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How to Make a Terrarium

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There are several steps to making a terrarium, follow the ones below to make your own. Step 1: Choose your container and then wash it in warm, soapy water. To remove labels, put the container in a sink of warm, soapy water for 10 minutes. Then scratch the label off with a fingernail. Use a […]

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Terrariums

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Terrariums are  miniature worlds in or under glass popularized by Dr. Nathaniel Ward. While traveling between Europe and the tropics, Dr. Ward collected insect specimens in sealed glass bottles. One day he came across an old bottle collected months before. The insects were dead, but to his surprise, a tiny fern and some grass were […]

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