Leaves and temperatures are falling. As we prepare landscapes and gardens for winter, look toward indoor plant care to warm the mood. Giving plants for the holidays brings a little sunshine and warmth ...

IS it nature? Or is it art? Painters and poets have long known that the furl of a fern or an orchid’s architecture can qualify as both. Now a growing wave of indoor gardeners is capturing nature in ...

TACOMA, Wash. — In a small store window on South Ninth Street in downtown Tacoma, Wash., there’s an unusual landscape. Strewn across hot white sand like abandoned objects on a “Star Wars” planet sit a ...

Bolstered by the recent popularity of handmade and homemade crafts, terrariums are hotter now than they’ve been anytime since the 1970s — and terrarium designers are using everything from handblown ...

IS it nature? Or is it art? Painters and poets have long known that the furl of a fern or an orchid’s architecture can qualify as both. Now a growing wave of indoor gardeners is capturing nature in ...

Can eternal terrariums help grow food in outer space? Well, let’s first establish what an eternal terrarium is. An eternal terrarium is a mini-terrarium for plants and small animals that is also a ...

Gray continues to be today’s “it” neutral, but as one gray day leads to another come early January in southeast Michigan, I’m craving green. No wonder why terrariums are so refreshing. These miniature ...

Constructing a terrarium is easy and inexpensive and can be accomplished on a snowy afternoon. Their care is minimal since they can go for months without water under the proper conditions. In addition ...

Want to add a splash of green inside your home? Give a jelly jar a makeover by transforming it into an open terrarium for small succulent plants. Although a jar of strawberry preserves is used here, ...

Terrariums let us peek at nature when we can't slip outdoors. Whether displayed on an office desktop or in a home living room, the miniature gardens under glass assure a daily dose of soothing views.