Hello! Today I'm going to show you how to build a beautiful and healthy terrarium like the one above for a fraction of the price you may see in some high end plant shops (one in particular I know of charges £40 for a tiny one!).
The one above I made for my partner a year or so ago and all the plants have been pretty healthy until I had to remove one which had got rather poorly and brown (you can read about it in the post below). Everyone else is happy and as long as you keep an eye on everyone and water them a small amount if the soil feels dry then everything should be OK.
Feel free to accessorize your plant home with glass pebbles, trinkets and toys etc. I bought the pebbles online for about £3 and then a couple of collectors star wars figurines which were around £5 each to add but if you're not buying specialist collector stuff then obviously it will be cheaper. There were seven plants in the one above but today's I'm making has five plants only.
So first of all you're going to need a home to place all the new residents in. I picked up this beautiful square glass jar or whatever it is from a charity shop today for 75p. I think it has good character and is thick high quality glass.
Get everyone ready for the big move! Here they all are ready for their new home, can't you just feel their excitement through the screen??
Firstly you're going to want to add a layer of draining material such as this white perlite I bought from B&Q. For closed containers like this, pebbles are essential to avoid flooding of the plants. On top of the perlite I used succulent compost also from B&Q but other garden centers will stock it.
Remove the excess soil from the plants, taking very special care not to damage the roots, dig a hole in the soil and place the plant inside, add extra soil over the top and flatten it down firmly, the plant doesn't want to be wobbling around.
Repeat with the other plants and there you have it! A drink of water to celebrate their new swish pad and a sunny spot to keep them happy. You can now add whatever decorations you wish.
This spot on the window in our study is perfect! A view of the beautiful park outside with all the tall trees is sure to inspire them to grow big and healthy.
Happy potting!
Which plants would you recommend using? Where would you recommend buying them if you haven't grown your own?
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Any small ones to start with, plant shops should sell a variety of smaller cactus and succulent plants that are ideal for a terrarium. They can even recommend you particular ones that would thrive in such an environment x
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