones...
And four iron shoe forms that I purchased last year thrifting.
We will revisit these succulent beds when the plants have filled in. Kind of crazy, huh?
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Looks great - can hardly wait to see the end results. I am sure you are enjoying being in your lovely garden now that the weather has turned nice for you. Happy Gardening and thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteMary
OMG, I had forgotten about the front loader That was so cute!
ReplyDeleteMe likey!! I especially love the front loader ~
ReplyDeleteThis is my first year 'playing' with sedums and succulents ~ you are an inspiration!
Great idea for an old shovel, love the sedums :)
ReplyDeleteI purchase old garden tools at garage sales but my hubby takes one look at them and says "Oh we could use that"! So I don't usually use it for decorating, sometimes though I keep one. Your garden looks really lovely.
ReplyDeleteAnn
Love your garden ideas! I'm just starting to work on mine.
ReplyDeleteSedums are such fun. You are always full of good ideas.
ReplyDelete"Organized Clutter" has been included in my Arlynda Lea's Sites to See #2. I hope this helps to call attention to your efforts.
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