large leave maiden hair fern terrarium project
- Lea
- Jul 12, 2025
- 1 min read
Updated: Apr 6
Plants list: Large leaf Maiden hair fern , peperomias, fittonia Trachelospermum jasminoides 'Variegatum'.
Its building video:
The following is variant of this teardrop terrarium. It have 5 small holes on top panels.
I have a beautiful driftwood and this is how this project starts.
Materials:
Small black lava rock
One piece of driftwood with multiple gaps (you can see the structure clearly in my video)
A small amount of red clay
Some dried moss or sphagnum moss
Plants:
Cushion moss (Leucobryum)
Micro saxifraga
A small Araucaria (hoop pine) seedling
This glass terrarium is quite large, and the door is wide enough, so I can finish planting everything first and then place it inside.
First, I place the Araucaria (with some original soil still attached—no need to clean it) into the largest gap at the top of the driftwood. I use that same soil to fill around the roots and secure the plant.
Next, I fill the gaps in the driftwood with sphagnum moss and red clay.
The sphagnum moss is used to fill larger gaps
The red clay is applied to smaller grooves and side surfaces, so the moss can stick and stay in place later
Then I place the cushion moss over the surface.
Finally, I choose a few spots and use tweezers to insert small pieces of micro saxifraga into the moss.
The rest is simple. Add a layer of fine black lava rock to the bottom of the container, place the finished piece inside, mist lightly, and close the door.
building video will be uploaded later.
building video:
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