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a two=part terrarium, vintage house style. creeping figs, small branches, moss and rock. I am a big fan of enchanted forest and want to create such a enchanted tree in terrarium. I am not going to introduce how I build it (later the building video will be posted on this page) because you can find multiple in other posts of this blog. This post will records changes of this terrariums and see what we will get. those photos are taken shortly after they are built, on late Sep, 2026. to be...

This is moss-on-rock setup I made recently. I thought moss alone looked a little too simple, so I added a sundew as well, now changed to a micro saxifraga. For the moss, I used Racomitrium moss bought online. Human caltibated moss tends to be much fuller and fluffier. Of course you can choose wild moss. Lately we’ve had a lot of rain, more than once, I’ve found beautiful patches of bright green moss growing in cracks between concrete walls and stones right along city streets, even next to...

for anybody who is interested to turn fish tank to a moss plant tank. This was one of my experiments. Here is the tank I used, along with a tool I designed and made myself. The idea came from a problem I have always had with traditional aquariums. If you want to turn a regular fish tank into a moss terrarium or paludarium, the biggest difficulty is that the opening is at the top. That creates two problems. First, your hands are restricted. It is difficult to reach inside, and both your hands...