I found these in the woods behind my house. Also found the plants in my back yard (portulaca)...you can't beat free!!

good for you!

great idea!!!

Dang...we don't have sea shells in Kentucky! :rolleyes:

That is an awesome idea. I do not think I can get those kinds of shells here either, but they sure make a neat looking planter!

If I can find more...I'll take a "wish list" and send them out! Let's hope I can find more.....

I'll join that wish list

I really like that Tonya... what a big!! Shell

What did you plant in it?

I planted the portulaca(moss rose) that I found in my back yard and a tiny piece of the regular kind I have in a planter.

Ohhh Cool That will be pretty!!

Very Creative, Tonya!!

I have a couple of shells like these and would like to plant something that does well indoors(in good light).I have planted english ivy in one of them but it does'nt seem to be doing too well. Any ideas?

What about Pothos...aka Devil's ivy. It is worth a try. Just make sure to get the soil into the shell as far as possible.

Thanks. Will do

Another idea for the large seashells..

I poured melted wax into mine and put a wick and made a pretty candle ...
Put some glitter on the wax and it really shines when it it lit............

Nice for christmas.......

dodge

Good idea!

TONYA

THANKS ......MY DEAD SISTER HAD GIVEN ME SOME OF THOSE AND THAT IS WHAT I DID.

????????/NEVER TOO OLD TO LEARNNNNNN...



DODGE

TONYA

OOPSSSSSSSSSSSSS

That was before she died!!!!!!!!!!

Daaaaaaaaaaaaa..

dodge

One word of caution on shell planters...watering can be tricky!

I found a bunch of shells on Metompkin Island last year, planted them with a bunch of my baby plants. Talk about trial and error!

I've found that having a watering schedule is better than checking the soil, frequent small waterings because you can never tell if the roots are wet since there is no drainage...

Warning given, my plants are doing great now but it was touch and go for a while because we went thru some too-wet-too-dry cycles.

Oh, I've also found that if you spoon the soil in and shake the shell, it gets further in...once the interior of the shell is soiled, add the plant before you finish filling it!

These shells look great on the fireplace, btw. And if you're tricky, they can even fit well on skinny windowsills.

myndful

Sounds like good advice....They dont sit level but are such beautys......SOmeone ought to figure out a holder for them..

I made wax candle of mine.

Put glitter on top for christmas.
dodge