Plant Art: How to Make a Terrarium?

Terrarium is a tiny living garden that can add beauty to your tiny spaces. Terrariums are practical for small spaces. You can use glass jars, recycled mason jars or a glass container for making a terrarium.

Did You Know? Terrariums help in reducing stress and anxiety, lift mood and boost creativity.

The things that you would need for making a Terrarium are:

Charcoal
Garden Soil
Pebbles
Glass containers
Plants
Crushed pebbles/Fine sand
Some decorative material
Syringe
Paint brush or tooth brush

Let’s get started

Step 1: The first layer in a terrarium is that of pebbles.

Step 2: Charcoal (Try to make the level even with the help of a spoon or stick). Charcoal helps in absorbing extra moisture in the terrarium. Charcoal also ensures that your terrarium doesn’t smell bad.

Terrariums help in reducing stress and anxiety

Step 3: Garden Soil. The Soil chosen for the terrarium must not be prone to retaining moisture.

Step 4: Plants of your choice need to be planted inside the garden soil. Use odd number of plants (1, 3, 5, 7, 9 and so on) in a terrarium because that looks more pleasant to one’s eyes. Try to use cacti and hardy succulents like Jade instead of expensive or difficult to maintain succulents specially as a beginner.

Step 5: Add some crushed pebbles or sand as the top layer of the terrarium. We recommend using crushed pebbles instead of fine sand because the sand tends to mix very easily with soil.

Step 6: Add some decorations like miniature figurines or hand made decorations.

Step 7: Use a paint brush or tooth brush to brush off any mud or sand from plants or decorations.

Step 8: Use the syringe to water the plants in your terrarium. Water once in 15 days only.

The best time for starting a terrarium is Winter. The months of October, November, December are the best for making terrariums. A well-maintained terrarium can last a year without the need for repotting or replacing the plants.