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Green Up Your Home with Easy-Care Terrariums

Fun to plant and simple to maintain, terrariums are a stylish start for a tabletop oasis. Create a serene woodland setting, display miniature tropicals or design a delightful fairy garden using plants, curios and found objects, such as pebbles and sea glass.

glass terrariums with a wood base and a wood ball stopper;

Glass and Wood Terrariums have wooden bases and ball tops. The Glass Oval Top Terrarium has an oversized opening that makes it especially easy to maintain.

tillandsias aka air plants in a glass oval top terrarium

A variety of tillandsias (air plants) creates a fascinating sculptural arrangement in this Glass Oval Top Terrarium.

Simply arrange the tillandsias in the terrarium — no soil, no planting needed. Display in bright, indirect light. About once a week, remove the plants, submerge them in lukewarm water for a few minutes, drain, and place them back into the terrarium.

small wood and glass terrarium with a variety of plants

Choosing plants with diverse shapes, colors and textures adds visual interest in this Small Glass and Wood Terrarium.

Plants include bird's nest fern (asplenium), Mini White fittonia (nerve plant), oak sedge (Carex pennsylvanica), variegated Asian jasmine and sheet moss.

terrarium plants in an oval glass terrarium

Combine plants with similar moisture requirements. The succulents in this Glass Oval Top Terrarium prefer relatively dry conditions and will thrive with minimal care.

Plants include kalanchoe, sansevieria, zebra plant (haworthia) and crassula.

large glass and wood terrarium with foliage plants

Foliage in a range of contrasting hues brings this Large Glass and Wood Terrarium to life.

Plants include Mini Red Vein fittonia (nerve plant), Carex pennsylvanica and club moss (Selanginella)

terrarium kit that kincludes the glass globe with lid and all the accessories

This Terrarium Kit includes a 10-inch recycled glass globe with lid, charcoal, planting mix, terrarium soil, moss, gravel and stones. Just add your own plants and accents!