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this is a great site...i just started gardening--have very small outdoor space in a triplex--i love succulents--beautiful, great in a drought, can find them roadside or buy small ones cheap (they will grow like crazy) and so fun to play with--just like you've shown and others are commenting on-i like to mix them up in the pots, add river rocks, pieces of driftwood, beach glass (which i love to collect), broken pottery, anything fun and interesting--i also love to find interesting things at garage sales to use as planters (another very inexpensive way to have cool "pots"-as long as you drill at least one drain hole at the bottom)--you also don't have to spend money on a special potting mix--mine grow great with a mix of potting soil and sand--i had a very large pot at my front door-about 4'x4' and nothing would grow--so i placed a smaller pot with flowers in the center and surrounded it with several succulents (they'll grow anywhere), rocks and driftwood...i have a tiny toy wheelbarrow as a planter that fits just right on the railing at my front door--you can always find or create a spot when you have very little space for plants...your front door--maybe place a shelf outside a window--you can get creative and don't have to spend much money at all in the whole process..i am loving it! i hope you'll be able to view a few photos of my succulents at http://debsphotos12.shutterfly.com/23 (it's a new site i've never used--please let me know if it works)...debba