Garden in a bottle

End of summer is the right time to create a mini garden in a big glass bottle. Chose small plants like Fitonia, Pilea, Peperomia.

  

Avoid colored glass bottle as they will stop the light to go in and also disturb the solar spectrum.

Lay on the bottom of the bottle 3 cm of clay balls for a good drainage and few small charcoal pieces for antiseptic effect. Add soil trying to create a small bump in the middle. Use a fork or a teaspoon for planting.

Start arranging the plants  from margins to middle then add some gravel over the soil. Water the whole arrangement by letting the water falling on the walls of the bottle.

Maintenance consist in watering when needed, cleaning the walls with a sponge and cutting plants that became too big.