The very name "florarium" says that these are plants that live in an "aquarium" - a glass vessel. This kind of home floriculture appeared about two centuries ago. In those days, wealthy people considered a sign of luxury presence in the house of a mini-greenhouse with exotic plants.
Nowadays the mini-florarium is an excellent alternative to the flowers that usually are decorated with window sills. And it's easier to look after them. By the way, florariums are expensive in America in specialized flower shops, and if you order a composition from a master, you will have to pay about $ 500! But to give such a sum for the florarium, which you can do with your own hands for half an hour, having everything you need at your fingertips, this is irrational.
We offer you an uncomplicated master class, in which we will describe all the nuances of creating a florarium with our own hands.
We will need:
- vessel;
- the soil;
- gravel (pebbles);
- charcoal;
- plants;
- elements of decor (twigs, moss, figurines).
- The first thing to do is to determine which plants will be used for the florarium, and how to properly place them. This is necessary in order not to disturb the flowers with transplants in the future. In a large container can plant up to five plant species, harmoniously combined texture and color scheme. Just keep in mind that the content requirements for them should be the same. Well look in one vessel of orchids, arrowroot, cyclamen, alocacia, ferns and ayrs.
- The shape and dimensions of the vessel will be chosen independently, based on preferences and imagination. Glass vessels can be with or without a lid. Be sure to wash the florarium bottle and wipe dry.
- Flowers for florarium can be planted only in disinfected soils, so both the substrate and the soil should be treated with high temperature. Hold the pebbles and soil in the oven, so that the mold and fungus do not have a chance. Then you can begin to create a soil layer. As a drain, we use pebbles (gravel). A layer of 2-4 centimeters will be enough. Next, a mixture of moistened soil and charcoal lay out on the drainage. The layer should be twice as thick as the drainage layer.
- It's time to start planting flowers. With the help of garden blades or ordinary table spoons we make grooves, place plants and sprinkle with earth. The soil from above can be decorated with a variety of decorative elements. Very well in closed and open vessels looks like moss, interestingly curved twigs, colored pebbles. If there is a desire, put in the capacity of figurines of gnomes, small decorative figurines or houses. They will give the composition of flowers a complete look.
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Using this technology, you can create a whole desktop composition of cacti and succulents in half an hour.
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Simple and beautiful, right?
Interesting ideas
If with how to make the florarium with your own hands, everything is very clear, then you can experiment with the types of its placement. Such mini-greenhouses can be located not only on windowsills, tables or shelves. You can make a suspended florarium by placing the vessel in a wicker basket and pots. Original wall florariums look, which will become an excellent decor of the apartment. In addition, your exotic mini-garden can grow both in open and in a closed vessel.
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Do not forget that the plants in the mini-greenhouse need care! In addition to regular watering and feeding, it is necessary to turn the vessel from plants to light from time to time, so that they develop evenly. If the tank is far from the natural light, then organize an artificial one by placing a lamp above the florarium.