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Sunday, December 4, 2022

Love in a microclimate: terrarium success

Choose the right plants to get the best from mini landscapes

Getting together in the pub with my houseplant-mad mates, the conversation quickly turned to what indoor gardening trends we predict will unfold in the future. While there was some pretty fiery debate over some predictions (yes, this is what us botanists do in the pub), the one thing we were all unanimous on was that the fascination with terrariums was not just here to stay, but going to expand.

The one risk, however, is that so much advice on making terrariums –particularly online – is wildly inaccurate, and this can set newbies up for failure. As most of this misinformation centres on plant choice, I thought I’d introduce the best plant I have so far seen for terrarium culture, somewhat overlooked in the UK.

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