I love the look of succulents indoors, but since I've moved to Alaska I haven't had as many of these hardy plants as I did in California. They do well with little water and lots of sun, but as I learned recently - they do not do well near freezing cold windows...which is like every window in winter in Alaska. So I purchased some faux succulents because they will never die, and unlike gaudy silk flowers, with these it's hard to tell that they're not real.
Terrariums make easy little centerpieces for a table, unique hostess or birthday gifts and add welcome spots of greenery during the dreary winter. Which is why I wanted to make a couple for my home on this icy, foggy, 5-degree frozen day.
STEP 1: Gather your materials - I used, colorful rocks, a couple varieties of succulent (you can use living and faux), moss and glass containers. Also, tiny animals or pieces of wood or shells would be great, too.
STEP 2: Layer in the fillers. Start with rocks on the bottom, then wood or moss... You can also use sand. (Note: if using real succulents, place potting soil on top of rocks and then place the plants in. Last, fill moss around planted succulents.)
STEP 3: Tuck your succulent stems into the moss. I needed to trim the longer stems on a couple of these, but for the tall apothecary jar (below), the long stems were great for anchoring the plant down into the moss and rocks.
STEP 4: Add the finishing touches. For the shallow bowl, I just added some contrasting white rocks to the top. This is where little pieces of driftwood or tiny bird sculptures, etc would look adorable. If you like that kind of thing.
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| That's it! So easy to make a tiny florascape in a bowl. |
My son got 4 goldfish today, so I grouped the fish with the terrariums on the center of the table for a little surf and turf centerpiece. In case you are wondering the fishes' names, they're called Annie, Quincey, Leo and June after his all-time favorite show, The Little Einsteins.
