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A Visit to Another World Terraria

March 21, 2020 by ofsmallthings

Matthew at Another World Terraria was kind enough to show me his collection when I was in Seattle this winter. He specializes in plants that stay under six inches tall, and, amazingly, has filled up an entire house with these tiny plants. I took some photos but, Matthews are better, so I will mostly be using photos he took 🙂 He features many of these images on his popular youtube channel. I’ll let these images speak for themselves, A vase […]

Categories: Blog, Cultivation, Terrarium • Tags: another world terraria, Bucephalandra, lamp, matthew, mossarium, visit

February vignettes

February 2, 2020 by ofsmallthings

Inevitably, if you collect plants long enough, and with enough vigor, you will run out of space. My partner and I bought our house two years ago, at which time all my plants and frogs were confined to two walls of a small bedroom. Both of the small spare rooms are now filled to the brim, and the living space is not far behind. It has been a fun challenge, to find plants that are suited to terrariums and open […]

Categories: Blog, Cultivation, Plant Photo Library • Tags: greenspace, growout, house, houseplant, plants, showerplant, takingover, terrariums, vignette, windowplant

Collecting Begonia Seed

January 4, 2020 by ofsmallthings

This article is meant as an introduction to collecting Begonia seed, primarily for those who are new to identifying flower parts and collecting seed. I have only been doing this since early fall, so take this with a grain of salt. One of the purposes here is to combine information from multiple sources into one article. All information pulled directly from external sources is credited. The following information is what I have found to be true in collecting Begonia species […]

Categories: Blog, Cultivation • Tags: bloom, collection, fertile, flower, ovary, pollinate, seed, seeds

Vasya’s greenhouse AKA paradise

December 27, 2019 by ofsmallthings

Let me start off by saying that Vasya is one of the most humble and kind people I have ever met. He is incredibly generous with his plants and time. Thanks so much to Deann for inviting me. Even though his greenhouse looks like it has been set up for decades, it is only seven years old! It is E/W facing, and the south wall is shared with the house, meaning that the kitchen window looks out onto the greenhouse! The […]

Categories: Blog, Cultivation, garden, Plant Photo Library, Terrarium • Tags: amaze, greenhouse, paradise, tour, vasya

A visit to the Danger Garden

December 26, 2019 by ofsmallthings

I have been following Lorees blog, the Danger Garden, for over a year now. It is amazing for lots of reasons, but one of my favorite things about it is Loree’s ‘it’s possible’ attitude. Not only in regards to working with prickly plants, which are one of her many areas of expertise but in regards to design decisions (why not have a summer gazebo that turns into a greenhouse every winter?) and freedom in choosing plants (zone 9, let’s test that!). […]

Categories: Blog, Cultivation, garden, Plant Photo Library • Tags: danger garden, garden, visit

It’s that time of year!

December 7, 2019 by ofsmallthings

For the first time ever I am starting to enjoy the flowers as much as the foliage on these plants. The blooms below are all from plants that have bloomed this fall. Mostly Begonias, but also some orchids, Melastomes, and Gesneriads as well. The large number of Begonia blooms seem to have been triggered by a recent repotting, as many species that have never flowered for me quickly formed inflorescences within 6 weeks. (Yes, they are all labeled!)

Categories: Blog, Cultivation, Terrarium • Tags: blooms, fall, flowers

Bucephalandra Bowl

July 30, 2019 by ofsmallthings

This is a shallow 1 gallon bowl housing various unidentified Bucephalandra. The substrate is a thin layer of turface, with some lava rock and wood as a growing surface for the plants. It gets medium light and has nearly no ventilation. I believe some of these are ‘brownie’ type Buces. An Aridarium species pictured below, which has grown considerably in the past few months. It enjoys the same conditions as the other plants, with wet feet and room to grow […]

Categories: Blog, Cultivation, Plant Photo Library, Terrarium • Tags: aridarium, bowl, buce, Bucephalandra, homalomena, riparium, se asia, Terrarium, vivarium

Marcgraviarium

July 17, 2019 by ofsmallthings

This tank is about a year old now, and houses over 50 species of plants. It stands 36Lx18Wx26T and has zoomed cork tiles on three sides. The substrate is a mix of turface and red infield conditioner in no specific ratios. The primary purpose of this tank is to give shingling species room to grow vertically. Marcgravias and many others do ok on sphagnum, but their growth is so much faster and more robust when climbing a wood surface. Species […]

Categories: Blog, Cultivation, Plant Photo Library, Terrarium • Tags: joepii, Marcgravia, marcgravia-arium, plant only, plant tank, Terrarium

Biolat vivarium Vignettes July 2

July 3, 2019 by ofsmallthings

This tank has been set up about three years now, and is home to 12 R. biolat. It measures 24x18x26. The background is cork and the substrate is 100% red infield clay. It has been more difficult recently to find egg clutches due to all the plant growth but there are a few puddles where the biolat regularly put tadpoles. Some of the larger plants including Mikania gauco, a forked Cyclanth from Ecuador, and some Ecuadorian Pileas. There are a few […]

Categories: Blog, Cultivation, Terrarium • Tags: biolat, july 2, Ranitomeya, tank, Terrarium, vignette

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