Succulent Zen Garden DIY

Let’s get *~zen~* 🕉️

Sending succulents to all corners of the country gets super crazy sometimes, and if you’re like us, allergies have you feelin’ so stuffed that you need a netty pot along with this zen pot! With all the chaos that spring brings and the quickly-approaching transition to summer, we created a little zen-scape to take us away and provide a little mental break on even the most hectic (and congested) of days!

Succulent Zen Garden DIY Video

Time: 10 minutes

Supplies Needed

• A Succulent Studios subscription box — or 1–2 of your own succulents
• A painted terra-cotta pot or a round glass pot
• Sand (from your local beach or find some fancy sand here)
• Succulent & cacti soil
• Garden rocks
• A tooth pick or mini zen garden rake

Creating Your Zen-Scape

• Add a layer of rock at the bottom of your pot — drainage, baby
• Fill the pot about 1/4 full with the succulent and cacti soil
• Separate succulent from pot by pushing in on all sides to loosen soil, then remove the succulent with root ball attached and place the succulent into the soil

• Pour in your sand over the soil, around the base of the succulent eventually filling to the top
• Shake the pot gently back and forth to level out the sand

• Using a toothpick, draw lines, circles or your own special design
• Take a photo! Show off your #SucculentZenGarden and tag us #Sucstu on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter so we can see how it turned out!

Succulent Zen Pot

Aftercare Instructions

• Be sure when your succulents are getting enough indirect light to thrive — think 6–8 hours each day!
• Water sparingly only every 7–10 days. No moss here, so just aim your spritz at the base of the succulent!

Need some succs to get your *~zen~* on this month? Subscribe to recieve two little babies at your doorstep!