Martha Stewart Living, Volume 148 March 2006
Steel utility boxes from the hardware store make sleek, modern pots. Choose a range of shapes and sizes. Turn so that the side with holes is at the bottom, and plant with low-growing succulents, such as Echeveria 'Black Prince' (left) and Sempervivum; top with gravel. (We used no. 2 grade grit.) For an exotic centerpiece, arrange several in a tray filled with grit.
Sand comes in different sizes. It's probably a courser sand. Check hardware/home improvement stores, or even a cement/gravel yard:) Crushed shells work well too:)
Sand comes in different sizes. It's probably a courser sand. Check hardware/home improvement stores, or even a cement/gravel yard:) Crushed shells work well too:)
I think it means the really tiny rocks you put at the bottom of the pot (or sometimes used instead of soil )to help with drainage, so the plant doesn't have any standing water.
I've googled "no. 2 grade grit" to no end, and can't figure out what it is or where to get it. Any clues?