Kiran Kannan an Indian in Abu Dhabi is passionate about the study of living things. He cultivates mini-forests inside glass jars. These closed terrariums or mini-forests can survive for years using only sunlight.

What is a terranium?

A terrarium is usually a glass container that can be sealed and used for cultivating plants.

Kiran, 45 years old, is from Kerala. He is a passionate hiker and nature lover. Kannan is also a writer in the field of life sciences.

Kiran treats the mini-forests like they are his little kids. He also knows everything about every terrarium and the worlds that live in them.

Important Details

• There are more than 150 terrariums in the collection.
• There are open, closed, and open-air terrariums. You can think of a closed terrarium as a small landscape with an ecosystem that can take care of itself.
• It’s basically a small indoor garden that’s made in a pot or a sealed glass jar and filled with different small plants.
• When he wakes up in the morning, the first thing he does is open the glass jars and take a deep breath of the smell of the raw earth inside.
• Kannan thinks that making small versions of the biosphere is not only a way to connect with nature but also a way to plan for the future of the planet.
• He wants his terrariums to be shown in well-known buildings in Abu Dhabi.

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Watch a video

Check out how to make a terrarium in the following interesting video. The clip is shared by Youtube user “Garden Up”.

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