My DIY Terrarium

Have you noticed that terrariums are making a come back? Flip through the pages of some trendy home decor magazines and you'll see (here and here to name just a few). And the prices at those trendy places seem to be just trending upward - that second example is a "mini" terrarium and it's on sale for $98! But I liked these things so much that I had to have one. So instead of breaking the bank, I made a few myself.

First I went out and bought three glass containers at Home Goods. They ranged in price from $2.99 for the smallest to $7.99 for the big one. On one of our recent Home Depot outings I stopped by the household plant section and found a few good houseplants (and few small outdoor perennials) on sale. I choose plants that like part sun since they won't be getting full sun all of the time indoors. I also picked up some dried moss, pebbles and used some potting soil we already had. The total for all of my materials came to about $35, including the glass containers.

First I put the rocks in on the bottom followed by a layer of moss.

Topped it with potting soil, stuffed in as many plants as possible and covered the soil with another light layer of moss.

I had several extra plants so I filled the left over pots with them.

Turns out $35 goes a long way on house plants if you spend it right!