Saturday, July 27, 2013

Hanging Around Terrariums

Hanging teardrop terrarium with tillandsia, burlap, and decorative rocks

Hanging teardrop terrarium with tillandsia, burlap, and decorative rocks. Mist periodically, or soak the burlap

Hanging orb terrarium with spanish moss and tillandsia. Just mist periodically or soak the moss.

From Christmas, cacti and succulent pups in clear Christmas orb decorations with decorative rocks. Just pop the top from time to time and mist inside.

I don't typically have luck with more of the enclosed terrarium containers and the typical plants used for them. I like to use tillandsia, because I am comfortable that I can grow it indoors/outdoors successfully, and they take the same conditions as an actual enclosed terrarium so they are the perfect plant, if you are worried about your succulents and cacti getting soggy. Also, if you have had bad luck in the past with enclosed terrariums, using the top glass vessels like the teardrop and the hanging orb that have a large opening (open terrariums) may be easier for you to take care of and be successful with. You may have to mist more, but if you soak it too much, you can just disassemble it more easily than a conventional terrarium, and let everything dry out and start again. Open terrariums are very forgiving, I find, where enclosed ones may not necessarily be.

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