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Today's article is all about decorations. We discuss some ideas about how to decorate your terrarium and make some suggestions about what elements to use for certain effects. We also have some tips about how you can keep your terrarium feeling new and fresh through the year with ideas about how to decorate it for different seasons and occasions.

While making terrariums can be a fun and therapeutic activity, either as a form of nature-connected self-care or a gift for a loved one, it's important we consider the long-term health of our beautiful botanical creations. In this post we focus on the role of mosses in your terrarium creations, and break down some of the main types with their descriptions and some of the benefits to your terrarium. However, a closed terrarium and particularly one that includes mosses, is very high in humidity, which can sometimes create perfect conditions for mould and fungus which is not ideal! We have therefore...

The water requirements for open and closed terrariums are quite different, as different types of plants often have very different care requirements. For this reason, you should always aim to have plants grouped together that have similar water and lighting needs (for example, succulents and cacti go together, and ferns and fittonias go together. Avoid planting succulents with ferns, for example, if you want a long-lasting plant arrangement).

In today's post, we go over one of the most common questions: what size kit do I need? We break it down into two different scenarios below: one where you already have your jar or terrarium container, and one where you don't. I already have my jar/terrarium - what size do I need? We refer to sizes by litres instead of width, height and length. This is because two terrariums can have the same capacity but look completely different due to having different shapes and sizes. You can find out how much capacity your terrarium has by placing it on...

As closely as we follow instructions when creating our terrarium and looking after it, sometimes problems do happen. They're usually nothing to worry about and can be prevented or treated with some key things. Read on to find out about some of the common problems with terrarium making, such as mould, fungus, insects and critters, and how to solve them.