This $30 pair of mini stained glass terrariums can add some color to your garden or your home — and at a price that’s a steal for the quality.

Choose a glass container. It can be anything from a clean, reused pickle jar to a vintage vase. You can also buy ready-made terrariums, which come in various sizes and shapes.Just make sure the ...

Planting a terrarium, which is a garden in glass, is a rewarding green thumb project that will provide hours of enjoyment during the winter season. The result may be a delightful miniature, almost ...

Go to www.smithandhawken.com, and you’ll find a selection of terrariums, including a conservatory-shaped glass and metal model, above, on sale for $79 and a bell-shaped glass cloche on sale for $55.

Purzest Glass Terrarium. $76 at Amazon. ... “I think what I like best is the responsibility he’s learning from having to water it and make sure it’s getting enough light. ...

Maria Colletti, a terrarium designer at The New York Botanical Garden’s Shop in the Garden and author of “Terrariums: Gardens Under Glass” (Cool Springs Press, $24.99), says a lot of people ...

When this moist air hits the cold glass, the water in the air cools into condensation. However, this means that you can't always see the plants in your terrarium.

Terrariums let us peek at nature when we can't slip outdoors. Whether displayed on an office desktop or in a home living room, the miniature gardens under glass assure a daily dose of soothing ...

Lastly, use a glass lid—or cork wrapped in plastic—to seal the ecosystem. Place your terrarium in natural, indirect lighting away from direct sun to create the condensation needed for it to ...

A terrarium is but one example of a vivarium, the generic term for a containerized mini-ecosystem in which plants, animals or a combination of them can grow. Under the vivarium rubric, you will ...