Upcycle and Plant, April 22nd at The Other Plant Sale

By now you know I love a dish planting, and I've put together three very different offerings for this sale. This one is simple, just an Agave victoriae-reginae 'Porcupine'. The planter measures 12" at it's widest and is 11" tall to the tip top spike. The base is separate from the dish and there is a drainage hole. 
The agave is spiky perfection and the markings on the plant pop! with the rusty colored dish at it's base.

Dungeness dish planting $60

I call this succulent bowl Dungeness, due to my ongoing love for Derek Jarman's garden at the seaside in Dungeness, Kent. It measures 12” wide 11” tall including the plants. Again the the base is separate from the dish and there is a drainage hole. Plants include Senecio haworthii, Echeveria setosa 'Arrow' and a couple NoID stapelia.
A few of the echeveria are fixing to bloom and I suspect the stapelia may be as well, although I'm not 100% sure.

Desert devil cactus dish planter $80

I'm super excited about this one, as it includes one of Andrew's carved devil figures hanging out with some fabulously spiky cactus.
The devil itself is painted carved wood and is secured with a copper wire.
I love how the rusty metal plays with the dark cactus spines.
I've also included another favorite, pickaxe planters! Nothing says danger garden quite like a pickaxe filled with spikes...

Agave fililera (thread agave) pickaxe planter $40

This one measures 21” long and 6” tall.

Variegated Agave victoria-reginae pickaxe planter $40

Also 21” long and 6” tall.

Red-spined cactus pickaxe planter $40

This one is 16” long, 8” tall.
Each of these has a mesh screen bottom to the planting pocket to keep the soil in and let the water drain away.

Tillandsia pedestal with Aloe dorotheae cutting $15

I've been using a pedestal like this as a tillandsia perch, but I also love it for letting cuttings callous over before planting, like this bit of Aloe dorotheae.

Bromeliad grille $65

This mounted design measures 16.75” sq and is designed to be hung on a fence or some other surface that you don't mind spraying with a hose in the summertime, or having damp moss be in contact with.
There are five bromeliads—all neoregelia—and a few tillandsia mounted against a screen and secured with wire and moss. I have built numerous plantings like this, I keep them outside in the summertime where I spray them down every once and awhile, and then bring them indoors when temperatures drop in the autumn. 
Keeping water in the bromeliad cups and misting it regularly keeps it all alive until spring when it can go outside again. Alternatively you could also treat this as a summer fling and sing Que sera, sera....

Chartreuse planter with neoregelia and cryptanthus $30

The planter (5" square) is labeled Maddux of California No 109 and I planted it up with a Neoregelia ‘Cotton Candy’ and a couple NOID cryptanthus and moss. 

A.C. Davey Ceramics from California vase $10

I've hung onto this vase (7" tall) forever because I love it's curvy flair...
And that little green flower. It's probably time to pass it along however, and it's style definitely works with the other things on offer here. There will be a garden-fresh arrangement in it the morning of the sale, actual contents tbd.

Royal Copley planter with rooted epiphyllum cuttings $20

Royal Copley planters are near and dear to my heart, this one measures 4.75” wide, 3.5” deep, and is 7.25” tall with the plants. 

Golden barrels in golden urns $20 ea/$35 pair

I've pictured Echinocactus grusonii in these sweet little yellow urns FOREVER! I finally did it, only to offer them up for sale, what can I say—I just don't have a good place for them in my house. The urns are 4.5” tall without the plants. 
So that—along with copies of my book Fearless Gardening for $20—is what I'll be selling at The Other Plant Sale. If you're interested in any of these containers they will be available on the 22nd and I'll be taking cash, check or Venmo (no credit card reader). If they don't sell there, then I'll be happy to follow up with anyone who emails me (spiky plants at gmail dot com) or comments on this post. Hope to see you there—it's free to attend and there is no charge for parking!