Lacing Out and Potting up a Crassula

I’ve been wanting to pot up this 15 gallon Crassula Argentea Sunset for the last year or so.
I get it started and explain my process as best I can!
I’m no expert in bonsai, that’s for SURE, but I’d like to expose and celebrate the trunk and branching of this maturing plant while enjoying its rich yellow colored leaves and pretty winter blooms.
We’ll revisit it from time to time, I’ll keep snipping, and maybe someday, I’ll get it just right.
Meanwhile, I hope that you’ll be inspired to play with your plants, too.

[@JP-vq6ku]

I absolutely love that you film straight through without cuts.

[@Charmander603]

"You don't have to be gentle or careful at all." *starts kicking pot vigorously* Lmao a beautiful moment, truly

[@janecurtis5726]

You have created a forest style bonsai! I admit that I held my breath when you cut off the large “trunk” but it looks great. Nice to know we can have such fun with succulents. Looking forward to its progress.

[@ellengriffith6247]

It got a little scary, but love it!!!

[@brielgo]

Lo mejor para terminar muy bien la semana: un consejo de Laura. Mil gracias 😀👍🏽👏🏽

[@sallybruska1499]

You have given me some ideas about my succulents. I'm always a bit scared that I'll damage my plants beyond repair. But now I'm going to go for it and make some cuts and see what happens.

[@Kuttysinaustralia]

Great tips! My Jade is growing like crazy. I need to trim it down. This video is very helpful 👍🏽

[@legendarymayormarylikestur8874]

You can also use wire on Jade to make the limbs move where ever and grow however you like them 🥰

[@debbielummus4637]

Wow! That looks amazing! Great job Laura🌱🌵🪴💜

[@thatbemefool]

Shameful you have to give a disclaimer about Bonsai but it’s where we are now 😂😂😂😂😂 we all knew what you meant 😍 Love your work and raw talent. Your videos during this time inspired me to transform my garden. Keep up the great work!

[@marionpalmer5519]

Yes that will be good to check up on the progress each walkabout Wednesday. I enjoyed this demonstration. Thankyou 🌵🪴

[@lizett8591]

Very cool! I really wouldn't have known what to do with it. This was great!

[@kathystotts5610]

just loving all the hot styles ...you make come alive

[@vivianwulff9219]

❤you are such a natural❤❤❤

[@nicolerince]

Thank you. I feel better about trying to tackle mine.

[@eshelovesdogs]

Thank you Hannah for suggesting turning the pot...I was thinking the same thing. Looks beautiful Laura

[@annmcginnis6531]

Always an adventure full of surprise! You are fearless. I love ❤ that about you. T.Y.

[@mariagdaws6083]

Thanks for your tips Laura ❤️❤️❤️

[@carmengrande4508]

Tris video males mi nervous 🤣🤣... very beautiful at the end!😊

[@nicogs97]

Turned out amazing

[@brerbear]

❤️ you never cease to fascinate & entertain me 💯❤️❣️

[@terrifranchina5068]

Winner! Winner! chicken dinner!

[@juliepayn7696]

Wow-what a difference, can't wait to go and tackle mine.

[@CindyP10]

Very cool! Thanks for the lesson. 🤩💚

[@Coco13]

Looks like a Baobab forest. 😍

[@user-ou5qu8wx9m]

오랫만입니다! 반갑고요! 요술의 솜씨 너무너무 좋습니다! ❤🧡💛💚💙💜❤🧡💛

[@karenamalfi8551]

I could never be that brave 😊

[@arifmulla563]

This could make great bonsai forest

[@lalop123]

I thought about turning my jade plant into Bonsai. Just a few questions for you: 1) Beside trimming, do you know if the plant responds well to wire branch training? 2) Would you ever bring a Bonsai expert on to help you with your Jade plant? I think that’d be cool for a video collaboration. 3) Would you ever take a bonsai class/workshop to help with your designs?

[@aktarango]

Beautiful!

[@dai12nao]

Its so beautiful 😍

[@robingrunzweig3940]

love it! you inspire me to grab some courage and go for it around here

[@californianorma876]

Always great ideas and very manageable projects! You're giving me an idea to top dress my succulents with the tiny gravel that's falling off of my flat roof. 😄 Reuse!

[@charwiant2943]

Oh Laura this is just what I needed. I have a Jade plant indoors and have been thinking of what I can do the change it up. Thanks much.

[@yourself435]

I love it 😍 jade

[@amyjones2490]

Nigel Saunders has a nice laid back bonsai channel that is really relaxing to watch. His style is very easy to follow.

[@tracyp5088]

Great idea!!!

[@beverlyasleson3321]

What a difference 👍

[@bonsai-tvc1426]

wonderful. thank you for sharing!

[@pacificgardener]

I wish I could have those cuttings especially the big stem/trunk that you removed. 😩

[@jillianleblanc9370]

Good morning to you vary nice plant I wish I could have some of those cutting? You have a Happy Valentine's Day to you and the family 💝💝💝💝💘❤💘❤⚘⚘

[@mercedesrodriguez4904]

Waooo preciosa terminación me encantó 👍👍👍🤗🤗💗💗💗

[@ramonawilliams9599]

That large branch cut at the base had me gasping! However, the end result looks good!

[@PlantitaUK]

Love it

[@MM-lq2vm]

Hi Laura, I just found your channel and I already love it. I was always interested in collect succulents but I live in Texas and the temperature in the summer is super high and during the winter super cold. I lost several succulents due to the cold weather, even when I winterize them. Where do you live and do you have any tips and tricks for the winter months for outdoor cacti and succulents. All the best

[@creaturedomes9364]

Hey Laura i have a question. I have a foxtail agave pup (very small) i plucked off the side of the main plant trunk. Its only 3inches in diameter from leaf tip to opposite leaf tip. It started to flower and has a small flower coming from the center that looks exactly like the mother plants huge flower. Is that normal??

[@koholohan3478]

You could make this into a kinda forest, clump style, baobab-esque bonsai composition. The goal is the create taper. Sections that are long, straight, with no taper, cut them back and force branching. Tip: with succulents like this, also portulatlcaria, cut slightly beyond the node you want branching. Leaving a little bit will allow it to dry out the tip. It you cut it at the actually node, you risk it dying back to the next node. Once your main branches developed, you can start to just prune the tips for ramifications or small twigging branching and leaves. Also. Nigel Saunders here on YT has so many great bonsai videos. I've watched him for many years. Try to create taper. Try to eliminate crossing branches that cut back into the composition. Eliminate inward facing branches. Also Eliminate bar branching and where a branch divides onto more than 2. Ideally, it should be 1 branch, into 2 into 4, 8 etc. Having 1 go into many branches can make that section swell and the taper will reverse and thicken. ♡ you Laura

[@officialmimaskitchen6362]

Hi Laura, Is it possible to recover my 8 year old Jade plant from black spots on the leaves? I just notice the whole tree is full of black spots. I hope you can help me. 🙏🏼 Thanks!

[@marianieves9366]

Quisiera ser vecina de Laura para recoger todas las plantas que tira 🥴🥴🥴🥴

[@lealuckau9278]

💚💚💚

[@maaidaocampo5259]

Hello Miss laura, ive been watching ypur video... very inspiring... just yesterday, i watched that you worked on your Fred yves and thingking you.might help me with mine...it used to be big as.your FY but i notices that the leaves was damaged and the shape of leaves became crooked... and now it has a.scar...leaves are crooked wirh scar.... i dont know what to do...maybe you can help me with this

[@yelitzamalaga6733]

😍😍😍

[@brokenbutterfly3178]

Laura's top 10 plants 1)Crassula sunset 2)Aeonium sunburst 3)Aloe cameronii 4)Aloe blue elf 5)Agave blue glow 6)Golden barrel cactus 7)Blue torch cactus 8) portolicaro afra variegated 9)aloe Hercules 10) milli ready red

[@marclaw4511]

Grown here in the UK called money plant.

[@lilo2226]

Ever since I’ve watched your videos , I top dress my plants it makes it so much prettier.I can’t believe I had the dirt exposed for so many years..yikes!People tell me you are going to make the plant rot by doing this, but til now haven’t had a problem.

[@donnahazlett7305]

Me too! I call it the Laura Eubanks treatment. I put small pebbles/gravel in every outdoor pot. I even have one succulent in a pretty piece of pottery with rock on top on my kitchen counter because of these youtubes...we have snow on the ground here.

[@normatrewhella9003]

How often do you water that plant

[@torcdistributors184]

How do you get your garden decorated stones to maintained there natural color and not get discolored.

[@LauraEubanks]

Perhaps they stay fresh due to our lack of weather extremes.

[@elecibarrasandisandi2132]

Bom tarde! Gostaria saber nome desça planta

[@tammywatts238]

Is there any way I can add / send pictures of my succulents to you..so when I ask you questions about them you can see them and get a good idea of what im talking about??

[@ibebebebabe346]

🥰👍

[@dorindajenkins7825]

👋😃

[@jrpacer6355]

I have a difficult time growing these plants maybe they do better in warmer climates

[@emilydurkee8664]

California succulent people are so lucky! They can just leave a plant outside and ignore it and it thrives. I live up by Canada and if I even look at my succulents wrong they die

[@fabioleonhardt]

Bonsai..

[@Tom-kl5lg]

The advice at the 3 minute mark is baffling. For the love of all things holy, do not ever put plastic bags or jugs at the bottom of a pot. It will completely mess up the drainage flow and likely lead to root rot. Perhaps the environment is hot enough in your region that water retention isn't a problem but giving that advice to your audience seems like a really bad idea.

[@ortoentelekia4526]

mistreatment

[@josephdifabio6083]

This lady is a hack. Jesus, do not do what she did to this poor plant.

[@christyn2006]

I think you have to know the history of the plant. It’s been on her front step for years and she’s been taking cuttings from it and just basically neglecting it. In another time she would have just got rid of the plant altogether but she’s showing one way to give something you might not value a second chance. The plant will be ok, and we will watch it on the next 20 walkabout wednesdays just like we have seen it the previous 20. I like it.