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Have you ever had a prince-and-princess dream? I’ve always loved the feeling of old, abandoned castles—covered in vines, a little worn down, quiet and forgotten. With creeping fig (Ficus pumila ‘Quercifolia’), I realized I could recreate that atmosphere inside a small terrarium. Think of it like a painting:a distant castle covered in dry vines,a small pond in the foreground, with patches of grass. The Idea I used the natural climbing habit of creeping fig to build this scene. I actually made...

this is one of the succulent planted terrariums I used for testing. It has been outside for years and so are the plants. This succulents terrarium is what I am about to talk in this blog. It is a rare case but just in case any people may find it useful. When people talk about growing succulents, the advice is almost always the same: use well-draining soil, and let the mix dry out completely between waterings. But in practice, experienced growers often discover that this is not always the...

This is a very simple terrarium featuring cushion moss ( Leucobryum ) and maidenhair fern ( Adiantum ) . Container A two-piece geometric terrarium :a geometric glass dome on top and a base that holds water and soil (you can find it on www.ncypgarden.com website. Build Processwebsite Add a layer of small lava rock at the bottom as a drainage layer Place decorative stones in the center (here I used cork bark) Add sphagnum moss and press it down firmly Insert the maidenhair fern into gaps...