The first day of terrarium building in Haverford.

First specimen tray:gravel in bottom, large rock/cement slabs, bark, and oak leaf compost.


Second specimen tray: wet oak leaves in bottom, scattered dirt piles, old dead moss and roots, a few textured rocks, and twigs.


Moss patches pulled from a shingled garage roof, an old rock wall, and an old bench (which I think if formed concrete or something...very old, you can see under the trays) and layered in a random fashion.


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I love moss! The inspiration for these came from my friend who made these for a company he work with. I've got Oak Moss in there, I need to get some Spanish Moss (from down south right?) and Reindeer Moss, then I'll have a good set of the edible types to grow and maybe use in a dish.... we'll see. A nod to the "Dude Ranchers".