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12.10.2023 - 12:27 / gardenersworld.com
Terrariums are an attractive way to display house plants and bring more greenery into your home. They’re a great way to experiment with plants and a fun creative project if you love indoor gardening. There’s a wide range of terrariums available to buy ready made, but you can make your own using any clear glass jar or bowl you have available. Whether you’re making one for your own home or to give away as a gift, a terrarium can be made any time and will look good all year round. Closed terrariums can be fiddly to set up, so if you’re a beginner, try starting with an open terrarium as these are easier to plant and need less aftercare.
Before you start Choosing a containerYou can buy many different styles of terrarium from simple cubes and glass bowls or jars, to geometric designs or hanging glass domes. Consider bigger or differently shaped terrariums, too. You don’t need to buy one – any clear glass bowl or jar could be repurposed into a terrarium. Here’s a few ideas for a homemade terrarium:
For more ideas watch our video on choosing a container:
How to make an open terrariumTopped with a mulch of pale grit and chunky pebbles, the effect is that of a landscape in miniature. Don’t be afraid to play with the top dressing if you want. You could use horticultural sand, or even pecking grit for birds – the grain size is somewhere between gravel and sand – which will add a more naturalistic feel.
Plants for an open terrariumFor an open terrarium choose desert plants that need a drier environment such as cacti, aloes and succulents. Most garden centres will sell a decent range of small cacti and succulents to use in your terrarium.
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Don’t let the fallen foliage in your garden go to waste, and use it to improve the plants’ health. How? Here’s all the information on How to Make Leaf Mold from Fallen Leaves!
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Whether you’re a beginner or a pro, these easy and fun DIY Fall Terrarium Ideas will make your room feel super cozy. Scroll down to discover the magic of fall in a jar!
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Fall is a great time of year to think ahead to a new plot, and sheet mulching can get you started on that vision. Though it can be done at any time of the year, autumn is ideal because the area will have a chance to break down over the winter. I’ve used this technique to create a garden in my backyard after digging up invasive plants, to establish pathways between raised beds, and to keep weeds out of a new area on my front lawn for galvanized raise beds. The process of sheet mulching enables you to put yard waste, like lawn clippings, fallen leaves, and wood chips, to good use. And by spring, you should have a diggable area, ready for plants.