A Different Kind of Digging

Last weekend I got busy with a different kind of planting.  This kind of gardening didn't involve perennial beds.  Or transplants.  Or seeds.  Or containers.

 

It did, though, require a lot of hands-on "digging-in."  I planted . . . a living wreath!

 

I purchased the wreath form online, and I picked up a few small succulents at the nursery.  Eventually, I plan to hang this wreath on the gate to my backyard.  For now, though, I'm keeping it flat -- so the roots can take hold a bit before they need to defy gravity.

This was a fun project.  It required a little imagination and creativity. . . and a whole lot of digging and dividing!  Although the "directions" suggested using a wooden tool to make the planting holes in the sphagnum moss, I found that it was a lot easier to just dig in with my hands.

 

My fingernails will never be the same!

Comments

[Lori on Little Traverse Bay]

That is really cool!

[Marilyn]

Hands on...or in...is the only way to go! Very cool wreath!
xo

[Cookie]

It's going to be stunning! Totally worth the slightly damaged hands. ;^)

[margene]

A living wreath is going to be so unique and beautiful. It will be worth the damaged manicure.

[lynn]

How very cool is that!

[Michelle]

That is going to be gorgeous! Don't worry about the hands :)
the perfectly manicured ones don't have a whole lot of fun!

[Emma]

What a lovely idea.
My nails look like that all summer long ! I was on a compost high last night !