Moss Garden love....♥♥♥

What do you need?

Moss

Clear Glass Bottles, Jars, Ornate Containers, Terrariums

Good quality potting mix

Sand

Muslin

Miniature ornaments, rocks, pebbles etc

Small plants suitable for indoor conditions

What I did?

Cleaned & disinfected the jars - germs + moisture = mould

(So this is am important step)

Placed a layer of pebbles at the base of each jar

Next a piece of muslin to stop soil & sand settling too far down

Next a mixture of the sand and soil

Next the moss

Next a few small plants and an ornament or two

Please note - I read THIS FABULOUS BOOK and

found a lot of helpful info, gorgeous ideas 

(for both dry and wet terrariums)

as well as helpful hints and to-do's

I made one for myself and one each for my nieces

(a small garden for a Fairy in need of a place to rest)

This is actually a great activity to do with kids 

Once complete they need to be kept moist

(a spray/mist bottle is handy)

Avoid direct sunlight and open the lid form time to time

(to avoid too much condensation)

I've made many different kinds in the past - wet and dry

The most successful have been those containing succulents

There's a lot of info online or if you have any queries feel free to email me

Hope this inspires a miniature world that suits your home!

Bringing the Beach Home....

(As always) We had such a wonderful & rejuvenating

visit down south....

Apart from a quick drive into the nearest town

for supplies ....

... where Hubby and I salivated over this sexy number

(Decked out with a bed and small kitchen in the back....sigh)

We spent the whole time either cosying up indoors with

wine and music ....

.... or rambling about on the beach, soaking up the 

sun, relishing in the kind winter weather (no wind??)

and simply BEING.....

 The boys did "their thing"

And I did mine....

I'm addicted to beach combing... even if there are very few treasures.

I find the looking as much fun as the collecting. 

My treasures this trip consisted of a few cuttings of plants 

from the sand dunes - I wanted to try my hand at 

a terrarium that reminded me of our beach visits....

Here's how I faired.....

Cuttings from plants - preferably with some roots still attached...

... clean beach sand ...

... pebbles for the base of the glass container

(for drainage) ...

... a few "coastal" treasures ...

... and an appropriate glass container

(mine's a small fishbowl shape)

Then I assembled it all, layering the

pebbles first, then the sand...

I tried to make sure that most of the plants still had 

some of their roots attached...

... and I pressed them firmly into the sand....

I have no idea ho long it will last for or if indeed the plants 

will take? I assume (0f course) they'll need warmth and loads

of light... maybe a bit of water from time to time 

(Coastal dune plants are notoriously water wise)

Anyhooo... I'm pretty pleased with my whimsical 

take on "bringing the beach home"

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So what's happening in your

neck of the woods?

Have you had a super busy week like me?

Are you as excited about the up and 

coming school vacations as I am?

We are going down south again - Yahooo!

(This time further away to Margaret River)

Also...

What have you had on your playlist lately?

We went to see this guy last night ...

His album is available FOR FREE so do yourselves 

a favour and download some cool tunes for naught but

your absolute aural pleasure! 

Love to you all!