Create a Green World

Terrariums are fun and easy to make! To start you can buy glass fish bowls or even recycle light bulbs for a tiny terrarium. Place a one inch layer of small gravel on the bottom of the glass container. Find some good draining potting soil and fill it to the proper height depending on the size of your glass. Then, take your plant, make a depression in the soil, and firm the soil around the plant being careful not to overcrowd! Repeat this step for each plant and lightly water your terrarium.

Place each plant at your table as a setting and insert wooden sticks in the soil with each guest's name. You can add in used sand or shells from the beach for a summer inspired design, or hens and chicks with river stones for a woodland design. Terrariums and air plants are low maintenance and recycle their moisture so they need very little attention! Once your guests bring them home they do not have to worry about upkeep. Terrarium plants stay green year round so you can use them at your wedding for any season to add a touch of green to your wedding theme!

Mini Bird House terrarium by The Fleurist via The Haystack Needle, Spiral terrarium via Danger Garden, Hens and Chicks Centerpiece by Martha Stewart, tiny terra lightbulb, purple tillandsia terrarium and copper stricta air plant by Sea and Asters on Etsy.com, Guest names terrarium by Design Sponge, desert blue and red terrarium by Litíll ltd.