Terrariums. Ideas.

So I've really been wanting to garden. Really.
Seems how I am without a garden at the apartment...I wanted to make some inside-pots or venture into constructing a terrarium ^_^ ...I think I've been missing digging in the dirt back home. * reminiscing about my job in high school when I did work at the local garden center and greenhouse*

Maybe something like this?

Hmm. The above shown would prolly be the easiest to make. Although, THIS would be cute:

..a lightbulb?! Yes. But I think I might just start simple with a jar or an old glass gallon jug that I have.

After looking through numerous tutorials, I thought this to be one of the better ones: "DIY make your own terrarium". Essentially, I need to still get:

• Some rocks/pebbles/drainage layer
• Activated Charcoal
• Soil (special soil for succulents/cacti and potting soil for everything else)
• Maybe moss [dried]/maybe sand
• Plants

Annnd a snippet from http://tryscience.org/nld/handson1.html :

• Desert – For a desert terrarium use a heavy sand mixture with rocks/gravel. Use your rock/gravel to form your first layer and then follow this with 2-3 inches of sand depending on the size of your bottle. Add twigs, cacti and other flora that tolerate dry weather conditions. Instruct students to add only a little bit of water every couple of weeks.
• Rainforest – To create a rainforest like terrarium use a heavier concentration of soil and water. Start your first layer with a powdered clay (if available). Next add 3-4 inches of soil with water already added to the mixture. Use ferns inside of your terrarium.
• Prairie – To create a prairie like terrarium use a 50/50 mixture of soil and sand. Add a layer of gravel and then 3-4 inches of your soil/sand mixture. Add a couple teaspoons of water and plant wild grasses in this ecosystem.

....and now to track down this stuff. Succulents might be my first endeavor :) 

Succulents!

OH MAN. I think this idea just blew my mind: 

Using COLORED sand!!