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Table of Contents

Guide

A Beginners Guide to

Terrarium
Gardening

Succulents Air Plants Cacti Moss And more!

Sueko Katsuji Motoko Suzuki

Kazuto Kihara Yuya Ohyama

CONTENTS

A Stylish Terrarium with Dried Flowers and
Succulents

Octagonal Hanging Terrariums with Colorful Moon
Cacti

A Striking Contemporary Design with a Venus Slipper
Orchid

A Mystical Vision with Cacti, Volcanic Stone and
Quartz

Succulents, Dried Plants, Shredded Wood and Coconut
Fibers

Beakers with Air Plants and Dried Flowers in Muted
Colors

What is a Terrarium?

A terrarium is a small green space that is created in a transparent container
consisting of various plants and other materials. As mini-gardens that can be
enjoyed indoors by anyone, terrariums are becoming increasingly popular.
The plants you can use range from air plants, which are easy even for beginners to
handle, to mosses, succulents, cacti and more. The accessories or decorative materials
that are used along with the plants are varied too, such as driftwood, stones and
pebbles, sea shells and so on, which can be arranged in many ways. Completed
terrariums can be used to brighten up your decor and they also make great gifts.
We invite you to use the examples presented in this book as an inspiration for
creating your own terrariums.

Basic Tools for Making Terrariums

Here are the tools that are handy to have when putting together a terrarium.
Be sure to have some tools on hand that are helpful for terrarium making
such as long tweezers, a funnel, and a brush.

Basic Materials

The materials used to create a terrarium can be divided into ones that are needed
for the plants to thrive and ones that are purely decorative which complement the
plants. Choose the materials that go well with the plants you are using.

Materials Used for Planting

Decorative Materials

Other Decorative Materials

Natural stones and crystals

There are many different natural
stones and crystals you can use, from
transparent to ones that are purple,
green, smoky and more.

Coral, sea shells, nuts, etc.

These materials are especially useful
for creating seasonal designs. For
example, combine coral, seashells,
and sand for a summery look.

Miniature figures

These tiny figures are used in
dioramas. Fix them onto stones,
branches or other materials with a
glue gun.

Basic Instructions and Tips for Making Terrariums

Here we show you how to put together an air plant terrarium, a moss terrarium,
and a succulent or cacti terrarium. Lets master the workflow of
creating all kinds of terrariums.

Clean the container

A dirty container ruins the look of your
creation. Before adding anything, make sure to
wipe the container clean with a damp cloth.

Position large items first

A fundamental rule is to
decide on the positions of
large objects before you put
them in the container. You
should also put in the tall
or voluminous plants first
in order to create a well
-balanced composition.

Tamp down each layer well

When you want to show off the
layers of soil, sand, gravel and
so on, make sure to tamp down
each layer in the container very
well with each addition so that
they dont get crooked.

Make terrariums that can be
enjoyed from multiple angles

Turn the container as you work
and arrange the items within.
Plants show many different faces
depending on whether you look at
them from above, diagonally, and
so on.

Adjust the area around the
plants very carefully

When positioning thin or
small plants, work very
carefully so as not to damage
them. When adding soil or
other mediums, make the
end of your funnel (see the
Tools section) very narrow
and add the medium a little
at a time so that it does not
hit the plant.

How to Make an Air Plant Terrarium

Air plant terrariums offer a lot of freedom since the plants dont need any soil to grow in.
Position the plants so that they can be taken out easily for watering.

Make the materials and plants (see
page 29) ready. We will be using the
wire that comes with the Spanish moss.

Using a small scoop, put coral sand
into the container. The volcanic stone
that is used in this example is very tall, so
be sure not to add too much coral sand.

Position the stones in the middle.
Add the larger stone first, then put in
the smaller stone so that it is supporting
the larger one.

Position the air plantsin this case
Tillandsia bulbosa, Tillandsia butzii,
Tillandsia funckiana and Tillandsia
loliaceain the indentions of the
large stone.

Wrap the roots of the Tillandsia
tectorum with wire, and cut off the
ends, leaving them long as shown here.

Hook the ends of the wire wrapped
around the Tillandsia tectorum in
Step 5 onto the wire wrapped around the
Spanish moss, and fix in place.

Hook the wire wrapped around
the Tillandsia tectorum onto the
container base.

Place the glass container on top of
the base in Step 7, taking care not to
crush the Tillandsia tectorum.

To create the other container, fill with
coral sand as with the first container,
and position the Banksia, then the
Tillandsia xerographica in that order.

How to Make a Moss Terrarium

When you are creating a moss terrarium, make sure that the environment
within the container can retain humidity. The key point is is to push the bark
chip layer to the sides, so that you can see the layers.

Make the materials and plants ready
(see page 33). Take the moss out
of their sealed containers just before
planting them to avoid drying them out.

Put zeolite in the bottom of the
container using a scoop and tamp
it down. Add bark chips on top of that
layer, and push it to the sides.

Add Aqua soil using a funnel. Aim for
the center, so that you do not disturb
the bark chip layer added in Step 2.

Add the stones and moss covered
branch to the container, making sure
they are placed in a balanced manner.

Place the plants in this order:
Selaginella remotifolia; Selaginella;
Fissidens; Racomitrium japonicum
or sunagoke moss; and Leucobryum
bowringii Mitt. or mountain moss.

Use tweezers to poke the Aqua soil
so that the roots are well buried in it.
Tidy up the inside of the container.

Moisten a piece of wadded-up paper
towel, hold it with the tweezers, and
wipe off any dirt that has gotten onto
the sides of the container.

To finish, mist everything in the
container to set the plants in place.

Put a piece of wax paper on the
mouth of the container and tie with
a piece of hemp twine. A moss terrarium
should be kept sealed with some kind of
lid as much as possible.

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