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  • Handmade Macrame Plant Boho Wall Planter

    £21.00

    Crafted with love in Scotland, our Macrame Plant Hangers is handcrafted from recycled natural cotton and wood , a testament to our commitment to eco-friendly practices. The rich history of macrame, a form of decorative knotting, spans various cultures and eras. From its origins with 13th-century Arabic weavers to its resurgence in Victorian England, where it complemented the era’s fascination with tropical houseplants, macrame has consistently adorned homes with its unique charm. The 1960s and 1970s saw another revival, aligning perfectly with the bohemian and ‘back to the land’ movements, cementing its place as a functional yet artistic home décor choice.

    Available in a variety of colours, our macrame hangers are versatile enough to harmonize with home or workplace designs and styles. Each handcrafted piece is designed to fit a standard planter ranging from 10 to 16cm in diameter. The average length of our flat macrame hangers is 90 cm, with a possible variation of +/-2-3cm due to the nature of handmade items. Please note that colours may slightly differ from their appearance on your screen due to varying monitor settings, and slight variations in cord colour may occur.

    Materials:

    • made with 100% recycled cotton & wood

    Adjustment

    Our Adjustable Macrame Plant Hanger is thoughtfully designed to fit different plant sizes. Measuring approximately 90cm from the wood to the bottom tassel, it will shorten when accommodating your plant and pot. Adjusting is simple – slide the bottom knot along the cords to snugly fit the rim of your plant pot.

    This Macrame Plant Hanger would make an eco-friendly gift for family, friends, plant lovers, or as a housewarming present.

    Wood: 30cm

    Length: 90cm long (from the wood to the end)

    Pot size: can fit pots 10-16cm 

    Please note, due to nature of the product some sizes may vary +/- 2-3cm

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  • Monstera and Fern Jungle Vibes Zinc Planter

    From: £4.00

    Vintage style, zinc planters with monstera, ferns and palms leaves design. Ideal for small, medium and large houseplants. Suitable also for herbs and other botanical projects. Planters do not have drainage hole.

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    Lithops Living Stones Rocks Succulent 5cm pot

    £5.00 £4.25 - £5.00

    Lithops are sometimes called living stones or pebbles due to their shape. Would make a pretty unusual-looking addition to your plants’ collection. These extremely easy-to-care, hassle-free houseplants are perfect for beginners because thrive neglected. Living stones are pet-friendly houseplants that will thrive in full light on your windowsill or desk. One of our bestselling plants for people interested in unusual plants as well as kids!

    Lithops are very slow growers but we offer them in already quite large sizes. Some pots have one large lithops and other two slightly smaller plants. Pictures represent our actual stock, pants will be selected randomly.

    This plant is perfect for a mini bowl garden, you will need only a bowl, succulent soil, clay pebbles, and decorations like cork, wood or pebbles to create your mini garden! Why not add also some preserved moss and more succulents and cacti? 

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    Philodendron Ring Of Fire Aroid Plant 14cm pot

    £15.00 £12.75 - £15.00

    Philodendrons, which translates from Greek into ‘love trees’, are named after the way those aroid plants climb on the trees and ‘cuddle’ them! Philodendron Ring of Fire or Fire Plant is a beautiful philodendron plant species with variegated leaves.

    If you want to bring a tropical rainforest vibe into your home, none do it better than Philodendrons. This striking genus of plant belongs to the Araceae (Arum) family and with an estimated 900 species it is the second-largest species in the family.

    The pant is variegated and variegation is random mutation, we can not guarantee that the plant will have more or less variegated leaves.

     

     

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    Scindapsus Treubii Dark Form 16cm pot

    £36.00 £25.20 - £36.00

    Scindapsus treubii Dark Form is an unusual cultivar of Scindapsus treubii characterized by lovely lance-shaped, glossy, dark green, nearly black leaves with beautiful silvery colour on the other side of their leaves.

    This plant is a perfect hanging or climbing plant, if you are interested in adding a natural moss pole don’t forget to check our made with moss section.

    A fast-growing and easy to care, air-purifying plant, it is ideal at home or in the workplace.

    This unique plant can adapt to a variety of grown conditions from low-medium light corners of your home to very bright locations with lots of indirect sunlight. Additionally, the plant is known to be highly resilient, capable of regrowing from a single node cutting.

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  • Vintage Bottle Terrarium Eco Glass Container

    £20.00

    This large, eco-glass container is the perfect vessel for creating your own mossarium or terrarium. The clear glass allows optimal light penetration and maintains a perfect level of humidity inside your mini ecosystem.

    The container is made from recycled glass, making it an environmentally friendly choice for your projects. Suitable also for cactus and succulent gardens and carnivorous plants gardens!

     

    Size 

    Bottom 13cm

    Height 33cm (34cm with cork) 

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  • Retro Glazed Mug Style Planter

    £16.00

    Beautiful ceramic glazed planted in classic, retro colours. Crafted with care and designed to enhance any decor style, this planter combines elegance and functionality. The planter features a premium ceramic construction, ensuring durability and longevity.

     

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  • Terracotta Bowl Planter 10cm

    £3.50

    Old school style terracotta bowl, perfect for preserved or live moss bowls and cactus & succulent mini gardens. It will look amazing as a carnivorous plants garden!

    The bowl does not have any drainage holes. Ideal for indoor and outdoor.

    Need some inspiration?

    For preserved moss bowl you will need only clay pebbles and preserved moss of your choice.

    If you would prefer a live moss bowl don’t forget to grab our lush fresh moss, potting mix and even some plants!

    Succulents and cactus mini-gardens require only succulent soil and plants to create a simple garden but you can also add stones, shells or preserved moss!

    If you thinking about making a carnivorous garden then discover our selection of carnivorous plants, which not only look amazing but will solve your fungus gnat issue! Grab carnivorous soil, sphagnum moss, decorative pebbles, and clay pebbles and you are ready to start. Check our article for more information.

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  • Lab Flask Terrarium Starter Kit DIY

    From: £59.00

    Create your self-contained ecosystem with beautiful plants and lush, handpicked Highland Moss moss. Ideal for beginners and kids, will help you to create a thriving ecosystem with easy to follow steps. Each kit includes also beautifully illustrated care guides which will help you to take care of your freshly made terrarium.

    You will receive everything you need to make your terrarium at home:

    • Eco glass large container with cork lid +/- 22cm x 26cm in shape of a vintage lab flask 
    • Our special terrarium mix potting blend
    • Fresh sphagnum moss
    • Selection of 2 beautiful plants suitable for a terrarium
    • Selection of terrarium moss
    • Clay pebbles
    • Illustrated step-by-step instructions and care advice

    You can also select the kit with springtails, isopods & tweezers!

    Please note the picture represent a shape of the glassware and different combination of plants. Wood, bonsai and other decorations not included but available from our website.

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  • Carnivorous Plants Potting Mix | Highland Moss

    From: £4.00

    Introducing our premium potting mix tailored specifically for Carnivorous plants. This exceptional ready-to-use blend is carefully formulated to create optimal habitat for your carnivorous plants, ensuring they thrive in a consistently moist environment.

    Ideal for carnivorous gardens, bog bowls and more indoor and outdoor botanical projects!

     

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    Ribbed Rustic Concrete Planter For 10cm pot TERRACOTTA

    Original price was: £15.00.Current price is: £8.00.

    Please note that these planters are on sale due to small, cosmetic imperfections. They do not have any chips or major issues, but may exhibit small discolorations or minor changes in the concrete texture. Purchase only if you are happy about it, on sale items are excluded from the refund and return policy.

     

    This fantastic concrete planter is a great way to present your plants.

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  • Rustic Seaweed Natural Basket Planter

    From: £7.00

    This fantastic woven, seagrass planter basket is a great way to present your plants. Beautiful, rustic, boho style pot, ideal doe small and medium houseplants. There is a plastic-lined interior for damage protection.

    Suitable for any indoor plants, home and workplace.

     

    Please note due to the nature of the product some planter may have slightly round bottom which will get flat under the weight of the plant.

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    Single Mystery Cutting

    £2.00 £1.70 - £2.00

    For those who want to grow a home jungle from scratch, we bring you our mystery cuttings selection!

    We will make 1 unrooted cutting from our healthy mother plants, package it beautifully in as many eco-friendly materials as possible, and send them with our super fast delivery. The cutting will be wrapped with a little bit of our gorgeous and fresh sphagnum moss

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    Philodendron Sweetheart 8cm pot

    £7.00 £5.95 - £7.00

    Philodendron is a beautiful plant, commonly known as the Devil’s Ivy or sweetheart Philodendron.

    A fast-growing and easy to care, air-purifying plant, it is ideal at home or in the workplace.

    Philodendron can adapt to a variety of grown conditions from low-medium light corners of your home to very bright locations with lots of indirect sunlight. Additionally, the plant is known to be highly resilient, capable of regrowing from a single node cutting.

    Please note due to the nature of the product every single plant is different and unique. There may be cosmetic damages on the leaves which does not impact the plant health.

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  • Bee Hive Honey Glazed Ceramic Pot 15cm

    £19.00

    Beautiful ceramic glazed planted in vintage style in rose pink colour. Crafted with care and designed to enhance any decor style, this planter combines elegance and functionality. The planter features a premium ceramic construction, ensuring durability and longevity.

    Please note that every single planter is handmade and a little bit different. Pictures represent examples of our actual stock.

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  • Simple Dots Concrete Planter 20cm

    £20.00

    Classic, minimalistic concrete planter in a light grey colour. Finished with 3D dots patter. Suitable for medium and large houseplants.

    The planter is in a rustic style, please note that there may be some imperfections which give the planter extra character and unique style.

     

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  • Terrarium, Vivarium and Mossarium Potting Mix Soil by Highland Moss

    From: £4.00

    The Highland Moss Terrarium Potting Mix is a handmade blend of high-quality ingredients that are specially formulated for terrariums. This premium mix is perfect for creating a base for a lush, healthy, and vibrant terrarium environment.

    Suitable for open and closed terrariums, mossariums, moss bowls and kokedama.

    The mix includes a combination of our fresh, hand-picked sphagnum moss with other ingredients to create ideal drainage, water retention and humidity inside your terrarium to ensure optimal plant growth.Make sure you have everything you need

    Terrarium Checklist

    Materials you need to create a terrarium:

    • Terrarium Soil: A specialist blend that is tailored for humidity-loving plants
    • Sphagnum Moss: Helps with water retention and improves drainage
    • Activated Charcoal: To prevent mould and provide an additional layer of filtration
    • Drainage layer: Stones or clay pebbles for added drainage
    • Selection of Humidity-loving plants: A variety of plants that thrive in high-humidity environments
    • Decorative Stones: To add a decorative touch around your plants
    • Cushion or Sheet Moss: To add a natural touch around your plants
    • Additional decorations: Use crystals, favourite ornaments, pieces of wood, bark or anything else you want
    • Glass container: can be closed or opened, the best is made of clear glass
    • Springtails: Make your terrarium a bio-active thriving environment with those little helpers
    • Tools: Help you create a beautiful terrarium and maintain it later
    • Mister: Delicately spray a gentle mist of water, ensuring your plants receive the moisture they need to thrive
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    Coffee Arabica Houseplant in Ceramic Retro Planter 9cm

    £17.00 £14.45 - £17.00

    Coffea is a beautiful houseplant that will bring a touch of the tropics into your home. The plant is growing from coffee beans which you can even spot on the top of the soil, its fast-growing and hopefully with suitable care will turn into a beautiful coffee tree!

    This evergreen shrub is commonly known as the coffee or coffee arabica plant. It produces fragrant, white flowers that eventually give way to green berries containing the much-loved coffee beans. This easy-to-care plant is perfect for busy individuals and as a gift!

    It will look nice in the kitchen, office, café or restaurant!

    Please note the plant comes in a ceramic, rustic style planter.

     

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  • Layer Drainage Net Mesh Terrarium Bonsai Pots

    £3.00

    Perfect for mossariums, terrariums, succulent and bonsai pots with a large drainage holes. Easy use way of preventing soil from falling out from the pot though the hole or mixing layers of the terrariums. Ideal to lay between soil and activated charcoal or pebbles.

    How to use: select a suitable size, place the drainage nets inside the plant pot or terrarium, place next level of growing medium. The open mesh structure allows water and air circulation and at the same time prevents falling out medium though the drainage holes or mixing layers of terrariums set up.

    The pack contain 12 mesh circles in 2 different sizes: 6 x 5cm & 6 x 10cm

    Easy to use, suitable for indoor and outdoor.

     

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  • Extra Long Terrarium Brush

    £9.00

    Introducing our long Terrarium brush an essential tool for creating and maintaining terrariums! Crafted with precision and durability in mind, this metal tool is designed to make caring for your terrariums easy.

    The extra-long brush is perfect for reaching deep into your terrarium without disturbing the delicate ecosystem. The extended reach allows you to easily tend to your plants and decorations, even in those hard-to-reach areas and through narrow holes in your terrarium glassware.

    Made from high-quality wood tools, they guarantee long-lasting performance, ensuring they remain a trusted companion in your terrarium hobby for years to come. The sturdy construction provides a firm grip, allowing you to clean, decorations and stones, and maintain the terrarium’s overall aesthetics with utmost precision.

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  • Long Terrarium Tweezers

    £6.00

    Introducing our long terrarium tweezers, an essential tool for creating and maintaining terrariums! Crafted with precision and durability in mind, these metal tweezers are designed to make caring for your terrariums easy.

    With dimensions measuring 1.4 x 2.2 x 26.6cm, these tweezers provide the perfect length for reaching deep into your terrarium without disturbing the delicate ecosystem. The extended reach allows you to easily tend to your plants and decorations, even in those hard-to-reach areas and through narrow holes in your terrarium glassware.

    Made from high-quality metal, these tweezers guarantee long-lasting performance, ensuring they remain a trusted companion in your terrarium hobby for years to come. The sturdy construction provides a firm grip, allowing you to handle plants, arrange stones, and maintain the terrarium’s overall aesthetics with utmost precision.

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    Mini Terrarium Keyring

    £3.00 - £5.00 £2.55 - £5.00

    Mini terrarium-mossarium with Highland Moss, fresh, live sphagnum moss locked in a glass bottle with natural cork lid. This amazing wee glass terrarium can be used as a keyring or create a base for DIY necklace, earrings and more. Our terrarium requires almost no care! Just add a drop or two of water when the moss dries out. Handmade in Scotland!

    Ideal for a gift for any plant and terrarium lover, suitable for plant beginners and kids.

    Care: add a drop of water when the moss dries out. Do not leave in full sunlight for an extended amount of time.

    Please note, the colour of string will be selected randomly but if you have any preferences please leave a note with your order. We can not guarantee that will be able to send the specific colour but will try!

    Due to nature of the product colour of the sphagnum moss may vary, please handle with care the glass container.

     

    Total length including the string 10cm

    The bottle size 3cm

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  • Cactus and Succulent Food Baby Bio NPK 5-5-5

    £5.00

    Organic houseplant food, suitable for indoor and outdoor plants. This concentrated seaweed infused  extract will help you to grow strong and healthy plants. Safe to environmental and easy to use is suitable also for beginners.

    • Suitable for home and professional use
    • Stimulates natural processes, improve resistance to environmental stress, help with seed germination, plant rooting and establishment

    NPK: 5-5-5 175ml

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  • Orchid Food Baby Bio NPK 5.3-2.2-0.85

    £5.00

    Orchid Food Baby Bio NPK 5.3-2.2-0.85, suitable for indoor and outdoor plants. This concentrated extract will help you to grow strong and healthy plants. Safe to environmental and easy to use is suitable also for beginners.

    • Suitable for home and professional use
    • Stimulates natural processes, improve resistance to environmental stress, help with seed germination, plant rooting and establishment

    Orchid Food Baby Bio NPK 5.3-2.2-0.85

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  • Long Terrarium Scissors

    £6.00

    Introducing our long terrarium Scissors, an essential tool for creating and maintaining terrariums! Crafted with precision and durability in mind, these metal scissors are designed to make caring for your terrariums easy.

    With dimensions measuring 6.1 x 1.5 x 24.7cm, these Scissors provide the perfect length for reaching deep into your terrarium without disturbing the delicate ecosystem. The extended reach allows you to easily tend to your plants and decorations, even in those hard-to-reach areas and through narrow holes in your terrarium glassware.

    Made from high-quality metal, these Scissors guarantee long-lasting performance, ensuring they remain a trusted companion in your terrarium hobby for years to come. The sturdy construction provides a firm grip, allowing you to trim plants and maintain the terrarium’s overall aesthetics with utmost precision.

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    Epipremnum Aureum Golden Pothos 15cm pot

    £18.00 £15.30 - £18.00

    Epipremnum Aureum is a beautiful plant, commonly known as the Devil’s Ivy or Golden Pothos or Heartshaped Philodendron.

    A fast-growing and easy to care, air-purifying plant, it is ideal at home or in the workplace.

    Golden Pothos can adapt to a variety of grown conditions from low-medium light corners of your home to very bright locations with lots of indirect sunlight. Additionally, the plant is known to be highly resilient, capable of regrowing from a single node cutting.

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    Carnivorous Nepenthes Pitcher Alata 14cm pot

    £49.00 £41.65 - £49.00

    Carnivorous plants definitely fall into the category of weird, wonderful and downright fascinating. Mesmerising houseplant owners of all ages with their striking appearances and fascinating adaptations to capture and feed on insects and small creatures. It is no wonder they have held their popularity for decades. 

    Nepenthes Pitcher alata, commonly known as a Monkey Jar plant is a natural fungus gnat killer! If you have an issue with this pest this plant is for you.

     

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  • Natural Rustic Virgin Cork Bark For Terrarium Vivarium Large

    £23.00

    These large pieces of natural cork are a great addition to your terrarium, vivarium or art project or moss bowl. The cork bark will provide an amazing climbing structure for variety of plants or animals. This natural 100 % suitable sourced large pieces of cork are ideal for many botanical projects.

    Can be used with preserved or live moss! Check our selection of moss, terrarium plants, and succulents and create something unique!

    These pieces of natural cork are a great addition to your terrarium, art project or moss bowl.

    Can be used with preserved or live moss! Check our selection of moss, terrarium plants, and succulents and create something unique!

    You will receive a single piece of the cork in size around 30-40cm x 10-25cm depending on each piece. Please note the sizes and pictures are provided as an example, each piece may vary in size, texture and shape.

    The piece will be selected randomly, please note we can not provide pictures of all stock.

    Please note, due to natural state of the product you may need to treat it before introducing to your enclosure for safety of animals.

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  • Vintage Beige Glazed Ceramic Pot Jug Style 11cm

    £14.00

    Beautiful ceramic glazed planted in vintage style in classic beige colour. Crafted with care and designed to enhance any décor style, this planter combines elegance and functionality. The planter features a premium ceramic construction, ensuring durability and longevity. This beautiful jug-style pot is perfect for small and medium houseplants.

    Please note that every single planter is handmade and a little bit different. Pictures represent examples of our actual stock.

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    Glazed Rustic Bowl Planter White Soft Green 15cm

    £17.00 £14.45 - £17.00

    This beautiful, 14cm bowl is a stylish ceramic planter for all your indoor plant projects. Its elegant classic colour glaze and medium size make it perfect for succulents, cactus, herbs, moss or carnivorous plants. Crafted with high-quality ceramic in a rustic style, it ensures durability. The bowl does not have drainage.

    Green, white and blue fusion colours will nicely blend with many interior designs.

    Please note those handmade glazed bowls may have some imperfections which gives them extra unique character.

    Size: D15cm H8cm

    Need some inspiration?

    For preserved moss bowl you will need only clay pebbles and preserved moss of your choice.

    If you would prefer a live moss bowl don’t forget to grab our lush fresh moss, potting mix and even some plants!

    Succulents and cactus mini-gardens require only succulent soil and plants to create a simple garden but you can also add stones, shells or preserved moss!

    If you thinking about making a carnivorous garden then discover our selection of carnivorous plants, which not only look amazing but will solve your fungus gnat issue! Grab carnivorous soil, sphagnum moss, decorative pebbles, and clay pebbles and you are ready to start. Check our article for more information.

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    Glazed Rustic Bowl Planter Hera 18cm

    £20.00 £17.00 - £20.00

    This beautiful, 18cm is a stylish ceramic planter for all your indoor plant projects. Its elegant classic colour glaze and medium size make it perfect for succulents, cactus, herbs, moss or carnivorous plants. Crafted with high-quality ceramic in a rustic style, it ensures durability. The bowl does not have drainage.

    Please note those handmade glazed bowls may have some imperfections which gives them extra unique character.

    Size: D18cm H9cm

    Need some inspiration?

    For preserved moss bowl you will need only clay pebbles and preserved moss of your choice.

    If you would prefer a live moss bowl don’t forget to grab our lush fresh moss, potting mix and even some plants!

    Succulents and cactus mini-gardens require only succulent soil and plants to create a simple garden but you can also add stones, shells or preserved moss!

    If you thinking about making a carnivorous garden then discover our selection of carnivorous plants, which not only look amazing but will solve your fungus gnat issue! Grab carnivorous soil, sphagnum moss, decorative pebbles, and clay pebbles and you are ready to start. Check our article for more information.

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  • Terrarium Globe Dome Eco-Glass

    From: £25.00

    This globe shaped, eco-glass container with a cloche is the perfect vessel for creating your mossarium or terrarium. The clear glass allows optimal light penetration and an airtight seal to keep your plants healthy and maintain a perfect humidity level inside your mini ecosystem. The container is made from recycled glass, making it an environmentally friendly choice for your projects.

    Each container is handmade, and some air bubbles are trapped in the glass, giving the container extra character. This does not impact the quality or the transparency of the glass and makes each of the terrariums unique looks!

     

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  • Terrarium Cloche Egg Eco-Glass

    £15.99

    This egg-shaped, eco-glass container with a cloche is the perfect vessel for creating your mossarium or terrarium. The clear glass allows optimal light penetration and an airtight seal to keep your plants healthy and maintain a perfect humidity level inside your mini ecosystem. The container is made from recycled glass, making it an environmentally friendly choice for your projects.

    Each container is handmade, and some air bubbles are trapped in the glass, giving the container extra character. This does not impact the quality or the transparency of the glass and makes each of the terrariums unique looks!

    Size: H16cm W9cm (in the widest point)

     

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  • Lab Flask Terrarium Glassware

    From: £13.50

    Our eco-glass containers are the perfect vessel for creating your mossarium or terrarium. The clear glass allows optimal light penetration and the cork lid provides an airtight seal to keep your plants healthy and maintain a perfect level of humidity inside of your mini ecosystem.

    The container is made from recycled glass, making it an environmentally friendly choice for your projects. Due to the nature of the glass, there may be some air bubbles trapped in the glass, please note that this will not impact the quality and durability of the container.

     

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    Lithops Living Stones Pebble Plant 8cm pot

    £12.00 £10.20 - £12.00

    Lithops are called also living stones or pebbles due to their shape. Would make a pretty unusual-looking addition to your plants’ collection. Extremally easy to care and pet friendly those plants thrives neglected for months without need of watering.

    These plants are pet friendly!

    Lithops are probably the most unique succulent if not, the most unique houseplant you can add to your collection. These incredible plants are commonly known as living stones, from the Greek meaning stone face. This is because of their incredible resemblance to a natural pebble or stone. They have developed this look over millions of years as a camouflage to avoid being eaten by grazing animals.

    These plants can only be found in Southern Africa, growing across vast areas of Namibia, Botswana, Angola and South Africa. These plants thrive in some of the driest areas of these regions and can be found as low as sea level and in high mountain regions. Often different species are only found in one place and have adapted to thrive in their designated area, this can range from dry grassland to bare rocky ground way up in the mountains.

    Lithops are incredibly slow-growing flowering succulents that belong to the family Aizoaceae with around 140 different varieties that make up the genus, with most of these incredible plants being able to live up to fifty years. Some species have developed a wonderful display of colours but the majority are grey, brown or cream with distinct markings like dots and lines which vary depending on the local conditions.

    These plants are relatively simple in appearance consisting of two thick fleshy leaves that are designed to store all the water the plant could need for extended periods of time making this plant one of the best-adapted drought-tolerant plants in existence. Lithops naturally will only ever have two leaves at a time, they have split in the centre of the plant that allows a set of new leaves to grow. As the new leaves grow the outer older leaves begin to shrivel as they transfer their water stores to the new leaves and are eventually left with no moisture and die back.

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