Daisy, daisy, give me your answer true... I'm half crazy...

Making these little dish gardens is other worldly, like reading a children's story book. The gravy boat has a 'hen and chick' baby succulent, (chicken & gravy!) so I added an ornamental spoon and on of my less scary looking blades from deconstructed pocketknives and Daisy is overwhelmed because her cup overflows. I made these before my glorious trip to FLORIDA CACTUS!!! I followed my gps up and down the hills of Apopka, off the main road to gravel, off the gravel to sand, and VOILA! Glorious greenhouses host every variety of succulent imaginable, and cactus too. I skipped the cactus house. I worked in a nursery and we potted tiny one inch thumb pots of cacti. I still hold a grudge.

Above is the first of many greenhouses at Florida Cactus, and I limped through almost all of them. I didn't want to miss anything! I nestled my box of treasures into the car. I forgot a carseat! Should I buckle them in or at least give them little handlefuls of Cheerios for the trip home?

It turns out they travel well, not a peep out of them. Now they are on my  potting bench aka porch dining table. I feel like I just went trick-or-treating and I don't want to share my candy.  But I have to use them up so I can go back and get more! 

I planted all my mini jars.  Don't the plants look like they are lined up for the first day of school? But they need a bath first!