Barefoot Gardening

I’ve been busy collecting little figures and other bits for terrarium gifts. I can’t help but want to share my gardening with everyone… tiny terrariums are a wonderful way to share succulent cuttings and tillandsia. Etsy is a great resource (the penguins are from seller SongandBranch), and I picked up some fun rocks at a vendor at the San Francisco Dickens Fair. I won’t show any finished terrariums here yet, because some of the recipients read this blog. But… here’s a sneak peek. Geodes look like little snowy caves in a winter scene and the right air plant can look like a tree between the caves.

Since I’ve fallen in love with gardening, I’ve started making customized containers as gifts. For Mother’s Day, I put together the pieces for little air plant terrariums and shipped them off to Pennsylvania. I wanted something low maintenance, but unique for my mom. I found inexpensive hanging globes at Pottery Barn’s after Christmas sale last year and bought two boxes. I got some neutral colored rocks, though I pondered colored sand, and just added air plants that I picked up at the SF Flower and Garden Show. It was creative, but super easy to put together. Here is a pic my mom sent. They’re sitting on the windowsill but can just as easily hang from the curtain rod.

Edit: after I posted this, I discovered another blog with a similar project, only theirs is an entire chandelier. You should definitely check theirs out. Additionally, the globes are also available at CB2.