Terrariums

[rookie07]

Ive started making a few terrariums for my apartment. I had a few plants that were not doing well in the original vases/etc so I replanted them in new, bigger vases/containers.
Ive now found that I want to make a few terrariums, so I have just begun the building process.
I have a succulent open air "terrarium" that I am waiting for and I am waiting for delivery of a closed jar type glass thing that I will be turning into a closed wet/high humidity closed terrarium.

This all started with a planted succulent that was not doing well in the small square glass container that I had from 3.5 years ago... It had clearly out grown it's original container so I moved it into a large apothecary jar with no top...it's very happy and is very cool looking now.

I'll post a picture at some point.


Anybody else into terrariums?

 

[rookie07]

A few pictures:

 

[jvu61]

used to make them with sand paintings for a living and sell to many florist in the tri state area but this was many years ago

 

[Chefjpaul]

Very Nice.
Always loved them.
Here is one I made from a jellyfish tank. (I dropped and broke it before I could dial it in though).
The other is a centerpiece prototype Im making for our wedding in May @ LI Aquarium.

I have a ton of this wood coming tomorrow and huge variety of airplants next month. Ill be making quite a few terrariums after the event.

 

[Chefjpaul]

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[jvu61]

very cool good luck with the event

 

[Chefjpaul]

Haha.
Thanks, hope so its my wedding....I guess after all these tank builds, a wedding at an aquarium and she shows up it will be good luck.

 

[cmantis]

Whoa shes reef safe! Shes a keeper!!!

 

[rookie07]

Cool CJP!!

 

[rookie07]

My new succulent terrarium:

 

[Chefjpaul]

Nice detail

 

[rookie07]

Thank you!

The opening is only 3", so it was very hard to actually put the succulents inside.... I did the best I could. The piece of wood is drift wood, I found on the beach, during a recent trip the fianc

 

[rookie07]

My new "Wet" Terrarium. I will be sealing this jar permanently is about 3 months.