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The World of Terrariums
Describes each step in the designing, building, and care of a terrarium.
143 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1975
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June 10, 2025
Outdated but still provide basic useful information and nice explanations of the terrarium environment and how it compares to the natural earth environment. It also gives suggestions to kinds of plants to use in which landscapes.
October 25, 2008
In this 1970s tome, Mr. Wilson taps into why we love terrariums, with an apt and accurate eye that was a little unsettling to me. Yes, Mr. Wilson, my terrariamania is due to a fascination with miniaturization and a desire to have non-animal pets, how did you know?
The book explains how to create your terrarium in a biologically authentic manner, and maintain them for maximum pleasure over the years. The book includes a lengthy list of suppliers and resources, which I can only imagine is virtually useless 35 years later, but the gesture was significant nonetheless. Unfortunately, I haven't found a terrarium book for the modern age, so I have to google my own resources for obscure tropical temperate deciduous forest dwarf plants.
Great diagrams and explanations of nutrient cycling, and a few good ideas for using terrariums as teaching tools. I'm so glad my public library had a copy. Even as an experienced terrariamaniac, I got some useful ideas out of this book, and a beginner would certainly gain even more.
P.S. don't miss the part about putting in a ceramic miniature as a central point of interest. the pictures are precious.
The book explains how to create your terrarium in a biologically authentic manner, and maintain them for maximum pleasure over the years. The book includes a lengthy list of suppliers and resources, which I can only imagine is virtually useless 35 years later, but the gesture was significant nonetheless. Unfortunately, I haven't found a terrarium book for the modern age, so I have to google my own resources for obscure tropical temperate deciduous forest dwarf plants.
Great diagrams and explanations of nutrient cycling, and a few good ideas for using terrariums as teaching tools. I'm so glad my public library had a copy. Even as an experienced terrariamaniac, I got some useful ideas out of this book, and a beginner would certainly gain even more.
P.S. don't miss the part about putting in a ceramic miniature as a central point of interest. the pictures are precious.
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