Uploaded October 2020 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago
Perfect as homemade natural gifts, or to bring tropical plants into your home, mini home terrariums can be known as ‘a garden in a jar’. For the IKEA Virtual Greenhouse, plant designer Alyson shares a step-by-step guide to planting a terrarium, so you can create your own tiny wonderland of low maintenance indoor plants. Whether for your desk, windowsill or as a coffee table centerpiece, these biospheres are simple to create and maintain with the right mini terrarium tools, materials and plants.
Perfect as homemade natural gifts, or to bring tropical plants into your home, mini home terrariums can be known as ‘a garden in a jar’. For the IKEA Virtual Greenhouse, plant designer Alyson shares a step-by-step guide to planting a terrarium, so you can create your own tiny wonderland of low maintenance indoor plants. Whether for your desk, windowsill or as a coffee table centerpiece, these biospheres are simple to create and maintain with the right mini terrarium tools, materials and plants.
