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

Add a whimsical touch of green to any space: at work, at home, in your dorm room—even in your car! A self-contained garden in a small glass container—imaginative, complete and easy to care for. That's the beauty of a terrarium. Coming to you from Japan, where simplicity is all things is paramount, this book is full of ideas for creating the perfect little Japanese garden using repurposed glass containers—a lab flask, a wine glass, a mason jar, or an inexpensive glass box or hanging bulb. • In this mini terrarium gardening book you'll learn how to create: • Moss and fern terrariums—bushy, soft and green • Air plant terrariums—great for hanging in your bedroom or kitchen • Terrariums with succulents—including some that change color with the seasons • 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 tiny garden stays healthy and beautiful in its glass home for many years to come.