What if you could capture indoors a living vignette of what you see outdoors, along a hiking trail at, say, Myakka River State Park—plant life organically intertwining, varietals intermixed, all ...

Dr. Nathaniel Ward, a 19th century London physician, had a keen interest in nature, including observing insect behavior. When studying a sphinx moth emerging from a chrysalis he had buried in moist ...

With terrariums, there are two choices. Either leave the terrarium open to the elements or close it up with a stopper. If you aren't a botanist, it isn't immediately obvious why you'd choose one ...

Looking for a cool and unusual gift this spring? Have you considered a terrarium? I always thought of these as kind of fuddy-duddy things, until I started checking out some of the amazing and ...

This one goes out to anyone who has ever managed to kill a low-maintenance houseplant: You don’t have to give up on your green dreams! Terrariums are made for people like you because they’re ...

CORVALLIS – If you don’t have space for a garden – or even if you do – a terrarium may be in your future. “Terrariums are an easy way to have some greenery,” said Brooke Edmunds, a horticulturist with ...

Perhaps, back in sixth-grade science class, your teacher had you slice off the head of a two-liter plastic soda bottle. And you tucked inside a sweet potato that you had sprouted in a jar. Perhaps, to ...