Succulents

I am amazed at how well my 'succulents in the bird bath' experiment is doing.  The have found their happy place.

If you remember, it was only 3 weeks ago that I planted them in my old copper birdbath.  They were terribly limp and were dropping leaves.

Here they are in their containers.  Pretty small and not too vibrant at the time.

Here they are today!

They have tripled in size and some are blooming.

The climbing hydrangea is working it's way up the pillar too.

My apricot roses had to be transplanted as they were not getting enough sun but the rest is filling in nicely.  This area should look great by this time next year.

 I have to find something to replace the roses but I am really enjoying this new bed.

On another note, I am going to star treating my weeds like this, especially when I am having a party: