The benefits of houseplants are well-documented by now: fresher air, greater productivity, better mental health, and more. Wishing you had a bit of greenery right about now? That’s where terrariums ...

Think small, folks. Very, very small. Sonia Day is a freelance contributor to the Star.

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Terrariums can be either sealed with a lid or cork, or open - sealed terrariums for tropical plants that like a warm and humid atmosphere, open ones for temperate plants adapted to dry climates which ...

If you live in an urban jungle, that term is just about as close to greenery as you may get! For in big cities, where there are space constraints, there is little or practically no connect with nature ...

The best plants for terrariums are small and low maintenance with interesting textures. Open and closed terrariums require different plans. Use open terrariums for succulents and closed terrariums for ...

This undated photo shows a Wardian case in New Paltz, N.Y. Plants in a Wardian case, now usually called a terrarium, can live for months, or years, with little or no watering or other care. (Lee Reich ...

CORVALLIS – If you don’t have space for a garden – or even if you do – a terrarium may be in your future. “Terrariums are an easy way to have some greenery,” said Brooke Edmunds, a horticulturist with ...

In 1827, a London physician with an interest in caterpillar metamorphosis built small glass boxes to contain the cocoons and emerging butterflies. Peering into the “dirt” in one of the boxes one day, ...