Sempervivum Sphere Update

by Drought Smart Plants

$20

24 Months

Easy

This is one of my projects that went viral - with good reason! There is something so intriguing about these spheres, and this one is particularly beautiful. Consider this; it's made from panty hose, coiled around inside the wire globe, and planted with many hardy succulents (mostly Sempervivum) which thrive - I parked it in the corner of the garden for the winter, where it could be undisturbed, and it's paying it forward over and over...

The now adult rosettes are filled in almost completely - you can just barely see the wires.

sempervivum sphere update, gardening, succulents, No it s not a weird creature eating out of a bucket it s panty hose new from the thrift store filled with soil being carefully coiled in the wire ball

No, it's not a weird creature eating out of a bucket - it's panty hose (new, from the thrift store...) filled with soil, being carefully coiled in the wire ball.

sempervivum sphere update, gardening, succulents, You can see all the folds and creases remember these because this will be where you ll tuck the chicks of the Sempervivum

You can see all the folds and creases - remember these, because this will be where you'll tuck the chicks of the Sempervivum.

There; packed as tightly as humanly possible, because I know this will settle over time...

sempervivum sphere update, gardening, succulents, Many chicks tucked into the creases each will root through the nylon and hold it and the adjacent roots firmly

Many chicks tucked into the creases; each will root through the nylon, and hold it and the adjacent roots firmly.

sempervivum sphere update, gardening, succulents, Done for now the only thing to do is wait and wait and then replace any of the chicks that die off not many surprisingly and put more into any bare spots

Done for now - the only thing to do is wait, and wait...and then replace any of the chicks that die off (not many, surprisingly) and put more into any bare spots.

Early spring color and the plants are getting well established; this is year two.

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CG on Nov 25, 2015
Where did you get the sphere?

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Laurie on Apr 18, 2016
How do you water this sphere? How often?

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Nancy on May 13, 2015
You deserve the Green Tumb Award. Creative and fun idea. Thank you for the inspiration. I can't wait to adapt this. i have an antique wire basket from the 1930's. Its always been too big to put anywhere in my home. I can't wait to do this for my yard. It will be very heavy so i may use a vermiculite mix.

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Linda on Nov 25, 2015
Beautiful!

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