![]() I wanted to make sure I didn’t keep any critters in the mix, so they were given a thorough rinse and scrub in the kitchen sink before being placed in the bowl.įor the plants, I spent about $13 at Lowe’s on several different varieties of succulents. I wanted to spend as little on this project as possible, so for the rocks I simply grabbed an old grocery bag and, while taking a walk with John and the pup, I filled it with landscaping pebbles from neighborhood parking lots. Although I should mention that I DID end up keeping the little porcelain lady figurine and mini terracotta bowl – More on what I did with those in a moment.įor my terrarium fillings, I needed the following: Costing only a buck, I couldn’t walk away without it.Īfter dumping the old fillings into a plastic bag and giving the bowl a thorough bath in the kitchen sink, my tag sale find was looking good as new. Snagged at a local estate tag sale over the weekend, this big glass goblet of a container (albeit disgusting and filled with, what is that? Dusty aquarium rocks and charcoal?) was the impromptu and unplanned beginning to my terrarium project. I think I’ve discovered my new favorite plant.Īlthough I had been thinking about planting my own DIY terrarium, I didn’t have any real motivation for the near future until I stumbled upon the dusty bowl pictured below. In fact, I’ve actually managed to keep a few succulents alive on our back deck for two months now with little to no attention. Source: Sweet Peach (via The Clean Slate) ![]() Often filled with low maintenance plants (like succulents or cacti), terrariums are a great experimental foray for the failed gardener. I’m SURE I can’t be the only one with a black thumb when it comes to growing things – If you nodded solemnly to that statement, easy-to-maintain terrariums are pretty much the perfect solution for our woes. For today’s “Pinspiration Monday” feature, I’m talking terrariums.Įveryone and their sister seems to be jumping on this glass-enclosed bandwagon, but the trend makes total sense.
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