Fairyland Terrarium

 

Fairyland Terrarium

Display plants in a whimsical way with this beautiful, long-lasting terrarium.

Tools and Materials

Large glass container with lid
Gravel
Horticultural charcoal
Orchid bark
Potting soil
Plants and moss
Rocks, pinecones, seedpods, driftwood, butterflies for embellishing
Long tweezers
Skewer
Wine cork
Spray bottle filled with water
Battery-powered LED string lights
Metal/glass epoxy
Transparent tape
Sheets of bark cut into 1-by-3/4-inch "shingles"
Hot-glue gun and hot-glue sticks
Glitter

Terrarium How-To

1. Add a layer of gravel to bottom of large glass container.

2. Mix together 1 part horticultural charcoal with 3 parts orchid bark; layer about 1 inch of mixture on top of gravel. Add a thin layer of soil on top of the mixture.

3. Create the "landscape" with clumps of moss, miniature orchids, ferns, etc. Embellish with rocks, pinecones, seedpods, driftwood, butterflies, etc. Use long tweezers to arrange items, and a skewer with a cork stuck to the end to gently tamp soil and plants in place.

4. Generously spray terrarium contents with water.

5. Attach battery pack for floral lights to underside of lid with metal/glass epoxy. Arrange string of floral lights in a spiral pattern within underside of lid, attaching with transparent tape.

6. Use hot glue to attach bark "shingles" onto top of lid. Sprinkle contents of terrarium with glitter. Place lid on terrarium.

Resources

Large glass container is available from Crate and Barrel. Naked-wire LED floral light strings may be found at Jamali Garden Supply. White-gold glitter is from Martha Stewart Crafts. All other tools and supplies are available at most garden centers and craft-supply stores.

Plants used on the show:

•Cushion moss (leucobryum)
•Hair cap moss (polytrichum)
•Reindeer moss (cladonia rangiferina)
•Irish moss (sagina subulata)
•Fern moss (selaginella)
•Club moss (selaginella krausiana)
•Autumn fern (dryoptersis erythrosora)
•Mini phalaenopsis orchids
•Baby's tears (soleirolia soleirolii)

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