New Home for my Succulents!

I assembled the Argos greenhouse shelf unit when it was delivered last week, but I've spent ages securing the shelves with cable ties - I couldn't do a lot at once because it's been so hot and sticky over the past week or so! Then today ... we had a heavy downpour, with thunder and lightning. I had to lighten the photos below, because it was so dark! Still not 100% happy with the wobbly wire shelves, but I'll just have to be careful when I remove the pots, and put them back on. I've used the strawberry boxes to put some of the smaller pots in, so that they don't move around as much. 

I watered all of the succulents yesterday ... something which is getting more and more difficult because I have so many! Hopefully when it gets cooler it will become easier. I was sweating like a pig after watering the plants ...

Time for a Shower

Here they all are, in the bath! I hadn't watered most of them since I received them, so I thought it was about time to give them all a good soak. These fill my bath already, so when I get my next batch I think I'll have to do the watering in stages. I'm also waiting for an order of saucers, so until I get those I will have to make sure the water  in the larger pots has drained completely, because I don't want to damage the wicker shelves. 

I've put the wicker shelves in the craft room, because the sun doesn't reach the left side of the balcony. 

Which is which ...?

These are succulents I bought on eBay, and which arrived last week. I had to ask the seller to help me with identifying which was which - they don't always look the same in person. I heard back from the seller today ... and turns out I only got 3 out of 6 correct! At least now I know which name goes with which plant.  Plus the seller's offered me a refund on the two larger plants on the right of the photo, because they didn't make the journey from China in the best condition.

I've been labelling the plants as they arrive so I don't forget their names. It helps to know the name when it comes to looking for growing and care tips on the Internet.

New Arrivals

I had one solitary passiflora for years, until I recently started to buy more plants. I've recently become obsessed with succulents too! I bought 3 in Liverpool a couple of years ago, but they didn't last very long - maybe I over-watered them?

The largest order of succulents came from China. I bought 7 plants, and she's sent me a free one too - the white one on the left of the picture. Not sure what variety it is, but I've asked the seller, Lucy.  

There are four more plants, which came from Malta - those are on the right of the picture. There are two tiny Sempervivums. I haven't had the best luck with those.  One dried up earlier this week, and another arrived in a very sad state, also from Malta, and I'm waiting to see if it will survive. The sedum and senecio cuttings came from Spain ...

I want to put the cuttings in water, to propagate, and pot up the rest of the plants.

I have more plants coming soon ...