I Love Hens & Chicks

These are some Hen's & Chicks that I planted in an old ground level bird feeder.  It has a wire mesh bottom which gives perfect drainage.  I planted these back in April 2013 and they've grown and spread out beautifully.

More Hens & Chicks I moved from the front area of the front yard near the sidewalk.  People kept stepping on them - even though they're in my yard!  These are planted in a plastic pot that used to be a hanging pot.  It also has good drainage.  And again, these have really grown into big healthy plants.

Here's another group of rescued Hens & Chicks from near the front sidewalk.  It was only half this full when I planted the pot.  You can see all the little Chicks hanging off the edge of the container.  This is a squat terracotta bowl with a drainage hole in the bottom.

If you look closely, you can see these Hens & Chicks look a little sad.  They were planted in the ground but were hidden underneath some other plants.  I dug them up and planted them in this terracotta shallow bowl just about two weeks ago.  I saw them today and they are already looking very happy in their new home.  The rock is some sort of volcanic, light weight ( maybe it's pumice) rock that I found at a landscape rock business.

Two more pots with Hens & Chicks.  These were also taken from the front yard by the sidewalk back in April.  These are the saucers from underneath pots.  The one on the left is plastic and the one on the right is terracotta.  Again I have some of that volcanic rock as a contracting color.

Last one to show you today.  This is a stoneware shallow dish that was made for growing bonsai.  I killed my bonsai many years ago but kept the pot.  The rock is a piece of petrified wood ( don't remember where I found it ).  These Hens & Chicks are more of the batch I moved from the front of the yard.  I think the number of Hens & Chicks has doubled since planted in April.

Did I mention that I live in the Willamette Valley, Oregon, United States?  Overall we have pretty great summer weather.  In the late Fall, all Winter, and into early Spring we have lots and lots of rain.  So this part of Oregon is VERY green!

That's all for today!  Happy gardening.  Sandra