Grouping indoor plants. Terrarium.

A terrarium is a glass or clear plastic vessel in which indoor plants are planted. Air access to the terrarium is limited or completely blocked, resulting in a humid climate, favorable for the cultivation of delicate and fastidious plants that hardly endure harsh indoor conditions. As a vessel for a terrarium, you can use a wide bottle, an aquarium, or another suitable transparent container.

To create a bottle terrarium, you will need a clean and dry spacious bottle with a narrow neck and about 6 small indoor plants, among which should be one tree and one creeping. For growing in a bottle, flowering plants, succulents, cacti and fast growing species are strictly prohibited. Calamus, begonia royal, dracaena sander, kalatea, cryptantus, arrowroot, ferns, peperomy, pelaem, common ivy, selyaginella, ficus dwarf and fittonia are recommended. You should choose a compact plant with small leaves.

The process of creating a bottle terrarium consists of the following steps:

1. Check that the bottle is clean and dry from the inside.
2. Carefully, using paper folded in a paper bag, pour drainage material (made of small stones) into a bottle with a thickness of 5 cm.
3. Lay a thin layer of charcoal on top of the drainage and then a thick layer of soil with a high sand content. Tamp the soil.
4. Using a simple device made of a teaspoon and fork tied to long sticks, make holes in the soil and plant plants in them. Swab the soil around the base of each plant.
5. Water the garden watering can with a long spout. Subsequently, for watering the bottle garden, use a small amount of water, sufficient to wash the glass from the inside and moisten the soil.
6. Insert the plug. If the glass is foggy inside, remove the cork for a while until condensation disappears, then insert the cork in the neck of the bottle.

In the aquarium terrarium, unlike the bottle, you can plant many plants. Yes, and make it easier, although the sequence of creating an aquarium terrarium is the same as the bottle. Cacti, succulents and fast-growing plants are not recommended as planting material. Flowering plants are not prohibited. Uzumbar violets and orchids of small size look especially impressive in an aquarium. Between plants you can put stones of a natural look. Top of the terrarium should be covered with glass with tightly fitting edges. When condensation appears, the glass is raised for a while. Put the aquarium in a well-lit place, protected from direct sunlight.

A peculiar green showcase with light-loving plants can be arranged on a double-glazed window. In this case, an additional frame with a door made of solid glass is installed on the inside of the window. As a result, a terrarium is formed between the outer glass and the inner door, which is equal to the width of the window sill, in which a tray is installed with indoor plants, wall pots are strengthened and hanging baskets are hung out. To maintain optimal conditions for the maintenance of plants in the terrarium, it is necessary to provide a fan, fluorescent lamps, a water pump, a heater and shading. Usually green windows are made simultaneously with the construction of the house.