I've decided that I have so many of these "Little Gems" that I'm going to hit the farmers markets with them. A big hassle getting the business license and all the rest of the documentation required but once I get over that hurdle I'm good to go.

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Those are beautiful!

I bet you'll do well with them.

Thanks for the encouragement, Chelle!

Kim, those are lovely and very interesting. I agree with Chelle, you should do very well selling them. Each one is so unique.

Kim, Good luck on your endeavor and have fun talking about them to other enthusiasts!!

Luv them!!

What a great job you've done, very cute ideas. I agree with the others, you'll have no problem selling them Will you do just succulents?

Beautiful!

Christine said:What a great job you've done, very cute ideas. I agree with the others, you'll have no problem selling them Will you do just succulents?

Yes, Christine. I've got a tough enough time tending to all the various succulents' needs. I can't imagine trying to cultivate & propagate other plants as well (although I do grow quite a lot of canna).

They sure are cute. Really like them.

Very cute!
Good luck in your ... business!

Here's my latest:


This mini character mug of Dick Turpin from Royal Doulton was my mother's. She'd be happy I was making use of it.

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Oh Kim, that mug is a riot. And I love your choice of plants for it.
The bird house is absolutely sweet.

Thanks Lynn! I've got four more of the mini character mugs (my mom collected them) and a bunch of Japanese luster ware that I want to use but I'm really hesitant to drill any drainage holes in them. I haven't had the best of luck with terrarium-style (no drainage) succulent plantings. For the Dick Turpin mug I put about a good inch of pumice in the bottom under the potting mix. I'll be keeping an eye on it with a water meter so we'll see what happens.

That sounds like a great plan. Let me know how it goes. I have some things I would love to plant in, but don't want to put holes in them. I may just find small plastic pots that will fit in them, but short enough that they can't be seen. That way I can easily water out of the container and put the plastic pot back in.

That's a dilemma for us that have the imagination to plant into an unusual pot but also have the sentimentality to preserve an unusual pot. I usually cave in and go with putting the hole in because it's too easy to hide the intact pot away but not the pot with the plant in it that you have to water regularly.

I'll post pics as the summer progresses. The only real climate change we get here is blisteringly hot summers.

so hows it going?