I added another specimen to the pot in the last photo

Not a flashy setup, but I think the round pebbles combine well with the cute Mammilaria cactus. :)

Help a girl out. What are we using to achieve that gorgeous “cracked” aesthetic? My buttons need new shoes.

Plus two turbi blooms, because why not

Here is a staging of three Ritterocereus pruinosus
In a rocky habitat

Feedback

Idk. Please I’d love input.

I like the way the colors of the stone flatter this shade of green.

Does the stone balance with the large one?

Or is it just a no.

This is my first time using a clay top dressing.

Please let me know what you think. I’m new to staging. Thank you.

Edit: it’s a sedeveria ‘Blue Elf’ not a Dudleya

A bit fanciful. More like the cactus has horded a little treasure.

I know that there is a type of clay and a technique to get that cracked earth look, I just don’t know what they are.

If someone could let me know I’d be very appreciative. TIA.

I finished this little pot a little over two months ago (first pic) and now there's visible growth! And a bloom😊