Pisceas Aquarium Store for Pebbles

Lava Rock Pieces - Ideal for Growing Moss in Terrarium

Colored Sand suitable for Terrarium

Pebbles for Sale 

Pisceas Aquarium Store 

Rock Pieces

Drift wood pieces 

This aquarium store at Ejipura sells a wide range of things suitable for use in a terrarium. For instance, you can buy glass bowls, pebbles, sand, drift wood, rocks, colored sand. It's located near to the Ejipura signal, just outside the army back gate.

Strings Kokedama Handmade

Simple Beauty 

I are usually used to growing plants in pots. Till I found an unique way to hang plants which is bound by strings - kokedama.

It's a simple method of letting plant grow without the conventional potting method. The method of growing is simple. There are many instructional videos available on YouTube and many step-by-step process is given on various blogs.

Here are the items required to make kokedama at home:

• Red soil
• Peat moss
• Coco  peat
• Spider plant or ferns (my two fav plants)
• Jute rope
• Scissors
• Cotton cloth

If you think you require guidance, then you can attend kokedama class in Bangalore. These classes are conducted in Bangalore and Trivandrum. 

Falling in Love with Fern

Fern Love

We had fern in our house as long as I can remember. Some survived many seasons, while some dilly-dallied before it perished from the pots.

Now, I have a resurgence of interest towards ferns. In my garden I have around 10 varieties of ferns - name of most ferns are still mystery to me. How can I not find the names of the ferns when I can easily search the image and find its name online?

Some ferns has close resemblance that I can't come to a clear conclusion. For instance, the fern in the above picture looks close to these two types - Dallas Fern, Tiger Fern.

As these picture of Dallas Fern and Tiger Fern has close similarity with the one at home, I am leaving it for more exploration and find.

Ferns Used in Terrarium

I have kept this fern in a terrarium and it's growing well. Though it can overcrowd the small glass container, it's easy to limit it by pruning the excess leaves.

Have you tried growing ferns in a terrarium? Which fern have you used?


More links about ferns:

1. Ferns for containers

Sempervivum Calcareum Succulent Hen and Chicks

Sempervivum at Garden Care, Ulsoor

One of my weekend trip is to the close by plant nurseries looking for fresh stock of plants, and look for a bargain deal. As a routine, I mostly visit two nurseries in Ulsoor area - Indo American and Garden Care.

In today's trip, I didn't find anything new at Indo American. Next I stopped at Garden Care and I couldn't but admire the healthy looking Sempervivum ( Hen and Chicks).

About Sempervivum 

These are evergreen, perennial plants which has spike shaped leaves in rosettes design. In a matured plants you an see new baby plants around the mother plant.

The matured plant flowers and after which the mother plant dies, while the remaining chicks continue to grow following its cycle.

Watering and Care of Sempervivum

This is an excellent plant in an open terrarium. Avoid over watering as it can lead to lead to rot. One way to identify this plant is the way new sprout appears. It's also called "Hen and Chicks" as the mother plant produces multiple small plants around it Chicks.


For more information on Sempervivum visit these links:

1. https://worldofsucculents.com/sempervivum

2. Gardeners World


How to Identify Sempervivum, Echeveria and Haworthia?

Visit to Al Manar Plant Nursery Mancadu

Fern Collection at Al Manar Garden 

Bromilards 

One of My Fav Plant - Bromilard

Variety of Pots for Sale

Haworthia and Cactus

Al Manar Plant Nursery
I found this nursery around the same time I started taking terrarium classes in Trivandrum. That is around the end of 2017. At that time, terrarium was slowly catching up in Trivandrum. It was the around the same time when Forest Vibe, opened at Marapalam.

During the initial days, I used to get plants from Bangalore and my collection used to be from Indo American nursery at Ulsoor. Thankfully, now there are many other nurseries in Trivandrum, like Casa Plante, from where I buy terrarium friendly plants.

Plants for Terrarium
Al Manar Nursery is a complete-plant shoppe for amateur and professional gardeners, terrarium lovers. The plants are kept in a systematic way, with similar types kept together - succulent varieties,
bromeliads, low light plants, ferns, colius, etc.

Besides having plants, there's a separate section to buy glass bowls, plastic pots, trays, pebbles, colored sand, garden tool and terrarium.

Address to Al Manar Plant Nursery

Kamaleswaram NSS Office,
Trivandrum Vizhinjam Rd,
Kamaleshwaram,
Trivandrum

Phone: 0471 245 5888

Website: https://www.almanargardens.com/