1. Materials
- Vase / glass bowl
- Potting mix
- Plants
- Moss
- Rocks
- Activated charcoal / filter carbon
2. Stones
I purchased this bag of stones from the hardware store but you could just collect some stones from a beach or lake. I've also seen people use sand.
This is the bottom layer of the terrarium and I believe it is for drainage. Personally I just think it makes it look more interesting haha.
3. Filter carbon / activated charcoal
Not too sure how vital it is to use this but I figured I might as well. It's used to stop mildew in the bowl and keeps things more fresh.
I found this at the pet store in the fish section.
4. Plants
I chose a varied selection of little plants. Some high, some low. Some with big leaves and some with little leaves. I also tried to get different shades of green. It's not recommended to mix succulents with normal plants but I did it anyway because I'm a rebel.
5. Soil
I've used some standard potting mix from the hardware store. It was impossible to find anything smaller than this massive 5L bag. Luckily it's pretty cheap - this bag only cost me $4.
I filled the bowl with about an inch of soil.
I filled the bowl with about an inch of soil.
6. Un-potting and planting
I moved things to the grass for this as it got a little messy!
I un-potted each small plant then positioned them in the bowl where I wanted them to sit. I topped up the soil so the plants were buried - this step was quite tricky because of the shape of the glass bowl.
6. Moss
Once all the plants were all in place I sprinkled some moss over the soil. I just got this moss by scraping it off the bricks in our garden.
Finishing touches:
To complete my terrarium I added a little plastic animal, scattered around a few of the left over stones and gave it a spritz of water. DONE!
