In one week, we'll be opening the doors to our second terrain location, in Westport, Connecticut. As we work diligently to put final touches in place, we wanted to share just a few details from our newest home for gardening and community.

The site of terrain in Westport was first a Cadillac dealership built in the 1940's, whose industrial bones now inspire our natural environment. In keeping with the building's framework, steel-mullioned factory windows and an antique indoor greenhouse reinforce the heritage of the space, while a slow-drip wall fountain and orchid wall will bring life to our garden café and restaurant.

We can hardly wait to welcome the Westport community next week, and hope to see many of you there. In the meantime, click here to take a peek at our exclusive Westport collections, designed by local artists and friends of terrain.
 

Our May calendar, featuring May's Glen Mills events, for your desktop or workspace.

Best when planted in an open terrarium, the Terrarium Succulent Garden will add color and texture to your gardens under glass. Low-maintenance and sun-loving, these petite plants should be watered sparingly, as their soil should be allowed to dry between waterings.

This Earth Day, we're proud to partner with the FEED Foundation in their mission to end hunger - one child at a time.

Now through Monday, April 30th
enter promocode FEED
for complimentary shipping at shopterrain.com
and 10% of your order will benefit FEED's initiatives
here and around the globe.

ABOUT FEED

Co-founded by Lauren Bush and Ellen Gustafson, the FEED Foundation is dedicated to ending hunger - one child at a time. The foundation’s mission is to effectively fight hunger and malnutrition both stateside and abroad. As of 2012, the FEED Foundation and its partner projects have donated over $6 million and provided 60 million free, nutritious school meals to children around the globe. Its latest initiative, FEED USA, funds hunger and nutrition programs in classrooms and communities across America.


 

Air plants are fun, exotic specimens with a vast range of shapes, colors, and sizes. Since they grow and flourish without soil, there are almost limitless creative possibilities for displaying them. Found naturally in deserts and forests in Central and South America, they often grow high in the crooks of trees where they absorb nutrient-rich rainwater through their leaves. Vividly colored flowers, easy care and a variety of shapes and sizes make them perfect for terrariums and wall gardens.

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Join us on Saturday, April 14th from 12-4P to welcome the gardening season at terrain's annual Dig into Spring Festival. Enjoy ongoing activities, tastings, and demonstrations for the whole family as we greet spring's budding blooms, and introduce a first look at our spring collections and visual displays.

Bee Keeping Demonstration with Two Gander Farm
Fresh Farm Offerings from Happy Cat and Doe Run Farms
Floral Demonstration and arrangements by Sullivan Owen
Tastings with Art in the Age, Twin Lakes & Victory Brewing, and Counter Culture Coffee
Local Mushroom Tasting and Cooking Demonstration with Whole Foods of Glen Mills
Meet & Greet terrain's acclaimed Landscape & Design team
A Spring Jewelry Trunk Show with three of our newest artisans
terrain's Terrarium Showcase and demonstration
Children's Crafts from 1-2PM
Cookbook Tastings from 1-3PM
Gardening 101 demonstration from 3-4PM
 

Spring is in bloom this month, and we're celebrating with a new calendar for your desktop or workspace.

To view your copy, simply click the image above.

Nestled into an Easter basket or added to a foraged Easter centerpiece, these delicate egg vases are the perfect way to add a natural, DIY touch to your Easter celebration.

Poke a Hole in the Egg Take out the egg and allow to sit out for a few hours until it's at room temperature. Place a small piece of masking tape on each end of the egg to help prevent breakage when poking the holes. Using a safety pin, poke a hole through the tape on each end of the egg, making sure one hole is slightly larger to make removing the contents easier. We recommend using a longer pin to insert and break up the yoke.

Blow Out the Egg Using your mouth or thin straw, blow into the smaller hole so that the contents push out of the larger hole and into a clean bowl.

Add the Flowers Remove the tape and rinse the egg. Carefully enlarge one of the holes to create an opening large enough for your flowers. Retape the hole on the bottom of the egg if you wish to add water to your flowers. 

You may have noticed that with the new season's arrival we've freshened our palette with images of spring throughout our online community. Most notably perhaps on Facebook, where the new timeline layout has allowed us the space to share some of our favorite images of terrain in bloom. Recently, while browsing through photos for our own cover image, it occurred to us that some of you might like a bright image for your own profiles.

With that in mind, we'd like to introduce our collection of Facebook cover photos for download and sharing. Feel free to use them on your own timelines, post them on your desktop, or share them with a friend. Consider them our gift to you, as a sign of a bright spring ahead.
 

To add an image to your Facebook timeline, simply right click on your favorite photo above and save it to your desktop. From there, "edit profile" on your Facebook profile to upload your selected image as your new cover photo. To get started on timeline, click here.

*Keep an eye out, we'll be sharing more cover images as the seasons change in the year ahead.

Adding a patch of green to a sunny windowsill, wheat grass is easy-to-grow at home for use in your spring centerpieces and tabletops. An added bonus, their clippings are high in vitamins A, C, E, and B complex for juicing or a healthy addition to smoothies and salad dressings.

To grow yours, follow these simple steps:

1. Soak seeds in water for 8-12 hours.

2. Fill a shallow tray with soil. Water the soil, and spread wheat grass seeds evenly across the top. Cover the seeds lightly in soil and mist with water from a spray bottle. Place the tray away from direct sunlight.

3. In a few days, you'll see the grass beginning to sprout. Water periodically to keep soil moist.

4. To harvest, when the grass reaches roughly 7"H, cut the grass with scissors 0.5" above the soil.
 

1. Spare Stripe Mug 2. Falling Drop Earrings 3. Knotted Stripe Towel 4. Dip-Dyed Bread Board 5. Verdigris Planter

The Tulip Magnolia, also commonly known as the Saucer Magnolia, is known for its distinctly fuzzy gray-green buds that remain dormant throughout winter only to blossom into a dramatic display come early spring. Edged in pink, its creamy white flowers are an elegant contrast to the leafless branches upon which they bloom. Preferring plenty of sun and water, these heavy blooming branches are cut from flowering trees that can grow up to 25 feet tall. 

With spring gardening swiftly approaching, stretch your green thumb beyond the garden bed and get your hands dirty making your very own custom planter. Follow these simple steps and soon enough you'll have your own handmade planter to add a personal touch to your garden, or to give as a gift to your favorite gardener.

What You'll Need
Hypertufa Planter Mix
Water
Rubber gloves
Plastic tub
Spray cooking oil
Plastic mold
Pencil
Wire brush (optional)

Molding the Planter
Wearing rubber gloves, mix the Hypertufa Planter Mix with water in a plastic tub, a bit at a time until the mixture has the consistency of moist cookie dough. Your mix is moist enough when a ball of hypertufa holds its shape in your open hand.

Using the inside of your plastic mold to start building your project, first spray the inside of your mold with cooking oil. Push a handful of hypertufa mix firmly against the bottom. Repeat until you have made a bottom base that is 1-inch thick.

Push handfuls of hypertufa mix firmly against the sides of your mold 3/4-inch thick. Pack the walls tight to remove air pockets.

Continue until the rim of your mold is reached. make sure the rim is as equally thick as the sides all the way around.

Create drainage holes in the bottom by pushing a pencil through.

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