Magical Miniature Worlds - by Ben Newell (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

Join expert Ben Newell and learn how to create your own tiny world in this children's terrarium book.

This plant book for children aged 7-9 offers practical instructions and loads of exciting ideas for making your own terrarium.

Ben Newell clearly explains every step of creating your own terrarium, from picking a container to creating a landscape and choosing the right plants. Once you've mastered the basics, you can let your imagination run wild with these miniature gardens that can be grown in anything from fish tanks to spice jars.

This gardening book for kids offers:

• Content made by terrarium expert Ben Newell.
• 18 terrarium projects that can be made in any space or environment.
• Clear, practical guidance and step-by-step instructions on how to build a terrarium.
• A variety of projects that are themed, including a fairy house, alien landscape, and egg hunt.

Why not build a prehistoric jungle complete with dinosaurs? Or a delicate fairy garden? Maybe even an alien world? With 18 different projects to inspire you, you'll be filling your shelves in no time.

As well as building terrariums, you'll discover how they work, including all about friendly soil creatures and the water cycle. By learning some of the science behind terrariums, you'll make sure that yours thrives.

About the Author

Ben Newell has an audience of over 2 million plant enthusiasts across the world who delight in his curiosity and care for nature as he shares his terrariums on social media. In 2022, Ben received a RHS Chelsea Gold Medal in recognition of his work and was shortlisted for Garden Media Guild Social Media Influencer of the Year. He has been featured in publications such as The Spruce, Buzzfeed, and LadBible and made appearances at BBC Hereford & Worcester Bloomsbury Festival and on Michael Perry's Plant Based Podcast.