This video is about a Moss terrascape that I built using an interesting piece of driftwood, some moss and plants.
Prior to the build I boiled the driftwood in water to sterilise it and remove fungal spores if any on the wood. I used some superglue (hardscape glue) to attach the wood to 3 pieces of river stones that the wood stands on its own at a slight angle. I also attached some thin pieces of driftwood to the main wood to create some details. Next I prepared a paste by mixing aquasoil powder and Sphagnum moss with water. I applied the paste onto the cracks and crevices of the wood on which I proceeded to attach some Fissidens moss.I also used another Moss at the base the id of which is unknown to me. Next I attached some Anubias nana and Bolbitis Ferns to complete the scape. I took a rectangular glass jar and placed some lava rocks in it on which I carefully placed the moss terrascape. Finally misted the terrarium, added some springtails and closed it up.
Materials buying link
Glass container - amzn.to/428Vt28
Driftwood - amzn.to/3LrqG9G
Aquasoil - amzn.to/44yfeBZ
Hardscape glue - amzn.to/427zatA
River stones - amzn.to/415JBfW
Lava rocks - amzn.to/44xEwzW
Timestamps:
0:00 - The driftwood for the project
0:04 - Sterilising the wood by boiling in water
0:14 - Using a piece of paper to measure the surface area for the installation
0:26 - Planning the hardscape layout
0:57 - Attaching the wood to river stones with superglue
1:28 - Creating some details with thin pieces of driftwood
2:02 - Making a paste with aquasoil, Sphagnum moss and water
2:18 - Applying the paste onto the cracks and crevices of the wood
2:57 - Attach moss on the aquasoil paste
4:11 - adding plants to the terrascape
5:08 - The glass jar enclosure and laying down a layer of lava rocks
5:16 - Placing the terrascape in the glass enclosure
5:36 - Misting the terrascape
5:44 - Adding Springtails and closing up.
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The urban nemophilist lives in the city but his heart and soul lives in the forest and wherever there is green.
The celebration of colours, the ambient sounds, the mystic scent and the fascinating wildlife that make up the forestlands and waterbodies of our earth is the elixir of his life.
The urban nemophilist attempts to capture all of this through his green art and sustainable gardening activities while his sketching and music sets up the mood for what is nature-appreciation at its best.
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