Save broken pots to create sensational, miniature succulent gardens
There's no doubt that terracotta pots are always the best choice for holding our plants, but unfortunately, they sometimes break! However, finding a broken pot isn't always a negative. With a bit of creativity, the recovered pieces from a broken pot can give life to a fascinating creation, ideal even for those with limited space for plants.
Let's talk about miniature gardens, created inside a shattered terracotta pot, and using the broken pieces. The easiest, and perhaps most beautiful, plants to cultivate in these unconventional planters are succulents or cacti. Let's check out some examples below:
The charm of a broken vase
A broken, empty pot might look like trash, but look at what a great impression it can make when it is filled with plants again! Succulents are said to be best for these projects, and for good reason.
The reason, in fact, lies in cacti ability to survive even in small pots and with very little soil - a perfect requirement for a broken pot.
Create colorful gardens with succulents
Succulents have truly incredible shapes and colours, and we could think of them as pieces of a colorful mosaic: side by side, as they grow and take over the pot, they give life to a colorful carpet of fleshy leaves.
A use for all broken pots!
It doesn't matter how you broke the pot, because as long as a minimum of bottom and at least one side wall remains, you will have a base to start putting the soil in. Then, use the fragments that have fallen around to stems. Over time, the roots of the plants will take hold.
A perfect idea for a terracotta amphora
It's not important what shape the pot was, because in the end you will find a way to fit soil and plants into it. Particularly beautiful are amphorae, which often, when falling, break on one side of the "belly": just lay them on one side, and they will still be able to hold plants properly.
Broken amphorae planters can be found in many private gardens and even public places. And it's fun to think about the myriad of different plants that can be showcased like this.
Choose the plants you like for your miniature gardens
The kingdom of succulent plants contains more than just "cactus". If you then think about all the succulent plants out there, then a truly dizzying array of choices await you.
Also, check out the cute idea of using small pots inside a larger, broken one is: it looks like a miniature terrace.
Fairy gardens in broken pots
It is not uncommon to find examples of those who have things further: not just a miniature garden, but a fairy garden.
Essentially, this involves using plants, broken pot shards, but also stones and miniature decorations (little houses and other miniature models), to create a home for fairies.
So, a bit like wendy houses, these "fairy pots" are filled with details that make one think of a fairy house.
It's really fun: would you like to try doing this?
