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    Terrarium Imaginarium
    Terrarium Imaginarium
    Terrarium Imaginarium
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    Terrarium Imaginarium

    By Isabelle Palmer

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    Transform your home with more than 25 innovative and inspiring ideas using succulents and terrariums to create beautiful and stylish indoor gardens.
    Small-space gardening expert Isabelle Palmer shows you how to use succulents and other plants to create trendy terrariums and gorgeous indoor garden designs and how to grow under glass. She offers helpful advice and techniques as well as handy tips for taking care of your new houseplants. Display pretty cacti inside copper lanterns, grow amazing aquatic plants in a deep vase, create a stunning fireside moss and fern display, and plant some tiny jewel-like succulents inside mason jars for an easy and on-trend kitchen window scene. Terrarium Imaginarium removes the mystery of taking care of plants and gives everyone a chance to enjoy the benefits and beauty of a garden indoors.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCICO Books
    Release dateMay 23, 2023
    ISBN9781800652491
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      Book preview

      Terrarium Imaginarium - Isabelle Palmer

      terrarium

      imaginarium

      terrarium

      imaginarium

      Growing succulents, cacti

      and more under glass

      Isabelle Palmer

      To my Grandmother, my guiding light

      First published in 2014 as The House Gardener. This edition published in 2023 by CICO Books An imprint of Ryland Peters & Small Ltd

      www.rylandpeters.com

      ISBN: 978 1 80065 218 7

      E-ISBN: 978 1 80065 249 1

      10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

      Text © Isabelle Palmer 2014, 2023 Design and photography © CICO Books 2014, 2023

      The author's moral rights have been asserted. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher.

      A CIP catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress and the British Library.

      Printed in China

      Copy editor: Caroline West

      Photography: Helen Cathcart

      Cover illustrations: AdobeStock

      Stylist: Marisa Daly

      In-house editor: Martha Gavin

      Designer: Emily Breen

      Art director: Sally Powell

      Production: David Hearn

      Publishing manager: Penny Craig

      Publisher: Cindy Richards

      CONTENTS

      Introduction

      Chapter 1

      Succulents, Cacti, and Perennials

      Chapter 2

      Terrariums and Water Scenes

      Chapter 3

      Moss Walls and Hanging Gardens

      Chapter 4

      Tools, Materials, and Techniques

      Resources

      Acknowledgements

      Index

      INTRODUCTION

      Living in the city, I am very aware that outdoor space is at a premium. However, with succulents, cacti, and other indoor plants becoming increasingly popular, it is now easier than ever to bring some greenery inside your home. Cacti and succulents thrive in indoor settings, and can look beautiful displayed in unusual terrariums and alternative glass containers. Not only that, but they are super low maintenance, and can become a real focal point of the room!

      Even if you live in the country, indoor plants can offer some much-needed contact with nature, something that is so important, not only in terms of esthetics, but also to promote a healthy emotional environment. Houseplants bring their natural form, color, and fragrance to the home, and can add the finishing touch to many interior schemes.

      Historically, plants have been used indoors for centuries—indeed, medieval paintings depict Crusaders returning with plant specimens from many corners of the world. The Victorian period in the nineteenth century was a golden age of plant collecting, which went hand in hand with the Victorians’ passion for exploration and discovery. The Victorian plant hunters were seen as adventurers traveling to remote areas to bring back exotic plants from around the world. This era also saw a rise in popularity of terrariums and Wardian cases. The legacy of these Victorian plant explorers lives on in the plants that thrive in our modern natural landscape.

      In this book, I will show you how to choose, grow, and decorate with houseplants, as well as guide you through the different techniques needed to care for your new green guests.

      There is nothing more pleasing than bringing greenery into your home. Not only are plants beautiful but many can clean household air and balance humidity.

      1

      SUCCULENTS, CACTI, AND PERENNIALS

      One of the many joys of growing and displaying houseplants is being able to create your own living landscape or miniature garden. Glass vessels are exceptional in allowing you to watch, as well as house, your new living worlds. In this chapter, I have used various glass objects to encase and display an array of succulents, cacti, and other miniature houseplants, showing them off to their full glory. From angular terrariums and large glass vases to copper lanterns and wine glasses, let your imagination run riot when thinking of ways to display plant-based creations.

      ENCLOSED IN GLASS

      The word succulent is a descriptive term given to those plants that store water in their leaves or stems. Cacti belong to a large family of plants that are all succulents. There are also other types of succulent besides cacti. So, as a rule, remember that all cacti are succulents, but not all succulents are cacti.

      The word cactus is derived, through Latin, from the Ancient Greek (kaktos), a name that was originally used to describe a spiny plant whose identity is now uncertain.

      Succulents are found in many countries all over the world and have been a feature of the horticultural field for hundreds of years. They have always held an attraction for gardeners because of their curious and exotic appearance.

      During the 15th century, the famous Portuguese explorers Bartholomeu Dias (1451–1500) and Vasco da Gama (1460–1524) collected succulents such as Aloe, Haworthia, Stapelia, and

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