Conversely, you don’t want to place the terrarium in a spot with no sunshine, such as a dark hallway, basement or room corner. A good rule of thumb is to let a plant’s nursery tag be your guide.

If you’ve been around long enough to remember the ’70s, you most likely had a terrarium on your coffee table. Terrariums have come a long way since then.

A terrarium is a little piece of the living world captured in a small enclosure you can pop on your desk or coffee table at home. If you want to keep it as alive as possible, though, you might like… ...

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