Terrarium Scentarium

Just for the smell of it! I've been wanting to assemble a terrarium for a while now, and finally all the materials came together. I found a large "one man's trash, one man's treasure" glass vase in my neighborhood and the race was on! Just the other day I found some polished pebbles on my street to add for surface decoration. I used some old brick/lava rock shards for the bottom to provide drainage.

As for the plants, I had a bunch of random cuttings in jars that I have been meaning to pot up. I tried picking ones that don't grow too large in too small a period of time. This is my prototype, so we'll see how things go. :)
I assembled it with the polished rocks and made my own setting and watered/sprayed a fresh helping of worm poo tea upon everything. Once everything settled in, I topped it off with a clear plastic lid to hold in the moisture. A bit later I opened it, took a big whiff, and for a moment I seriously felt and believed I was in the middle of a rich natural forest just after a light rain. A form of aromatherapy for sure! I added a few of my red wiggler composting worms to the terrarium as an experiment. Hopefully they'll fit into the tiny ecosystem in their way. :)


And the vessel for my next project...


Does anyone have any terrarium stories to share? Any fun ideas?