Terrarium
33 Glass Gardens to Make Your Own
Published on 27. February 2018
224 pages
978-1-4521-7021-3 (ISBN)
Description
This comprehensive guide to the world of terrariums details every part of creating highly unusual and beautiful miniature indoor gardens. Easy to make, these 33 unique terrarium projects are inspired by ecosystems around the world, including a fern-filled Black Forest from Germany, a delicate bonsai garden from Kyushu in the south of Japan, and a tableau of olive and thyme from the shores of the Sea of Galilee in Israel. Lush photography and helpful insider tips and tricks round out this one-of-a-kind handbook. With a variety of projects and plenty of step-by-step instructions covering every element of crafting a terrarium, anyone can fashion a stunning piece of living art.
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Anna Bauer and Noam Levy are co-owners of Green Factory, which specializes in terrariums. They both live in Paris.
Content
- Intro
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 / The Essentials
- What Is a Terrarium?
- A Little Ecosystem
- Nature in Miniature
- Biology of the Terrarium
- Aesthetics of the Design
- The Life in the Design
- How Does It Work?
- Light and Photosynthesis
- The Principle of Photosynthesis
- Photosynthesis in the Terrarium
- Water and Condensation
- The Water Cycle
- What Kind of Water?
- Building the Terrarium
- Coarse Gravels and Volcanic Stone
- Fine Gravels
- Soil
- Mosses
- Stones and Gravel
- Plants
- Taking Care of the Terrarium
- Light
- Exposure
- Even Light
- Complementary Light
- The Risks of Poor Lighting
- Watering a Closed Terrarium
- The Principle of Condensation
- Let the Soil Guide You
- How to Water?
- Care of Mosses
- Watering an Open Terrarium
- Temperature
- Pruning
- The Cut
- Cuttings
- Troubleshooting
- You Notice Molds Forming
- Black Spots Appear on Leaves
- Foliage Turns Yellow
- Green Leaves Fall Off
- Leaf Edges Are Dry and Curl in on Themselves
- The Plant's Trunk Weakens
- There Are Insects in the Terrarium
- The Container
- With or Without a Cover?
- Wet Terrarium
- Dry Terrarium
- Large or Small?
- Where to Find a Container?
- Tools
- Tweezers
- Scissors
- Pruning Shears
- Measuring Cup
- Plant Mister
- Funnel
- Chapter 2 / List of Plants
- A Few Definitions
- Bonsai
- Deciduous
- Evergreen
- Perennial
- Succulent
- Laws
- Ficus
- Ficus Ginseng
- Ficus Retusa
- Ficus Panda
- Ficus Pumila
- Jungle Plants
- Sarracenia (Pitcher Plant)
- Air Plant
- Tongue of Fire
- Syngonium
- Tropical Plants
- Sageretia
- Serissa
- Polyscias Balfouriana
- Radermachera
- Equatorial Plants
- Fittonia
- Dizygotheca
- Mountain Palm
- Guyana Chestnut
- Humidity-Loving Plants
- English Ivy
- Muehlenbeckia
- False Siberian Elm
- Pilea (Money Plant)
- Ferns and Herbaceous Plants
- Rabbit Foot Fern
- Dryopteris
- Asparagus Falcatus
- Ophiopogon
- Conifers
- Buddhist Pine
- Japanese Black Pine
- Golden Larch
- Cypress
- Mediterranean Plants
- Olive
- Thyme
- Myrtle
- Tree Aeonium
- Succulents
- Euphorbia
- Sedum
- Crassula "Buddha's Temple"
- Crassula False Lycopodioides
- Portulacaria
- Haworthia
- Cacti
- Blue Pilocereus (Blue Torch Cactus)
- Rebutia
- Chapter 3 / List of Materials
- Minerals
- Crushed Gravels
- Fine Gravels
- Medium Gravels
- Beige Pebbles
- Granite Pebbles
- Small Black Pebbles
- Slate
- Soils
- Plant Materials
- Haircap Moss
- Rock Moss
- Sheet Moss
- Lichens
- Bark
- Twigs
- Driftwood
- Chapter 4 / Tropical Landscapes
- Taman Negara/Malaysia
- Khao Yai Park/Thailand
- Kunming/China
- Yuelu/China
- Anhui/China
- Sigiriya/Sri Lanka
- Angkor Wat/Cambodia
- Ta Prohm/Cambodia
- Amazonian Park/Guiana
- Tikal/Guatemala
- Orinoco/Venezuela
- Roraima/Venezuela
- Chiapas/Mexico
- Sierra Gorda/Mexico
- Gorongosa/Mozambique
- Chapter 5 / Temperate Landscapes
- Fontainebleau/France
- Chambord/France
- Ashdown Forest/England
- Val Di Cornia/Italy
- The Black Forest/Germany
- Kahurangi/New Zealand
- Oshima Island/Japan
- Kyushu/Japan
- Mount Luofu/China
- Lake Tai/China
- Chapter 6 / Arid Landscapes
- Lake Titicaca/Peru
- Machu Picchu/Peru
- Popocatépetl/Mexico
- Natal/South Africa
- Kruger Park/South Africa
- Galilee/Israel
- Monte Cinto/Corsica
- Lake Tanganyika/The African Great Lakes
- Glossary
- Sources
- Visual Index of Terrarium Designs
- Index
- About the Author
- Chronicle Ebooks
