Topiary Attempt part II

I stuffed the wire wrapped form with moistened sphagnum moss. You can buy this moss at your local garden center.

After the moss has been tightly packed into the form, I use a bamboo skewer to poke a hole into the moss for the stems of the succulents. A lot of my cuttings were either heavy or had short stems, so I used floral pins to lock them in place.

I just worked my way around the form until I ran out of cuttings, also trying to think about balance, color and form. The turning wheel really helps you keep track of what is going on with the rest of your form while you're working. I definitely need some more cuttings, there are still a few bare spots. This is a 12 inch tall cone shaped topiary and I had somewhere around 45 cutting when I started. Everything I have read says you'll need about 100 cutting for every 12 square inches. So after filling in a few bare spots, all I need to do is finish up the planter I am making for this to rest in and put it in a dimly lit area for the roots to grow. I'll post pictures when it's fully complete!