Creative Terrariums: 33 Modern Mini-Gardens for Your Home (Fox Chapel Publishing) Step-by-Step Cutting-Edge, Contemporary Designs to Add a Decorative Organic Presence to Even the Smallest Room

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How a Terrarium Works

Learn the ins and outs of terrariums!

Even if your terrarium will be far from traditional, It’s important to understand some fundamental workings of a biosphere to truly appreciate how amazing it is to cultivate life under glass:

Photosynthesis The water cycle inside a terrarium The Wardian Case (the original terrarium) A history of terrariums The layers needed for a healthy mini-garden

Create Your Own Miniature Gardens

Contemporary Designs for Your Home

Terrariums are an eye-catching way to bring the whimsy of nature indoors!

These little pockets of living plants are a beautiful way to maximise even the smallest spaces while adding a touch of fresh greenery to your home.

Inside this book, you’ll learn everything you need to know to help you choose the right vessel, foundation, plants, and decorative elements to confidently bring your own mini landscapes to life!

33 step-by-step projects featuring cacti, succulents, tropical plants, mosses, and air plants Over 300 gorgeous photos of finished projects and instructions Troubleshooting, how to identify symptoms of illness, and pest-control tips Plant care techniques to keep your terrariums fresh and vital

33 Projects and Designs

Astonishing projects from a memo board to a chandelier to a living martini grace the pages of this stylish and inventive book!

With step-by-step directions, sequenced photographs, and a handy list of all the required tools and materials you’ll need, you’ll be well on your way to making over 30 beautifully creative terrariums!

Unexpected Vessels

Mason jars, wine glasses, fishbowls—if it’s drainage-free, watertight, and transparent, you can build a terrarium in it!

Inside, you’ll learn how to choose the best vessel for your terrarium project. Determine the perfect container for a particular plant species or to fit a specific placement in your home—whether it’s a repurposed coffee pot or a glass container from Ikea!

Living Plants

Learn all about air plants, tropical plants, cacti, succulents, and mosses—where to shop for them, how to inspect them to ensure you’re getting a beautiful and healthy plant, and which ones will work best for your chosen project.

You’ll learn all you need to know to ensure you choose the best lush, oxygen-boosting greenery for your terrarium!

Decorative Elements

While plants are the centrepiece of any terrarium, adding fun decorative elements allows you to incorporate a theme!

Explore some examples of small touches and decorations you can use to personalise and add some character to your terrarium project.

Learn Your Layers

The layers of your mini-garden—drainage, separation, filtration, substrate, plants, topdressing, and decorative—are vital to its success!

Inside, each layer is presented in the recommended order, from bottom to top, with suggested mediums for each layer.

Materials & Tools of the Trade

Learn all about the ecosystem of a terrarium so you can choose the best materials for the foundation of your mini garden.

Enid provides a suggested list of tools and their uses, plus foundation and soil choices, to make your terrarium building process as smooth as possible.

Keeping Up with Your Plants

Discover tips on how to avoid unwanted critters in your mini garden and the options for exterminating uninvited guests, from aphids to spider mites.

You’ll also learn how to propagate your succulents, maintain the desired shape of your plants, and grow your own garden from leaf cuttings!

Decorative Elements

Learn Your Layers

Materials and Tools

Keeping Up with Your Plants

About the Author

Enid G. Svymbersky is the creative blogger behind A Charming Project (acharmingproject.com), a DIY style website where she shares her passion for crafts, plants, and renter-friendly DIY.

Enid first started crafting as a creative outlet, and soon became hooked on blogging when her Coffee Pot Terrarium project went viral! Between brunching and happy hour, you can usually find her planting, hot gluing, or painting her next project.

Newly married, she lives in the beautiful San Francisco Bay Area with her husband Michael… and in the near future, a dog named Waffles.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Fox Chapel Publishing; Illustrated edition (12 Mar. 2019)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 160 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1565239849
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1565239845
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 17.78 x 1.78 x 22.61 cm