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By Sandy, on March 5th, 2009
 When we make our tabletop garden, due to different reasons, we may want to keep our plants in individual pots. And if some of these pots cannot be fully hidden inside the garden container, we will want to wrap and cover them with moss. And sometimes, with the limited space in our tabletop garden, we may want to take the plants out from their pots and wrap only the roots and soil with moss as well. In this way, the moss holds the roots and soil together, acting more or less like a container for the plants.
Wrapping the pots or roots of a plant with moss is actually quite easy. I was actually quite surprised when I did it for the first time and found how easy it really was. I was like, “wow! That’s it?” So, believe me, it is probably easier than what you have thought.
Here is how to wrap pots or roots with moss.
Continue reading How to Wrap Pots or Roots with Moss
By Sandy, on March 4th, 2009
 I bought some beans that have engraved words and pattern on the internet earlier. I think these beans are a great gift idea for kids, for parties, wedding favors, home decor, and such. While some call it the message bean, some others call it the magic bean. Anyways, beans are beans, and I just couldn’t wait to grow them when I got the beans in the mail a few days ago. And I wanted to try this with crystal soil too! 😀
Continue reading I’ve Got Some Magic Beans!
By Sandy, on February 18th, 2009
 I have a friend asked me if she could plant her basil and mint in these colorful crystal soil beads. Although crystal soil is suitable for many indoor houseplants, especially foliage plants, I wouldn’t recommend my friend to plant her herbs in crystal soil. This is because while most herb plants love sunlight, crystal soil is not suitable to leave under direct sunlight for a long period of time.
But if you want to grow a plant that needs lots of sunlight with crystal soil, you can cover the crystal beads with a dark cloth to avoid them from drying out too quickly. However, this may have defeated the decoration purpose in the first place.
Many plants that thrive in crystal soil are hydroculture plants. For example, many foliage plants that like shade and humidity are the most suitable to grow in crystal soil or to root in water. And here are some examples.
Continue reading Suitable Plants for Crystal Soil & Hydroculture
By Sandy, on February 9th, 2009
I am just being playful there and stole some action figures from my brother and put them in my Tabletop Garden – After Jurassic. It is quite cool and I will probably do more. Maybe as my brother’s request, I will make a garden suitable for my brother’s Gundam action figures. haha 😀
Continue reading Tabletop Garden – After Jurassic x Dragonball
By Sandy, on February 9th, 2009
 Instead of soil, I have used crystal soil as the growing medium for this tabletop garden – Ocean Breeze. Crystal soil makes good home decorations. It involves no dirt, is pest free, and easy in maintenance. And with food coloring, you can make the clear crystal soil beans in any color you want.
Continue reading Tabletop Garden – Ocean Breeze
By Sandy, on February 3rd, 2009
A tabletop garden is a wonderful home decor item. And if you make your tabletop garden simple enough to alter and customize, it can be an excellent themed decoration in your home for many festival seasons.
The Chinese New Year of 2009 came earlier than usual, and the New Year’s Day of the Year of Ox fell on the 26th of January. So, instead of throwing away my Christmas-themed tabletop garden, I gathered some Chinese New Year decorations and reassembled the tabletop garden, and put together a tabletop garden of Chinese New Year theme.
Continue reading Tabletop Garden – Kung Hei Fat Choi!
By Sandy, on January 25th, 2009
Almost anything can be used as a container in your garden…
Your imagination is your only limitation…
This has almost become a cliche for it can be heard from every gardener or read in every book of container gardening.
Yet, nevertheless, it’s so true. In fact, this is what make container gardening so much fun. We can just be creative and playful and use whatever material we have on hand to make containers into certain sizes, colors, functions that suit our specific needs and styles.
And yesterday, I tried to make a container with a soda can. I have especially chosen a can of coke light for I like how its silver and red match nicely with the little beet I bought earlier.
Here is how I made the soda can container. Continue reading How to Make Garden Container Using Soda Can
By Sandy, on January 19th, 2009
I made this tabletop garden, My Star, as a Christmas present for my dad last month. And now, this tabletop garden is in my dad’s room as a table decoration.
I especially like the cacti and haworthia in this garden, for I think their colors matching very well with the stars and the orange-dressed, red-head girl.
Continue reading Tabletop Garden – My Star
By Sandy, on January 13th, 2009
This is the second tabletop garden I made – After Jurassic. It is made of four different types of cacti and succulents, and decorated with many sizes and colors of rocks, seashells, and corallite. Continue reading Tabletop Garden – After Jurassic
By Sandy, on January 12th, 2009
This is the very first tabletop garden I have ever made – Merry Christmas. Obviously, I made this right before Christmas, making it a perfect home decor on the table for the holiday season. Continue reading Tabletop Garden – Merry Christmas
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When we make our tabletop garden, due to different reasons, we may want to keep our plants in individual pots. And if some of these pots cannot be fully hidden inside the garden container, we will want to wrap and cover them with moss. And sometimes, with the limited space in our tabletop garden, we may want to take the plants out from their pots and wrap only the roots and soil with moss as well. In this way, the moss holds the roots and soil together, acting more or less like a container for the plants.
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