5 easy terrarium plants for beginners

Viral TikTok star and Chelsea Gold medal winner Ben Newell offers his thoughts

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So many of us want our little patch of nature, but if you don’t have a garden a terrarium can offer a miniature eco system indoors.

Viral TikTok star and Chelsea Gold medal winner Ben Newell (aka @worcesterterrariums), who has had worldwide success sharing terrarium hints and tips to his 3.4 million followers since giving up his day job as a postman, says it’s difficult to know where to start because there are so many good plants out there.