One of my favorite places in the world is my Uncle’s home in southern California. These days, we get to travel down to visit a few times a year, and when I’m there, I’m always inspired. I have so many memories at my Uncle’s house, I still remember going to see it when it was on the market almost 20 years ago, and since then I’ve loved seeing how my Uncle has created it into a warm, inviting, space. It feels like home to me, a space where I can retreat.

These days since visits are more rare, I especially savor my time there. My favorite is spending time in his garden, my Uncle has created the most beautiful, lush landscape out of native plants, including many succulents. I am a succulent lover, and it all came from him.

My last time there this last month, he showed me something new he started doing, bringing succulent cuttings indoors by arranging them in vases or different sizes. He stuffs newspaper as a medium to hold the cuttings into whatever vessel he’s using to arrange, and then places the cuttings into it.

And that’s it. No watering, succulents last for a month or two just like that. When they start to get droopy, just toss them out and redo if you’d like.

I was so excited to try it, I love bringing green indoors whenever I can. But I also don’t like things that are too fussy, even if it’s just a weekly watering! No watering at all, such a win, and it only took me about 5 minutes to put it together.

Just find a vase, stuff it with a sheet of newspaper, cut any succulents you want to use, and arrange them in the vase. Then bring it inside and put it anywhere where you want a little splash of green. Mine is currently sitting on our fireplace mantel.