Terrariums: What houseplants aspire to be

Oakland Tribune | November 17, 2007| | Copyright

UNTIL six months ago, Trenton Suntrapak of Fresno never had seen a terrarium before. Then his girlfriend gave him one as a gift.

He marveled at the small plants growing in the open glass cylinder. About 16 inches tall, the container includes a fern in soil, small rocks, moss ground cover and even a tiny house.

But as an admirer of Japanese maples, he particularly likes the Ming aralia plant, which reminds him of the Asian trees.

"It was a very unique gift," says the 34-year-old, a general manager at a local billboard company. "I thought it was cool. I've tried bonsais (in the past) and have ...

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