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Index
Cover
Title
Copyright
Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1 / The Essentials
What Is a Terrarium?
A Little Ecosystem
Nature in Miniature
Biology of the Terrarium
Aesthetics of the Design
The Life in the Design
How Does It Work?
Light and Photosynthesis
The Principle of Photosynthesis
Photosynthesis in the Terrarium
Water and Condensation
The Water Cycle
What Kind of Water?
Building the Terrarium
Coarse Gravels and Volcanic Stone
Fine Gravels
Soil
Mosses
Stones and Gravel
Plants
Taking Care of the Terrarium
Light
Exposure
Even Light
Complementary Light
The Risks of Poor Lighting
Watering a Closed Terrarium
The Principle of Condensation
Let the Soil Guide You
How to Water?
Care of Mosses
Watering an Open Terrarium
Temperature
Pruning
The Cut
Cuttings
Troubleshooting
You Notice Molds Forming
Black Spots Appear on Leaves
Foliage Turns Yellow
Green Leaves Fall Off
Leaf Edges Are Dry and Curl in on Themselves
The Plant’s Trunk Weakens
There Are Insects in the Terrarium
The Container
With or Without a Cover?
Wet Terrarium
Dry Terrarium
Large or Small?
Where to Find a Container?
Tools
Tweezers
Scissors
Pruning Shears
Measuring Cup
Plant Mister
Funnel
Chapter 2 / List of Plants
A Few Definitions
Bonsai
Deciduous
Evergreen
Perennial
Succulent
Laws
Ficus
Ficus Ginseng
Ficus Retusa
Ficus Panda
Ficus Pumila
Jungle Plants
Sarracenia (Pitcher Plant)
Air Plant
Tongue of Fire
Syngonium
Tropical Plants
Sageretia
Serissa
Polyscias Balfouriana
Radermachera
Equatorial Plants
Fittonia
Dizygotheca
Mountain Palm
Guyana Chestnut
Humidity-Loving Plants
English Ivy
Muehlenbeckia
False Siberian Elm
Pilea (Money Plant)
Ferns and Herbaceous Plants
Rabbit Foot Fern
Dryopteris
Asparagus Falcatus
Ophiopogon
Conifers
Buddhist Pine
Japanese Black Pine
Golden Larch
Cypress
Mediterranean Plants
Olive
Thyme
Myrtle
Tree Aeonium
Succulents
Euphorbia
Sedum
Crassula “Buddha’s Temple”
Crassula False Lycopodioides
Portulacaria
Haworthia
Cacti
Blue Pilocereus (Blue Torch Cactus)
Rebutia
Chapter 3 / List of Materials
Minerals
Crushed Gravels
Fine Gravels
Medium Gravels
Beige Pebbles
Granite Pebbles
Small Black Pebbles
Slate
Soils
Plant Materials
Haircap Moss
Rock Moss
Sheet Moss
Lichens
Bark
Twigs
Driftwood
Chapter 4 / Tropical Landscapes
Taman Negara/Malaysia
Khao Yai Park/Thailand
Kunming/China
Yuelu/China
Anhui/China
Sigiriya/Sri Lanka
Angkor Wat/Cambodia
Ta Prohm/Cambodia
Amazonian Park/Guiana
Tikal/Guatemala
Orinoco/Venezuela
Roraima/Venezuela
Chiapas/Mexico
Sierra Gorda/Mexico
Gorongosa/Mozambique
Chapter 5 / Temperate Landscapes
Fontainebleau/France
Chambord/France
Ashdown Forest/England
Val Di Cornia/Italy
The Black Forest/Germany
Kahurangi/New Zealand
Oshima Island/Japan
Kyushu/Japan
Mount Luofu/China
Lake Tai/China
Chapter 6 / Arid Landscapes
Lake Titicaca/Peru
Machu Picchu/Peru
Popocatépetl/Mexico
Natal/South Africa
Kruger Park/South Africa
Galilee/Israel
Monte Cinto/Corsica
Lake Tanganyika/The African Great Lakes
Glossary
Sources
Visual Index of Terrarium Designs
Index
About the Author
Chronicle Ebooks
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