Succulents are trendy in recent years and that is for good reasons. One of them is their rustic beauty. The best part is you can decorate your indoor and outdoor gardens with a single succulent or you can combine a few of them to create a unique display of these hardy and easy-to-care plants. These, known as succulent arrangements, can be achieved in many ways.

In this article we will learn how to make some of the most popular succulent arrangements. But before that let's see what are the main factors you should consider for your succulent arrangement.

Factors to consider for succulent arrangement

Succulent Varieties: Select a variety of succulents with contrasting colors, shapes, and sizes for an eye-catching arrangement. Some popular choices include Echeveria, Sedum, Crassula, and Aloe.

Succulent Container: Choose a container that complements your succulents. It could be a vintage teacup, a wooden box, a hanging planter, or even a stone trough.

Soil: Use a well-draining succulent mix to ensure your plants don't sit in water, preventing root rot.

Light: Most succulents thrive in bright and indirect sunlight. Ensure they get proper light for their optimal growth.

Watering: Succulents prefer to be watered sparingly. So avoid overwatering your succulent plants arrangement.

Here are some popular ideas for succulent plants arrangements:

1. Desert Oasis Centerpiece

Succulent arrangment in the theme of desert.

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Create a striking desert-themed centerpiece by planting cacti and succulents in pots, bowls, or a shallow wooden box.

What You Need:

Shallow container (wooden, ceramic, plastic, glass, etc.)
Succulent soil mix
Various desert-themed succulents (e.g. Echeveria, Aloe, Sedum, etc.) and Cacti
Sand or decorative pebbles

Description:

Arrange the succulents in an aesthetically pleasing manner and surround them with decorative sand or pebbles. This arrangement mimics the look of a desert landscape, making it a unique and eye-catching addition to your space.

Benefits:

This desert oasis centerpiece is incredibly low-maintenance. In this arrangement, all the succulents get enough room and light to thrive.

Difficulty: 2/5 (Easy)

2. Hanging Succulent Garden

A hanging garden with lots of colorful succulents.

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Create a hanging succulent garden by using a wire basket or planter.

What You Need:

A hanging wire basket or planter for succulents
Succulent soil mix
A variety of succulent plants you like to keep on (try to choose a mix of trailing and compact succulents, such as String of Pearls, Sedum, and Echeveria)
Optional: sphagnum moss, decorative rocks, or hanging chains

Description:

Ensure the basket has proper drainage holes or line it with sphagnum moss to prevent soil from falling through. Fill it with a succulent soil mix and plant a variety of succulents. Hang the basket in a location with bright, indirect sunlight, and water your succulents sparingly.

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Benefits:

This hanging succulent garden adds a touch of greenery to your outdoor space, creating a fantastic addition to your garden. Plus, it's an excellent way to showcase your succulents creatively.

Difficulty: 2/5 (Easy)

3. Vertical Succulent Garden

A vertical succulent garden with numerous succulent plants

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Transform an old wooden pallet or painting frames into a stunning vertical succulent garden.

What You Need:

Simple wooden boxes, or painting frames as your planter for succulents.
Succulent soil mix
Choose succulents that have similar care requirements
Mesh wire hardware cloth
Moss (optional)

Description:

First, cover the top of your planter with mesh wire hardware cloth to hold the soil mix and plants in place. Fill the openings with a well-draining succulent mix, then plant your chosen succulents carefully. You can use Moss to cover the soil base, but it's optional.

Benefits:

This vertical garden of succulents is a space-saving and visually captivating addition to your outdoor space or garden. It allows you to enjoy the beauty of succulents in a nontraditional way.

Difficulty: 3/5 (Moderate)

4. Teacup Mini Garden

A teacup mini garden with succulents planted in tea cups on a wall.

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Repurpose old teacups and saucers by creating a charming teacup mini garden.

What You Need:

Vintage teacups and saucers (select different sets)
Succulent soil dirt
Assorted small succulent plants
Decorative stones or pebbles (optional)

Description:

Fill the teacups with a well-draining succulent mix, plant your chosen small succulents, and top the soil with decorative stones or pebbles. The mismatched collection of teacups adds a touch of whimsy to your succulents plants arrangements and your space.

Benefits:

This DIY project breathes new life into vintage teacups. It also brings a unique and delightful mini garden of succulents to your home. And it's the easiest arrangement of succulents.

Difficulty: 2/5 (Easy)

5. Succulent Wreath

A wreath made out of succulents hanging from a branch.

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Craft a living succulent wreath by attaching succulent cuttings to a wreath frame.

What You Need:

Description:

Start by wrapping the wreath frame with moss and secure it with floral pins. Insert the succulent cuttings into the moss, securing them in place with floral wire. Mist the wreath occasionally to keep the succulents hydrated. This arrangement is one of the best hangind succulents gardens I have come across.

Benefits:

It's a beautiful and unique decoration for your front door or any interior space. It's relatively easy to maintain than other succulent plants arrangements.

Difficulty: 2/5 (Easy)

6. Succulents in eggshells

Succulents are placed in egg shells on a white handkerchief

Image courtesy: Mara Ferreira

Guess what you can use as pots for succulents. Oh yes, the name gave it away. So repurpose empty eggshells by planting small suchardcoverculents in them.

What You Need:

Empty eggshells
Soil or potting mix
Assorted small succulent plants

Description:

Clean your eggshells and let them dry. Fill the eggshells with a well-draining succulent mix (3/4 full). Then plant your chosen small succulents. You can also paint these eggshells to make them more catchy.

Benefits:

This succulent plants arrangement is a delightful and eco-friendly way to display succulents. It's perfect for small spaces, just give a light water spray every now and then.

Difficulty: 1/5 (Very Easy)

7. Succulent Book Planter

Succulents planted in books

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Keeping up with the repurposing. You can use old books for succulents plant arrangements. Hollow out an old book to create a secret succulent garden.

What You Need:

Old book with pages removed (hard cover)
Succulent soil mix
Assorted small succulent plants

Description:

Start by removing the pages, leaving a cavity in the center of the book. Fill this cavity with a well-draining succulent mix, then plant your chosen small succulents. You may use big succulent plants if the planter (book) is big enough. This is a great replacement for succulent plants with pots.

Benefits:

These proxy planters with succulents can be a charming addition to your bookshelf. It's a unique way to showcase your love for books and succulents at the same time.

Difficulty: 4/5 (Moderate)

8. Succulent Tower

Succulents stacked on each other using pots to create a succulent tower

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This is a cascading arrangement of planters with succulents.

What You Need:

Graduated pots or containers
Succulent soil mix
Assorted succulent plants

Description:

Stack a series of graduated pots or containers filled with succulents to create a stunning succulent tower. Plant a mix of trailing and upright succulents for variety. If you add flowering succulents to the arrangement, it creates an amazing view when they bloom. This is a great succulents arrangements for your patio or outdoor space.

Benefits:

This tiered arrangement offers a visually appealing focal point and is quite easy to maintain.

Difficulty: 2/5 (Easy)

9. Seashell Succulent Garden

A seashell has been used as a pot for bunch of colorful succulents

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These succulents gardens will give you an underwater garden ambiance. Repurpose seashells by planting small or big succulent plants in them.

What You Need:

Seashells
Succulent soil mix
Assorted small succulent plants

Description:

Choose a seashell that has a flat bottom and is big enough to hold your chosen succulents. Then fill it with a Succulent soil mix and place your succulent. Keep your seashell planter where there is a lot of indirect sunlight.

Benefits:

This budget-friendly project brings a touch of the beach into your home. It's a simple way to add a coastal vibe to your space.

Difficulty: 1/5 (Very Easy)

Where to find: You can often find shells at beach keepsake shops or online.

10. Succulent Wine Glass Planter

Succulents planted in wine glasses ,

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Create a unique display by planting small succulents in wine glasses. These glasses can work as outdoor succulent planters or indoor pots. You can place them on table tops, bookshelves or on windowsills.

What You Need:

Wine glasses or stemmed glassware
Succulent soil mix
Sand
Small succulent plants and stones

Description:

First, fill the bottoms of the glasses with small stones (they are good for drainage). Next, make a layer of sand and add the succulent mix. Place your succulents in the glass firmly. You can also use some stone on the top as decor.

Benefits:

Using wine glasses as your pots for succulent is one of the simplest succulent gardening ideas. It's a perfect conversation starter during your next dinner party.

Difficulty: 2/5 (Easy)

11. Glass Globe Terrarium

Bunch of succulents placed in a glass globe hanging outdoors.

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Create a captivating succulent terrarium inside a glass globe.

What You Need:

Glass terrarium container
Succulent potting mix
Colorful succulent plants
Moss (optional)
Decorative stones or sand

Description:

Choose a variety of tiny and big succulents and pebbles or decorative stones to complete the look. Layer the succulent soil mix and carefully plant your chosen succulents. Add the decorative elements to enhance the visual appeal.

Benefits:

These simple DIY Terrarium succulent gardens are low-maintenance and make a stunning addition to your home decor. These succulents plant arrangements create a small, self-contained ecosystem that's easy to care for.

Difficulty: 3/5 (Moderate)

12. Birdcage Succulent Planter

Succulents planted in a birdcage hanging outdoors.

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Turn a vintage birdcage into a unique succulent planter. You can repurpose an old cage if you have one lying around.

What You Need:

Vintage birdcage
Succulent soil mix
Sheet moss and pebbles
Pick any rosette succulents (echeverias), Sedums, and some trailing ones to make the best compilation)
Moss and lichens (Optional for decoration)
Hooks or chains (for hanging)

Description:

Place the sheet moss at the bottom of the cage. Make a layer of pebbles (for drainage). Add succulent soil mix, then plant your succulents inside. Moss can be added to fill up gaps. If your birdcage has a hook or loop for hanging, you can suspend it as a decorative piece. Let me tell you, this is the best way to display this succulent plants arrangement.

Benefits:

This DIY birdcage succulent planter adds a touch of rustic charm to your space. It's a creative way to display your succulents both indoors and outdoors.

Difficulty: 2/5 (Easy)

13. Succulent Bowl Garden

6 different styles of Succulent Bowl Gardens

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Plant succulents in a shallow, wide bowl or container (mostly as outdoor succulent planters).

What You Need:

Shallow, wide bowl or container
Succulent soil mix
Stones or pebbles
Succulents

Description:

Find or create a shallow dish with a drainage hole to prevent overwatering then add a layer of pebbles at the bottom. Fill it with succulent potting mixes. Arrange the succulents in any design you want.

To make it unique, you can first put the succulents in pots and then place them into the Shallow bowl. You can also use small rocks or pebbles to fill the gaps, making different patterns to enhance the arrangement of succulents.

Benefits:

This is the best arrangement of succulent plant outdoor. It’s both easy to maintain and visually pleasing. It's an excellent choice for tabletop or windowsill displays.

Difficulty: 2/5 (Easy)

14. Succulent Wall Planter

Bunch of succulents hanging from a wall, vertically.

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Mount a vertical succulent wall planter to your outdoor wall. This is somewhat similar to the vertical succulents arrangements, you can create with frames discussed earlier, in a way that both are vertical. Other than that, they are pretty different.

What You Need:

Vertical succulent wall planter
Succulent soil mix
Assorted succulent plants

Description:

Mount a vertical succulent wall planter to your outdoor wall. Fill it with a mixture of succulents for a stunning living mural. These wall planters typically have pockets for planting your chosen succulents.

Benefits:

This living wall is a statement piece in your garden, creating a unique and vibrant outdoor space. It maximizes your gardening space in an artistic way. And if you are wondering what succulents would be best for outdoor space, here's a list.

Difficulty: 3/5 (Moderate)

15. Colored Sand Terrariums

Two colored sand terrariums with bunch of succulents planted in them

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Add some color to your succulent arrangements by creating colored sand terrariums.

What You Need:

Glass containers or terrariums
Succulent soil mix
Assorted small succulent plants (Cacti, Sedums, Echeverias, etc.)
Colored sand in various shades

Description:

Layer different shades of colored sand at the base of glass containers or terrariums. Plant your chosen small succulents on top of the sand and add more layers for a vibrant display.

Benefits:

Colored sand terrariums are not only visually appealing but also allow you to showcase your creativity. They are excellent for brightening up indoor spaces and mood.

Difficulty: 2/5 (Easy)

Conclusion

Whether you're a succulent enthusiast or a beginner, these succulent gardening ideas offer a creative and low-maintenance way to enjoy the beauty of succulents in various settings.

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