Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day Nov 2010

The yellow cactus is not a flower but it is definitely as beautiful as one.

The succulent on  the left is also not a flower but could be easily pass on as one too.

These grafted cactus is sometimes called Moon Cactus.

The top is a desert cactus.

The bottom is a jungle cactus.

The top relies on the bottom to supply food as it doesn't have any chlorophyll to make food.

Unlike other cactus, they should not be exposed to extreme sunlight.

For real blooms, please visit 

Carol at May Dreams Gardens.

Terrarium or Dish Garden?

Today, I had some fun making a few small terrariums.
Err... I mean dish gardens.
Thanks to Andrea and GardenWalkGardenTalk for highlighting this to me, I should be calling them dish gardens instead of terrariums because terrariums are enclosed and self contained.

I have chosen a collection of compatible plants; mainly succulents and cactus.

As such, there would not be a need to water them for the next one to two weeks.

Since there are no drainage holes, it is important to create a space at the bottom for water to flow to. 

I have used leca balls for this purpose. 

Moss or pebbles can also be used.

While I was designing the terrariums, my daughter converted her little ice-cream cup into a little planter.

Please share your experiences with terrariums or dish gardens.