- Working Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Skill Level: Kid-friendly
Display gorgeous orchids in a mod metal planter filled with soft moss and groundcover. This arrangement uses chartreuse sedum and Spanish moss for high-contrast against colorful orchid blooms. With the right materials, this project is super simple and ends up looking sleek.
What You'll Need
Equipment / Tools
- Container for soaking moss
Materials
- 1 Sphere planter
- Spanish moss
- Orchids
- Sphagnum moss
- Potting soil
- Groundcover sedum; we used 'Angelica' sedum
Instructions
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Fill Bottom With Moss
Fill the bottom of the planter with Spanish moss, pressing the moss to the sides and leaving a hole in the center. This will result in a bowl-like shape.
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Soak and Place Sphagnum Moss
Soak sphagnum moss well in a container for at least 30 seconds. Then, slightly wring out excess water and put the wet sphagnum moss in the center of the Spanish moss.
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Tuck In Orchids
Leaving orchids in their nursery pots, tuck them within the sphagnum moss so they are held in place and covered with it.
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Add Soil
Add a 1 inch layer of potting soil on top of the sphagnum moss.
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Plant Sedum
Plant sedum in the top layer of soil, arranging it around the orchids. Try to cover as much of the exposed dirt with the sedum plants to create a dense groundcover.