Moss, Mostly

Moss, mostly. Sometimes terrariums. Occasionally landlords, cults and other things that seemed relevant at the time. Stories, ideas, curiosities and small observations from The Moss Fairy — all loosely connected by an unreasonable enthusiasm for tiny green worlds.

Sealed glass moss terrarium with condensation beside reading glasses on a dark wooden shelf

Your Terrarium Will Outlive Your Houseplants, Y...

Houseplants make promises. A properly built closed terrarium can quietly carry on for years. Here’s how—and why doing less is usually the secret.

Your Terrarium Will Outlive Your Houseplants, Y...

Houseplants make promises. A properly built closed terrarium can quietly carry on for years. Here’s how—and why doing less is usually the secret.

Child’s crayon drawing of a moss terrarium made with their mummy, displayed with magnets on a fridge in a modern family kitchen.

DIY Terrarium Kit for Kids: A Project Even a Si...

A genuinely manageable first terrarium project for children—with enough proper moss, mud and miniature-world building to keep them interested, and a finished result you will actually want in your home.

DIY Terrarium Kit for Kids: A Project Even a Si...

A genuinely manageable first terrarium project for children—with enough proper moss, mud and miniature-world building to keep them interested, and a finished result you will actually want in your home.

Close-up of a Venus flytrap pushing open the glass lid of a terrarium, with tendrils escaping over the rim in a modern interior.

Your Venus Flytrap Does Not Want to Live In A Jar

Venus flytraps love wet feet, strong light and the occasional insect. So a humid glass terrarium sounds perfect. It usually isn’t. Here is why—and which carnivorous plants make better candidates.

Your Venus Flytrap Does Not Want to Live In A Jar

Venus flytraps love wet feet, strong light and the occasional insect. So a humid glass terrarium sounds perfect. It usually isn’t. Here is why—and which carnivorous plants make better candidates.