Succulents Go Vertical

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Succulents Go Vertical

We make Succulent living pictures for our customers to give as gifts or decorate their outdoor vertical spaces. We also offer classes for the DIYers.

Our outdoor spaces have become an extension of our homes. Having a unique (who has plants on their walls?), low maintenance (succulents need infrequent watering/pruning) planter can personalize your vertical spaces or be a memorable gift. The ‘Succulents Go Vertical’ planters are designed and assembled by a member of your community using locally grown succulents and re-purposed picture frames from

local thrift stores. I first saw the concept of a re-purposed picture frame planter made with succulent cuttings from a California nursery in a magazine. This unique, low maintenance, garden art was made with plants suited for California climate (cuttings take longer to root and can be costly). Outdoors, in TN, they would be an annual planter. I was familiar with local succulents (Sempervivum and Sedum) suitable to colder climates and they were readily available. My objective was to get the ‘California Look’ for TN and similar climates and at a lower cost by simplifying what I saw in the magazine. The combination of whole succulent plants and re-purposed picture frames to make living pictures resulted in a unique, low maintenance, decorating piece that can be hung outside and come back every year(perennial). After experimenting with and creating these living pictures as a hobby for seven years and giving them as gifts, I was encouraged to begin selling them to the public. After taking early retirement from my first career, I began selling them at local farmers markets in June 2016. During the markets, people remarked how unique they were and shared their experiences and memories of seeing Hens and Chicks (Sempervivum) in family gardens. My goals while doing this are to provide a different planter option to decorate outdoor spaces or give as a gift, introduce/educate people on low maintenance, cold hardy succulents, learn about succulents from others, inspire other succulent crafters and collaborate to develop a micro-business model that can be transferred to others. I do this while purchasing succulents from local nurseries (Pope’s Plant Farm-Greenback TN, Starr Mountain Greenhouse-Athens TN) and frames from local thrift stores (KARM, Habitat, AMVETs, Goodwill). In 2017 I expanded to two East TN Arts and Crafts Festivals (Dogwood and Lenoir city) and partnered with Willow Ridge Garden Center in Oakridge to share the how to, in a make and take class for their customers. These classes can be scheduled for other groups. Also in 2017 I offered my first Plant it Forward class to young people where they learn about succulents and make their own vertical planter (these can be done at little to no cost for the sponsoring organization).

06/22/2018

Special display thanks to Dixie Lee Farmers Market. First 20 kids can make a free framed succulent planter. Starts at 9am.

06/08/2018

We will be at Market Square farmers market tomorrow fir the first time. Come check these and others out. Inventory is getting low so I'm not sure how many more markets I will do until I do my next major planting in early fall.

05/05/2018

Back where we got our start. Dixie lee farmers market. Will try to be here once a month between other new ventures and family events.

04/27/2018

Come see everyone Market Square Dogwood arts.

04/11/2018

Can't wait to see everyone at the Spring Market! Come out and see our living pictures!

02/16/2018

It worked!! Largest display. Our local credit union logo out of succulents . They are big sponsor of Dogwood arts House and Garden show.

01/24/2018

So this one was the oops in last post. Seems I forgot to notice this frame had to hang only one way because of the embellishment. Simple 10 second fix to add a third hanger. I have started adding two hangers for the small frames so folks have options.

01/23/2018

Here's a sneak peek of some pieces that will make up our home and garden show inspire and educate display. See how Christina Johnson of Willow Ridge Garden Center and Landscaping transforms these into one of her magical plant displays. Without her help all I would have is a bunch of planters. There is an oops in the bunch see if you can find it. That's why we started early.

01/22/2018

Lucky me got to visit our local succulent growers greenhouse Popes Plant Farm. They are giving me heated space and plants to assemble our first 4ft x 4ft. Display for local home and garden show. If it wasn't for these folks and these plants it couldn't happen. Why buy succulents off the internet when we have these in East TN.

09/21/2017

Despite my craziness look at the unique creations from a diy class at Willow Ridge Garden Center and Landscaping.

08/07/2017

Another fun class at Willow Ridge Garden Center and Landscaping. Check out these creations after their watering. I always seem to forget taking pictures of every one.

06/23/2017

Thanks to Emily Hardgrave and her Aunt Terry Brown Olberding for allowing us to provide succulent wedding favors and make this first living picture display to showcase them before giving them to her guests. Best wishes to Emily and Steve.

Address

12740 Kingston Pike
Farragut, TN
37934

Telephone

8653102683

Website

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rad-1hDS7v0

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