Join me today as I show you how to make these beautiful DIY Succulent Planters.  They are perfect for every day décor or use them as a wedding centerpiece!  Allow your succulents to grow in an outdoor environment indoors.

These DIY succulent planters are perfect for your home or use as a wedding centerpiece. Made from an old Christmas tree stump, your succulents can grow inside in an outdoor environment! Visit cleverbloom.com for an easy tutorial with lots of pictures to help you along.

Thank you so much for being here today!  I am SO in LOVE with these DIY Succulent Planters.  I mean, aren’t they beautiful?!  The best part is they cost zip to make and are fairly easy.

I saved our Christmas Tree trunk because I thought I would make wood round ornaments for next year.  It’s been kicking around the house for months and frankly, I was getting sick of tripping over it.  I needed to do something else with it.  I had a bunch of succulents that I had just planted and had a few left over with no home.  I remembered seeing a picture where someone had planted a bunch of succulents outside in an old tree stump.  I loved it, and thought I could do something similar but for inside.  Follow the tutorial below to make these beauties!

These DIY succulent planters are perfect for your home or use as a wedding centerpiece. Made from an old Christmas tree stump, your succulents can grow inside in an outdoor environment! Visit cleverbloom.com for an easy tutorial with lots of pictures to help you along.

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You’ll need:

-Old tree trunk or thick branch (I used our noble fir Christmas tree trunk).

-Saw (we used a hand saw).

-Drill

-A hole saw attachment for drill (we used 1.5 inch).

-A small drill bit

-Marker or pen.

For planting:

-Small rocks or Pebbles

-Succulent/Cactus soil (well draining soil).

-Succulents

Let’s get started!

These DIY succulent planters are perfect for your home or use as a wedding centerpiece. Made from an old Christmas tree stump, your succulents can grow inside in an outdoor environment! Visit cleverbloom.com for an easy tutorial with lots of pictures to help you along.

These DIY succulent planters are perfect for your home or use as a wedding centerpiece. Made from an old Christmas tree stump, your succulents can grow inside in an outdoor environment! Visit cleverbloom.com for an easy tutorial with lots of pictures to help you along.1.  First gather your tools and your tree trunk.  Mine was big enough to make 2 (or more) so I marked the spots where we needed to cut.  I say “we” because my husband had to help me.  Ha!

These DIY succulent planters are perfect for your home or use as a wedding centerpiece. Made from an old Christmas tree stump, your succulents can grow inside in an outdoor environment! Visit cleverbloom.com for an easy tutorial with lots of pictures to help you along.These DIY succulent planters are perfect for your home or use as a wedding centerpiece. Made from an old Christmas tree stump, your succulents can grow inside in an outdoor environment! Visit cleverbloom.com for an easy tutorial with lots of pictures to help you along.2.  Now safely saw your trunk.

These DIY succulent planters are perfect for your home or use as a wedding centerpiece. Made from an old Christmas tree stump, your succulents can grow inside in an outdoor environment! Visit cleverbloom.com for an easy tutorial with lots of pictures to help you along.3.  With your whole saw attachment drill the circle shape into your wood piece.  We went down as far as the attachment would let us go.

These DIY succulent planters are perfect for your home or use as a wedding centerpiece. Made from an old Christmas tree stump, your succulents can grow inside in an outdoor environment! Visit cleverbloom.com for an easy tutorial with lots of pictures to help you along.4.  Now you’ll have something that looks like this (above picture on left).  Use your regular small drill bit to chisel out the wood (above picture on right).

These DIY succulent planters are perfect for your home or use as a wedding centerpiece. Made from an old Christmas tree stump, your succulents can grow inside in an outdoor environment! Visit cleverbloom.com for an easy tutorial with lots of pictures to help you along.

These DIY succulent planters are perfect for your home or use as a wedding centerpiece. Made from an old Christmas tree stump, your succulents can grow inside in an outdoor environment! Visit cleverbloom.com for an easy tutorial with lots of pictures to help you along.

5.  Keep chiseling until you reach desired depth.  Mine goes down about 2″ or so.

These DIY succulent planters are perfect for your home or use as a wedding centerpiece. Made from an old Christmas tree stump, your succulents can grow inside in an outdoor environment! Visit cleverbloom.com for an easy tutorial with lots of pictures to help you along.

These DIY succulent planters are perfect for your home or use as a wedding centerpiece. Made from an old Christmas tree stump, your succulents can grow inside in an outdoor environment! Visit cleverbloom.com for an easy tutorial with lots of pictures to help you along.

6.  Now for planting!  Fill a thin layer of pebbles.  And then  a thin layer of succulent soil.

These DIY succulent planters are perfect for your home or use as a wedding centerpiece. Made from an old Christmas tree stump, your succulents can grow inside in an outdoor environment! Visit cleverbloom.com for an easy tutorial with lots of pictures to help you along.7.  Place your succulent in the whole and fill the rest with soil.  Brush off excess dirt and you’re done!  Don’t water!  Read below.

These DIY succulent planters are perfect for your home or use as a wedding centerpiece. Made from an old Christmas tree stump, your succulents can grow inside in an outdoor environment! Visit cleverbloom.com for an easy tutorial with lots of pictures to help you along.I’m not a succulent professional but I’ve read some great tips on planting that I’ll share with you.  Succulents need well draining soil.  If you are planting them in a container with no drainage hole, you will need to use rocks or pebbles in the bottom of the container.  Their roots can’t sit in water!  Water your succulent in the current container about 2-3 days prior to transferring.  Once you’ve transplanted your succulent, it’s best to wait 1-2 weeks to water.  I know it seems weird but they will need to get used to their new home before being watered.

These DIY succulent planters are perfect for your home or use as a wedding centerpiece. Made from an old Christmas tree stump, your succulents can grow inside in an outdoor environment! Visit cleverbloom.com for an easy tutorial with lots of pictures to help you along.

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I hope you get a chance to make these DIY Succulent Planters.  Pin the photo below to your favorite DIY board on Pinterest for easy access to this tutorial.  I would love to see your planters so tag me in your photos on Instagram too @cleverbloom  Have a great day and happy planting!

These DIY succulent planters are perfect for your home or use as a wedding centerpiece. Made from an old Christmas tree stump, your succulents can grow inside in an outdoor environment! Visit cleverbloom.com for an easy tutorial with lots of pictures to help you along.

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  1. I drill drainage holes in the base, from the bottom. Otherwise the roots will just make their way to the rocks and suck up too much water. I, also, use a Forstner drill bit. It cuts out the wood as you drill so it’s a one step process.

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