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Autumn is officially here. Out in the garden the corn stalks have turned brown, the tomato plants are dying and vines are starting to wither. However, there is one bright spot. The pumpkins are bright orange and ready to harvest.Pumpkins are the stars of the season. We carve them, eat them and decorate with them. Well, as luck would have it, they also make great planters for succulents and it is so easy.Here's what you need:Pumpkin Spray AdhesiveSphagnum MossGlue GunSucculent CuttingClippersY

There are a lot of sempervivum cultivars with fun names. One breeder of new sempervivum plant cultivars, Betty Bronow, was a big fan of the Lord of the Rings. She named a bunch of the varieties she created after characters in J.R.R. Tolkien's books. Boromir Eomer Eowyn Faramir Frodo Gollum Legolas Meriadoc Pippin Samwise Strider Theoden Treebeard Betty Bronow lived from 1918-1997 in the US. Most of her sempervivum varieties were created in the 70's and 80's. All of her varieties that I ha

As I look at glazed ceramic pots, ironworks, decorative planters and pretty much anything else that could hold a little dirt, I find myself thinking, "Hens and Chicks would look great in that!"I recently found a wire chicken container that looked like it was made to plant up with Hens and Chicks. So, here's a little step-by-step in planting up containers that aren't solid. All you need is the container, potting soil, sphagnum moss and the hen and chick plants.Soak the sphagnum moss in a bowl of