Gardening isn't a necessity and source of food for a long time now. What's more, it has become a culture throughout the world. People are adapting their gardens to fit their individual tastes, making it a huge decorative item of our home, almost as an artistic expression. Lately, gardening has gained another type that has been growing in popularity because of its low-maintenance - growing succulents.

Low-maintenance Trend: Garden Full of Succulents

Succulents in short

Succulents are a group of plants originally from semi-desert and desert regions. They adapted to the environment poor with nutrients, which is also based on rough terrains, including sand and rocks. 

Most of us are very familiar with some succulents like cacti, but some of us don't know that Aloe and Agave also belong to this category, being leaf succulents. Cacti are especially popular, as they need very little maintenance and can adapt to almost any environment.

Gardening ideas with succulents

What's so attractive about succulents, especially cacti is that they look exotic, thanks to the evolution they went through. It also means you can use their rare and unusual beauty to create completely original gardening design. The variety of succulents allows you to choose between many forms, shapes, and colors to create just the type of garden you want.

Contrasting shapes and sizes is the best way to present the diversity of different succulent, but also to create a sense of a dynamic rhythm around the garden. This means you can combine small thorns and shrubs with trees. The multiple layers they create will add to the diversity and cheerfulness.


Succulents are great because they can thrive in almost any container that you choose. Smaller ones can fit in a tin can, a mug or even a shoe - let your imagination run wild. The more creative you are with the types of containers you use, the more unique your succulent garden will be. Large planters are excellent for creating a miniature garden at a corner of your yard or even at home.

It's also allowed to experiment with the soil if you want to grow succulents. The only requirement for growing succulents is for the soil to drain well. This means you can arrange succulents in colorful stones or gravel.

Apart from the container, you can also experiment with your soil. Succulents include little requirements for soil, except that it should be drained well. That said, they are a perfect candidate to try out an arrangement with gravel and colorful stones.