Studio Report: Indoor Gardening with London Terrariums

Photography by Al Hartley courtesy of London Terrariums

Come with us on a tour of the Bermondsey studio that serves as the home base for London Terrariums, founded and run by Emma Sibley.

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Plants in the Demijohn include variegated Ficus pumila, Fittonia albivenis, variegated Hedra helix, and Leucobryum glaucum (cushion moss).

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One of Sibley’s favorite sources for plants and supplies is the New Covent Garden Flower Market.

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Sibley favors leafy trailing plants and vines over succulents.

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A Boiling Flask Terrarium on a concrete base handmade by artist Emily Iremonger is £150.

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Tools of the trade.

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Sibley’s collection of handmade tools includes a cotton reel and a cork stuck to the end of a stick and corncob skewers.

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A handmade soil scooper.

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