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Doodledog Wed 29-Dec-21 21:15:42

Thanks, Hetty. That makes sense. I'll look for a different plant to fill the gap. My daughter said that there should have been something in there, but she snapped it when she was plating it up.

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Hetty58 Wed 29-Dec-21 21:07:09

I think he's right. The peace lily will enjoy a damp atmosphere, the spider plant will grow in most conditions - but the succulent, ideally, needs drier soil and air.

My little lamp terrarium has a peace lily, fern and ivy growing well together.

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Doodledog Wed 29-Dec-21 21:01:27

I was given a lovely bottle garden by my daughter as a birthday present. It came with what looks like a spider plant, a peace lily and another plant that resembles lamb's lettuce. There is a gap at the front of the compost, and I was wondering if I should put a small succulent in there. I have one that needs repotting anyway.

My husband says that this is a bad idea, as succulents should be planted in sand, rather than compost, and it will die. I will add here that despite his confident opinion he knows nothing of indoor plants grin, so I am asking on here - is it ok to mix plants in a bottle garden, so that desert plants and 'soil plants' (as you can see, I am no expert either!) are together? It is a 'closed' one that shouldn't need watering, if that makes a difference.

Thanks in advance for any advice.

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