When you need nature close by, terrariums are the answer. If you’ve always yearned to host plants indoors, but failed – this lecture will come to the rescue. The solution is crystal clear – glass can serve as a solution to bond botany and you. With the aid of a terrarium, you can host nature almost anywhere: in your parched apartment, your dim office cubicle, or your less-than-ideal home growing environment.
Terrariums are like personal assistants – they put your indoor gardening chores on autopilot. These “small worlds” introduce beauty, botany, whimsy, sophistication, and sparkle into any décor simply, elegantly, and inexpensively. This lecture explains exactly how to work with terrariums. Not only will we share all sorts of recycling ideas for enlisting everything from vases to cake stands, fishbowls, lemonade pitchers, cookie jars, etc. for growing plants and showcasing nature, but we’ll talk about how to select appropriate plants. And most importantly, this lecture will demonstrate precisely how to plant glass enclosures of all types, sharing secrets for success to incorporate green into your life, no matter how busy your schedule might be.
Presenter: Tovah Martin is the author of many gardening books. Most recently, she served as a lead writer in the international team that created Phaidon’s new landmark compendium, The Contemporary Garden (2025). Another recent title, The Garden in Every Sense and Season, received GardenComm’s Gold Medal Media Award in 2019. That book follows several titles on houseplants including The Indestructible Houseplant, The Unexpected Houseplant, and The New Terrarium. One of her earliest books was the classic Tasha Tudor’s Garden.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Avon Library
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