Comments on May Dreams Gardens: The Accidental Terrarium

Why do you have to ship plants? Just find a good p...

2009-11-22T21:29:32.386-05:00

Why do you have to ship plants? Just find a good place that's near enough to drive. I am so not buying your reasons for not planting that gorgeous terrarium. Hmmm. Well, knowing you, you'll get it planted and it will be great.

I jus wanted to come back by and thank you for par...

2009-11-21T03:30:48.795-05:00

I jus wanted to come back by and thank you for participating in Operation Christmas Child. We raised $800 and made 20 boxes for the little kids.

The Accidental Terrarium I love it!~~Dee

2009-11-20T23:40:12.475-05:00

The Accidental Terrarium I love it!~~Dee

I have a cool piece of glassware that I, um, liber...

2009-11-20T22:47:23.385-05:00

I have a cool piece of glassware that I, um, liberated from an unused bio lab at school. I plan to turn it into a terrarium but I've never done it before so it's been sitting empty for at least two years now. I'd be happy to fill it with whatever I find at local stores. I'm just oddly reluctant to start :/ Plant yours and motivate me!!

I suggest a drive south. Get in that car, drive to...

2009-11-20T18:40:10.652-05:00

I suggest a drive south. Get in that car, drive to Florida, buy those plants, and bring them back with you. Bring them into the hotel overnight so they don't freeze. That'll take care of that old terrarium! It really is a pretty one.

Anonymous beat me to it. Doctor Nathaniel Ward wa...

2009-11-20T18:04:43.928-05:00

Anonymous beat me to it. Doctor Nathaniel Ward was a fern junkie, as was just about everyone in London in the early 1800s, but keeping ferns alive in London during the early days of the Industrial Revolution was nearly impossible. Being interested in any number of aspects of natural history, he came across the pupa of a sphynx moth, and brought it home to put it into a jar. He included soil to

That is pretty much how terrariums came into being...

2009-11-20T16:31:02.316-05:00

That is pretty much how terrariums came into being. A scientist named Ward spotted a tiny fern growing in a jar he was using for some entirely different purpose. He named the invention after himself, of course. Wardian boxes became the way bring plants from their tropical homelands on ships. The boxes protected them from the wind and kept up the humiditiy they needed.

Maybe you could pour your growing compost into you...

2009-11-20T14:08:17.799-05:00

Maybe you could pour your growing compost into your procrastinator's terrarium?

Just kidding. Any florist will have an abundance of small house plants that you could put into your big terrarium, also the suggestion of checking out the big box stores is a good one. When I lived in Alaska the only way I could have houseplants was in a terrarium, and I found that the birds

I love the concept of the Accidental Terrarium. So...

2009-11-20T13:51:33.223-05:00

I love the concept of the Accidental Terrarium. Sometimes the accidental gardens turn out to be the nicest, I think.
But the Procrastinator's Terrarium seems to be made just for me!

Considering that my house plants are usually waiti...

2009-11-20T11:00:07.722-05:00

Considering that my house plants are usually waiting for a makeover (take out some dead stuff, add some color) an empty terrarium does not seem like a bad idea...

It is a Gorgeous terrarium;-) Standing alone, it l...

2009-11-20T10:47:02.537-05:00

It is a Gorgeous terrarium;-) Standing alone, it looks amazing! Filled with green stuff (ie: living, breathing plants!) it'll be out of this world amazing! I'll be interested to see what you (eventually) decide to put in it!

I liked your link to another of your earlier posts, because it reminded me to visit 2 sites I'd been meaning to participate in and had simply forgotten

I can't bring myself to suggest silk plants, nope,...

2009-11-20T10:24:04.886-05:00

I can't bring myself to suggest silk plants, nope, just can't do it. What you might do with it for now is fill it with holiday decorations, a set of battery powered lights, some colorful ornaments, some pinecones, maybe a fairy or two. It seems a shame to leave it empty.

I think Kathy has the right idea...you will plant ...

2009-11-20T10:01:04.067-05:00

I think Kathy has the right idea...you will plant it if the plants show up! In the mean time you can get that lovely terrarium/Wardian case set up to receive them.

I can't wait to see what you decide to plant in yo...

2009-11-20T09:39:34.357-05:00

I can't wait to see what you decide to plant in your procrastinators terrarium. Sometimes procrastinating is a good thing because it lets you ponder what you REALLY want to do. That's the positive side I see, anyways.
Rosey

If you don't want to risk shipping tropical plants...

2009-11-20T08:54:38.565-05:00

If you don't want to risk shipping tropical plants (they'd probably be fine, though) you could get busy with soil and rocks and moss to create a little landscape, all ready for the plants once you get them. Once there is a place for them I know you, obsessive gardener that you are, won't be able to resist buying them and planting them up.
Also: Go to www.glasshouseworks.com --

If you're going to order plants for it, order them...

2009-11-20T08:50:22.608-05:00

If you're going to order plants for it, order them now but ask to have them shipped when it is safe to do so. Then they will show up and you will have to take time from your busy life to set up that terrarium. Otherwise, I bet if you asked around you could find a local place with suitable plants.

When I lived in an apartment, I always wanted a pl...

2009-11-20T07:54:25.675-05:00

When I lived in an apartment, I always wanted a planter with grass, so I could say I had a yard. I even shopped for miniature lawn ornaments, benches and things to dress it up.

My big terrarium has rocks and a big knot hole fro...

2009-11-20T06:43:31.289-05:00

My big terrarium has rocks and a big knot hole from a tree in it right now. Ha...The light makes a good night light so guests don't fall down in the hallway when they make their way to the kitchen or bathroom. tee hee...Wonder what DR Hort would make of that.

Now this really brought a chuckle to my heart. The...

2009-11-20T01:38:16.954-05:00

Now this really brought a chuckle to my heart. The accidental terrarium! That's a really pretty one you are waiting to plant up.

Oh you should be able to find any number of things...

2009-11-20T01:19:22.957-05:00

Oh you should be able to find any number of things that would grow wonderfully in that terrarium all year round in a big box store nursery such as home depot or lowes,
if your really wanting something special here is a great site i ordered miniature begonias and mini orchids for terrariums from

http://shop.recyclededen.com/main.sc