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Make a Cactus Dish Garden

Learn how to plant this colorful dish garden filled with an assortment of cacti.

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Cactus Dish Garden

Create a sleek, modern, and drought-tolerant cactus dish garden for your tabletop.

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Gather Your Supplies

For this craft you will need: a planter / assorted cacti / cactus soil / gardening gloves / kitchen tongs / small stones / chopstick

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Plant Preparation

Select a planter with drainage holes. Fill the planter 3/4 of the way with soil for cacti.

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Begin Planting

Wearing gloves, add the cacti to the dish. Arrange the taller ones to the back or center and the shorter ones to the front or edges.

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