Loves on a Thursday :: Succulents

Today I'm excited to be co-hosting Loves on a Thursday over at Imprintalish.  Lish hosts a weekly link-up party where you can link up your post about what you love.

This week I've been thinking about succulents, one of my favorite plants. I've done a number of posts on succulents before and I just can't seem to get enough of them.

Today I'm loving succulents mixed with other flowers and elements.

Loving them with pink flowers, moss and drift wood...

{via Style Me Pretty}

wrapped in Kraft paper clustered together in a small wooden box as a center piece...

{via One Lovely Day}

in a thick wooded planter...

{via The Growing Wall}

in a wooden Mexican sugar mold as a planter...

{via Justina Blakeney}

and even in a wedding bouquet mixed in with other leaves and flowers.

{via The Cutting Garden} 

They just look so lovely!   

And what about you, what have you been loving recently?

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Plants, Plants and more Plants

Last weekend I went to a few nurseries with some friends.  The first one was a wholesale nursery called Riverbend and I was amazed at the great prices! I picked up 3 plants for only $7 including purple basil which I'd never seen before.
  

Then we headed to Hewitt on Hillsboro Road.  I loved the huge variety of plants that we saw as we wandered around looking at everything.

There was a small gift shop inside,

flower pots outside,

succulent arrangements,

 greenhouses,

types of flowers I had never seen before,

and more succulents and sedums than I could have imagined!

 It was a great sunny day to visit these places but after 4 hours we were all exhausted! 

Needless to say, I can't wait to go back again.

And here's what what I ended up with, some great finds!

Have you discovered any new plants recently?

Wednesday Wonderfuls :: Succulents

As most of you know I just can't get enough of succulents.  I am always looking for new and fun ways to display them too.  Here are some fun and unique ones I came across recently.

{The Hunted Interior}

{Far Out Flora}

{Style Baggage}

{Bees Knees Bungalow}

Have you come across any fun ways to display your plants recently?

Succulent Inspiration

Just a little succulent inspiration for this Friday afternoon. Recently, I found this great group of pictures on flickr by anniesannuals. Check them out here.

Another Look

An interesting look for succulents...

it is always amazing what a little spray paint can do!

{Source}

Just add Water...

I want to try this! I saw it while I was walking out of a restaurant in Nashville recently. They just took a glass container, put some stones in the bottom and added some water and succulents.

I just love the way it looks!

All Seasons :: Nashville, TN

I finally got a chance to stop in All Seasons Garden & Brewing Supply Co. on 8th Avenue South in Nashville. I drive by them all the time and have wanted to stop in for the longest time. I finally stopped by to pick up some potting soil and boy was I surprised when I walked inside! This lovely shop has everything you could think of for gardening and brewing along with so many fun items. I felt like a kid in a candy store! I had such a great time looking at all the different items they had and couldn't believe how much there is inside and out. These are rustic textured pots, colorful and fun birdhouses hanging from suspended branches above, little ceramic birds and so many unique gift items. One of my favorite finds was the birdhouse outside with succulents planted on the roof! And the last picture on the left, do you know what those are? Bee Houses! I've never seen one of these before. Is that what we need for the garden? They are filled with bamboo and attract non-stinging Mason bees. Mason bees are slightly smaller than honey bees and are incredible pollinators.

Do you have a bee house near your garden?

So Lovely

Some lovely Succulent inspiration ::

Photos by Stephanie Williams Photo by Amelia Lyon Photo from Antiquechase Photo by Kate HeadleyPhoto by Allyson Magda

And don't forget my photo I posted last month

I don't know what it is about these guys, but I love them. I just got a new succulent yesterday and I'm still trying to figure out how and where I want to plant it...

Have a great weekend!

Friday Already?

"Not Everything that can be counted counts,

and not everything that counts can be counted."

-Albert Einstein

Friday already? I can't believe it! This week has just flown by. Worked everyday, made it to all my kickboxing classes (one of those classes with no a/c!) and wrapped up a few custom orders at Words For You.

Hope it's been a great week for you too!