Building a little garden under glass
Due to the tiny nature of terrariums, the perception tends to be that creating one of these itty-bitty worlds is simple. Geiger - a former Bay Area resident who moved to Reno with her family - starts by introducing materials, so readers know their soils from their mosses and their cacti from tropical plants and tillandsias. Beyond a wealth of easy-to-follow fundamentals, readers are treated to a creative assortment of vistas in vessels ranging from old whiskey bottles to club soda bottles, discarded light fixtures, light bulbs and Mason jars.