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GARDENING

Terrariums

GARDENS IN GLASS

By Patricia F. Danflous

errariums are simple to build, easy to Building a terrarium is a layering labor.
maintain, increase the oxygen levels in Follow these basic steps, and you will have an
your home, and they are trendy – again! indoor garden in less than an hour:
TJust like in the seventies, the age-old
tradition of growing an indoor garden in a small • Place a small handful of • Place plant in soil and
container has become the latest thing. Check out pebbles or rocks at the position with tongs or
your friends’ Facebook pages, Pinterest or local bottom of your container tweezers. Pat the soil
into place around roots
for aeration and drainage.
craft store for inspiration and ideas. • Add a layer of dampened with a spoon.
Look inside that closet, shed or garage you peat moss. • Add a little water.
regularly avoid. The one with the miscellaneous • Scoop in a few inches of • Decide where to place
items you haven’t brought yourself to part with soil – the depth of this your new terrarium.
yet. Did you find an old goldfish bowl, a set of layer will depend on the Find out what level of
mason jars or the glass vase that once held cotton size of your container. sunlight works best for
your plant.
balls in the bathroom? Then you already have Make sure you have • Maintain your terrarium
enough room for your
your terrarium. plants to grow. with occasional watering.
Ready to start?
Gather supplies including:

• Clear, clean container (wide openings are
easier to work with)
• Pebbles or rocks (marbles work, too)

• Peat moss, to retain water
• Potting soil
• Strawberry begonias, aquamarine, air plant or black
mondo grass plant

• Spoon, long-handled tongs or tweezers, scissors, funnel

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