WOW, amazing terrarium

[Iain Sutherland]

Just found this an absolutely had to post it!!
Now i just need a new house with space and a lot of spare cash...?

 

[Themuleous]

Thats a monster! Love it

Sam

 

[Garuf]

Best thing about it is the use of scale, too many terrariums with huge Broms in a tiny tank that just make them look naff.

 

[Garuf]

Definitely real, you can see the misters, no point in misting fake Broms.

 

[mattb180]

wow, does not even look real its so good!

 

[mcluckyday]

It's really good ! So real

 

[Morgan Freeman]

I don't really like it. Most of the plants you can pick up in garden centres.

 

[Iain Sutherland]

I don't really like it. Most of the plants you can pick up in garden centres.

most aquarium plants you can pick up at your LFS?

 

[ghostsword]

But why not make a terrarium with emersed aquarium plants?

I like the large terrarium, looks amazing, but imagine having echinodorus species there?


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[Morgan Freeman]

I don't really like it. Most of the plants you can pick up in garden centres.

most aquarium plants you can pick up at your LFS?

There's only one specialist terrarium plant shop in the UK, with the budget that tank obviously had I'd be trying to source some rare orchids, bromeliads and stuff you can't just pick up in homebase. It's like filling an 8ft ADA tank with moss balls and duckweed.


*terrarium snob*

 

[ghostsword]

I saw some impressive orchids at kew gardens, they were just hanging there, air roots. That sort of stuff would look impressive.

Also to notice is that some of the plants you see here are really expensive. I got a terrarium plant, redish, about 20cm long that cost me £15. Now imagine these, that look giant pumpkins? I am sure that you will not find these at bandq.

 

[Morgan Freeman]

I was at Kew recently..

 

[ghostsword]

it is impressive, isn't it? Love the place... I wish I lived nearby, would be there every weekend.

 

[dw1305]

Hi all,

I was at Kew recently..

I'm having a visit next month with our students, happy days. The Banana flower is great and I really like the Myrmecodia, they are one of my favourite plants.

saw some impressive orchids at kew gardens, they were just hanging there, air roots

These are Vanda type orchids, you some times see them for sale in garden centres etc. I haven't tried it yet, but if you wedge the plant in the mouth of translucent glass vase, with the roots inside the vase, you can grow them successfully as house plants.

There's only one specialist terrarium plant shop in the UK, with the budget that tank obviously had I'd be trying to source some rare orchids, bromeliads and stuff you can't just pick up in homebase. It's like filling an 8ft ADA tank with moss balls and duckweed.

I agree with that one too, it is very chocolate boxy and a bit like a pub hanging basket, so I must be a "terrarium snob" as well.

cheers Darrel