Succulent Table Gift

My Dad is a lover of succulents. To be honest, I really didn't have an appreciation for them at all, until somehow, he got me hooked. And now my son is hooked too. Is there such a thing as succulent disease?

For Christmas this year my amazing husband allowed me to use one of the coffee tables that he made out of old windows, which unfortunately had the glass top accidentally smashed, to make a succulent table for my Dad for his gift. We thought it was an amazing way to re-purpose the still very structurally sound, and beautiful table without needing to use the glass.

So, my son and I headed into town to visit Mitre 10 to purchase some extra succulents to add to the cuttings from ones already growing around our home. We chose some larger ones so that they could be 'features' in the display. While we were out, my hubbie chipped out all the excess putty, planed and sanded, drilled drainage holes, lined the base with black plastic, and then added chicken wire in replacement of the glass.

It looked great! ...

My youngest son, eager to fill the table with soil for his Papa!

The table, prior to soil and plants.

The table being filled with succulent soil.

As we planted the cuttings, we tried to fill in the gaps and have each succulent nice and close together,
 it gives a much nicer look!

The (almost) finished display ...

My Dad has a lovely undercover outdoor veranda out the back of his house so we are hoping that he will find the perfect spot for it there! We do plan on adding more plants over the next week (my Aunty is visiting tomorrow and is bringing some of her succulent cuttings with for us!) We also thought that leaving a bit free would allow Papa to add his own, and have some gardening fun for himself too!

We are really happy with the table and hope that Dad is too!

Oh, and while I think of it ... here's an update, as promised, of my herb seeds that I planted in my new herb stand. They're not quite big enough yet to start using, 

but it won't be too long! ...

There is actually a few teeny, tiny leaves growing in the Peppermint!

Simple gardening brings such great pleasure!