A terrarium is a miniature indoor garden, often in a sealed container, that can create a self-sustaining ecosystem. Build your terrarium by layering gravel, charcoal, and topsoil in a clear container ...

As winter closes in, there’s at least one place where plants will still grow: a terrarium. Here’s how to get started on yours. By Margaret Roach During the months when you can’t be outside working in ...

When choosing what kind of container you want to grow your plants in, plastic and glass are the two most popular options. And while glass is cheaper and widely available, a plastic terrarium is more ...

What if you could capture indoors a living vignette of what you see outdoors, along a hiking trail at, say, Myakka River State Park—plant life organically intertwining, varietals intermixed, all ...

Just add plants, moss, and isopods. Bioactive terrariums are more than just a pretty display—they’re living, self-sustaining worlds in miniature. What sets them apart from simple planted terrariums is ...

Tom Oder is a writer, editor, and communication expert who specializes in sustainability and the environment with a sweet spot for urban agriculture. Every once in a while you run into something that ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Much has been written on how to craft an attractive terrarium ...

For those of us who aren’t blessed with a green thumb and who are perhaps a bit forgetful, plants can be surprisingly difficult to keep alive. In those cases, some kind of automation, such as [Justin ...

For those of us missing the outdoor growing weather, creating a terrarium can be a wonderful way to “garden” in the winter. A terrarium is a miniature indoor garden held in some type of clear ...