Miniature Terrariums: Tiny Glass Container Gardens Using Easy-to-Grow Plants and Inexpensive Glassware

by Fourwords

Overview

Add a whimsical touch of green to any space: your desk or bookshelf, home or office.

These miniature indoor gardens are customizable, stylish and easy to care for! This book is full of ideas for creating the perfect little Japanese-inspired terrarium garden using repurposed glass containers— including a wine glass, mason jar and lightbulb.

In this mini terrarium gardening book you'll learn how to create:

• Fern and moss terrariums
• Air plant (Tillandsia) terrariums
• Cacti and succulent terrariums
• Captivating combinations of flowering plants, dry zone plants, mosses, epiphytes and other mixes

Included are tips for selecting your containers and arranging your soils, stones and plants so that your unique house plants stay healthy and beautiful in their perfectly petite glass home.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9784805314777
Publisher:	Tuttle Publishing
Publication date:	05/15/2018
Pages:	96
Product dimensions:	7.70(w) x 10.10(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Fourwords is the green shop division of Actus Interiors, a Japanese chain of stores dedicated to providing goods that promote healthy, functional and beautiful living spaces.

Table of Contents

Preface 02

What is a Terrarium? 04

Making a Terrarium 10

Chapter 1 Wetland Plants

A Terrarium with Fluffy Selaginella 16

A Conical Flask Terrarium of Lush Mosses 18

Natural Driftwood Paired with a Terrarium Makes a Unique Display item 20

Test Tube Terrariums Make Monitoring Plants' Daily Development Fun 22

A Pairing of Fern and Asparagus for a Refreshing Feel 24

Carnivorous Plants Join Swamp-Lovers in a Terrarium Group Planting 26

Enjoy Beautiful Blooms Year-Round with an African Violet Terrarium 28

Practical Tip 1: Where to Obtain Moss 30

Chapter 2 Air Plants

Simple Hanging Terrariums You Can Make Right Now 32

Add Natural Elements for a Tropical Resort-Style Terrarium 34

A Chic Red Tillandsia Capitata for an Elegant Vase Terrarium 36

A Diamond-Shaped Hanging Terrarium Doubles as a Delicate Tree Ornament 38

A Self-Contained Desert Oasis 40

Simple Terrariums Displayed Together as Interior Accents 42

Using Unusual Shapes to Create Chic Looks: A Light Bulb Terrarium 44

A Charming Antique Lantern with a Group of Three Silver-Leaved Plants 46

A Spherical Hanging Terrarium 48

A Terrarium on a Stand as Objet D'art 50

Practical Tip 2: Where to Display Your Terrariums 52

Chapter 3 Arid Zone Plants

A Juicy Green Terrarium of Haworthia 54

A Wild Terrarium Portraying Haworthia in Their Natural Desert Habitat 56

Succulents in a Grouping of Beakers 58

Delightful Dense-Leaf Formations in a Bottle 60

Fleshy Leaves and Flowers Fan Out from a Group of Gasteria 62

Complementing a Terrarium of Curled Escheveria with Other Smaller Varieties 64

Tiny Cuttings of Succulents Arranged in Your Favorite Glass Containers 66

Terrariums with Lovely Changing Leaves 68

Fresh Fragrance of Aromaticus in Your own Little Box Garden 70

Exotic Mini Terrariums Using Cuttings from Other Mini Plants 72

The Round Shape and Jewel-Like sparkle of Haworthia Obtusa in a Globe Terrarium 74

Striking Red Blossoms in a Terrarium of Euphorbia 76

Practical Tip 3: Finding the Perfect Container 78

Chapter 4 Mixed Terrariums

Use Dark Tones to Create a Sense of Calm: A Terrarium with Succulents, Moss & Ferns 80

A Wetland Terrarium of Shadow-Loving Plants with Paphiopedilum in the Leading Role 82

Cute Rosettes That Turn Pink: A Terrarium with Moss, Air Plants & Succulents 84

Multi-Hued Greens Glow in a Triple-Mix Terrarium 86

Catalog of Succulents 88

Catalog of Air Plants 92

Moss and Other Wetland Plants 94

Editorial Reviews

03/05/2018
This meticulous and eye-catching book gives hope to the plant lover whose space is limited, but whose green thumb abides. Put together by the staff of Fourwords, the garden division of the Japanese chain Actus Interiors, the work offers a history and general background about terrarium gardening, the practice of growing and keeping plants in small glass containers. After explaining what a terrarium is and how it is best maintained in various environments, the authors provide simple instructions about how to build three types of small-scale terrariums with step-by-step illustrations. The projects range from simple hanging terrariums involving air plants and moss in a glass jar hung from linen cord to a more complicated little garden box involving multiple plants and a layer of stones on top of a bed of Seramis. “Simply adding green to a room makes it a space where you can relax,” the authors write, asking, “Why not try incorporating this healing and decorative item into your daily life?” Gardeners of every skill level looking for something new will appreciate this approachable take on terrarium gardening with a twist of home design. Color photos. (May)

Publishers Weekly

"Miniature Terrariums offers a practical way to garden that deftly combines the arts of landscape design, Zen gardening, and home decoration—but is manageable and accessible enough for anyone to enjoy! Miniature Terrariums is unabashedly and enthusiastically recommended for personal, community, and academic library Gardening instructional reference collections in general, and Terrarium Management supplemental studies reading lists in particular." — Midwest Book Review

"Great care has been taken with descriptions of exactly what type of media to use to plant in, as well as useful tips on how to fill the container without getting it all over the place, and the best lighting to give your plants the potential to thrive as decorative, living art. With all the great pictures and detailed instructions, your next project could very well be a miniature terrarium." —Drought Smart Plants

"What I love about this book is not only does it give lots of instructions for being able to execute these terrariums, but it shows you the beauty of repurposing glass containers such as a lab flask, wine glass, mason jar, or an inexpensive glass box or hanging bulb. It gives some examples of using moss and fern, air plants, succulents and other types of plants. I REALLY want to try some of these this summer." — Kim Johnson, Desire to Inspire

"This book is full of ideas for creating the perfect little garden using repurposed glass containers. Included are tips for selecting your containers and arranging your soils, stones, and plants so that your tiny garden stays healthy and beautiful in its glass home for many years to come. There are dozens more miniature terrarium projects in the book plus tips for choosing supplies and terrarium assembly." — Empress of Dirt

"Miniature Terrariums gave us lots of ideas and the basic steps for how to make these terrariums. The book includes a broad range of ideas and materials to alter your look and planting environment depending on what you have available." —Anne Weil, Flax and Twine

"This book shares about terrariums, how to make them and the different types of plants one can use. They give practical tips in each chapter as well and some neat ideas…The projects in this book are fun and creative. They range in different styles as well as the different plants." —Crafty Moms Share blog

"There is something for everyone in this book of mini terrarium projects. Loads of inspiration and know how so you can make your own creations and bring some green beauty into your life." —SensibleGardening.com

"So, a lovely book which provides us with all the information we need to use all of those lovely glass containers we have been keeping for so many years. It will also, I suspect, have us keeping a lookout for new ones. Can't wait to get started!" —Shakkei, the Journal of the Japanese Garden Society of the UK

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