Friday, April 8, 2011

A garden in a jar,
A glass dome full of life


First stones, then tea bags and potting mix

and a Hypoestes Freckle Face









And a lot of fingers crossed
When I was traversing San Francisco I wandered into a store that sold fossils, taxidermy and gardens in glass containers, I asked, what is that? And I was told, terrarium [tɛˈrɛərɪəm] n pl -rariums, -raria [-ˈrɛərɪə] - a glass container, often a globe, in which plants are grown.

This, I knew, is what I needed for my window sill.

Some people make this art - http://www.paulahayes.com/terrariums/gallery.php?g=2&i=3

2 comments:

Sara Szatmary said...

What a neat idea! If only I didn't kill every plant I get...

Lea said...

I am much the same, but i'm hoping this one will pull through!