Terrariums - Gardens Under Glass by Maria Colletti
Maria Colletti . Unknown Year . English
Terrariums are the ultimate way to bring the natural world indoors! The art of terrarium making is back in vogue and better than ever. Growing collections of adorable miniature plants in glass vessels is a great way to bring the indoors out and get back in touch with nature—no matter where you live and what time of year it is. Whether you reside in a tiny apartment, spend the bulk of your hours at an office desk, or just want to be better connected to green, living things, terrariums are the ticket. A wondrous combination of nature, gardening, and home decor, terrarium building and tending is both therapeutic and inspirational. Terrarium expert and teacher Maria Colletti makes designing your very own interior gardens easy with step-by-step photos of over twenty of her own terrarium designs. Plus, you'll get all the information you need about popular terrarium plants, such as tillandsias (air plants), orchids, mosses, cacti, succulents, and ferns. Transform basic glass containers, including vases, jars, vertical planters, hanging globes, tabletop greenhouses, and more, into miniature worlds of green. Once you know the basics (the plants, the vessels, and a basic understanding of soil, water, and humidity), you can mix and match for an endless exploration of your own creativity!
Categories: Poetry (Collections)
About the Author
Maria Colletti, author of Living Decor: Botanical Styling with Houseplants and Terrariums: Gardens under Glass is a traveling workshop instructor. Maria currently teaches the Living Décor terrarium series at New York Botanical Garden Adult Education. She also, sells her custom-made terrariums at street fairs and flea markets such as Nyack Street Fair. Her signature glass globe, The Katie, has gravel, sand, seashells, and a terrarium foliage plant or air plant. The queen of green, Maria was dubbed, ‘terrarium savant’ in an online article for Edible Manhattan! Maria’s terrarium tips have been featured in The Washington Post, Toronto Star, San Diego Union Tribune and other syndicated news as well as Cottages & Bungalows, Country Gardens magazine while her designs posted online with HGTV and Architectural Digest. Maria presents workshops at Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum in the conservatory room. From 2016-2017, she worked seasonally at Terrain of Westport, Connecticut, an upscale gardening and décor store of Anthropologie . In 2016, she was featured presenter at Country Living Magazine fair in Rhinebeck, New York. You can hear her radio interview by NPR’s You Bet Your Garden host, Mike McGrath. Colletti was featured at Sands Point and New Canaan Garden club monthly meetings, Rye Yacht club, and workshops at Westbury library programs. Previously, Maria worked as the NYC Midtown Plantscaping Manager, maintaining the plants of many large atrium in Manhattan, including the Guggenheim Museum and ABC TV studios. Maria has degrees in Horticulture and Anthropology.
