I’ve never been able to keep a house plant alive. Even an air plant. Ironic, really, because my mom is a masterful gardener. She’s coming to visit in a month, and I’m hoping that she’ll transform our patio into a jungle. In the interim, I’m kind of convinced that I can handle a terrarium. If I lived in New York or Chicago, I’d stop by Sprout for one of these suckers.
But since they don’t ship, I’m going to assemble one myself in this gorgeous dodecahedron vessel, or a more affordable variation from West Elm (be sure to watch the corresponding tip-filled Shane Powers video, shot by my friend David Land). Good long-weekend project, no?
clockwise, l-r: TERRARIUMS, under $50.00, Sprout Home; SHANE POWERS FISH BOWLS, $14.99-$69.00, West Elm; SCORE & SOLDER TERRARIUM, $160.00, Old Faithful Shop.
[...] the rest of the world, I’m obsessed with terrariums—particularly those that are turned into little dioramas, complete with mini people and animals [...]