Succulent Birdcage Tutorial
Hey lovely people!
I want to show you how to make these awesome succulent birdcages because I had a blast making mine and I want you to be able to make these easily and stress-free. These make awesome centerpieces or decor around your house or in your yard during the summer. The video is here but if you want a more detailed version just keep scrolling!
For a more detailed tutorial follow our steps here!
Supplies:
- Bunches of succulents-depends on birdcage size but you will always want more than less
- Birdcage-I bought mine from hobby lobby-I personally like the metal wire ones compared to wooden
- Sphagnum Moss-I found it at Home Depot for $4
- Burlap-optional
- Line the bird cage with burlap around the bottom. I do this to ensure that the moss doesn’t get everywhere because I am not going to use glue in this project like I would in other projects. This gives me a little piece of mind when making a mess everywhere.
- Fill the bottom of the bird cage with the sphagnum moss. This sphagnum moss is great for succulents because it holds moisture in but is fast draining allowing for your succulents to get watered without giving them root rot!
- Once you are satisfied with your moss level you can water it if you are using older cuttings and they are already calloused over. If you are using fresh cuttings, don’t worry about this step!
- Start arranging! I like to put the smaller ones around the edge and the larger ones in the middle. I added string of pearls and some trailing succulents I had in order to bring the plants outside of the cage a little and add dimension. You can easily make a little hole with your finger for the succulent stems or roots but if you are having difficulty, try using a stick.
- Fill in all holes to make it beautiful.
Tips to consider:
- Succulents grow extremely slow so really crowding your succulents in there won’t be a huge problem. You can always fix it later!!
- Play around with different styles of succulents. Here I used almost every kind I could find and made it extremely colorful.
- To water this you can simply fill up a dish big enough to hold the base of the planter and let it soak. Dry off what you can and put back in a sunny spot!
- In many arrangements you see them using glue and pins in order to secure the succulents to their spot. Here you don’t need to do that(unless you are having them sticking out and don’t trust them to stay). For my purposes anyway, they were going to be sitting on a table and not moving or hanging on its side. If you think it will be moving a lot try some pins or hot glue gun(just make sure your moss is all glued down then too).
And there you have it. I really hope that you enjoyed this tutorial. Please let me know if you have any suggestions!
Lovely!
Great ideas! I love the birdcage project! In my experience, succulents really differ on their preference for intensity of light. I’m wondering how you handle this with mixtures of many different succulents & colors?
Also, I wanted to be sure that I understand: I LOVE the leaf propagation method. It is so uplifting to experience the miracle of multiplying my plants. I’m wondering if you’ve specifically determined that the “babies” grow faster when removed from the “parent” leaf? I was under the impression that the initial leaf provides the initial nutrients required by the babies / puppies, but it’s something new for me to learn if you’re suggesting that removal of the parent leaf actually promotes faster growth? Thank you for your guidance and inspiration.
As for the light, I go for the ones that need the most light as they are going to stretch without it. Or I try to group similar ones together. As for propagation, keep the parent leaf on until it dries up and then you can remove it. I only will remove it earlier than that if I think the connection between the nutrients in the leaf and the baby is dead. So sometimes it shrivels by the connection first or turns black or rots. In those instances, I remove it before it is completely dried up.