London Terrariums

London Terrariums is a small, independent British business that designs, hand-plants and sells glass terrariums, and runs terrarium-making workshops. It was founded in 2014 by Emma Sibley, who started the venture out of a love of gardening despite having no garden of her own in London. According to the company's own account, it has since planted over 10,000 terrariums and hosted more than 2,000 workshops, serving thousands of customers. The business began in a studio in Bermondsey, outgrew that space and moved to a shop in New Cross, and since 2023 has operated from a bright green shop and studio on Bethnal Green Road in East London. That location serves as the base for planting terrariums, running workshops and retailing plants and related goods. The company describes itself as "your local Terrarium Experts" and positions terrariums as low-maintenance, self-sustaining miniature ecosystems suited to homes of any size. London Terrariums sells a range of ready-made glass terrariums at different price points, including the Medium Cloche Terrarium, The Medium Dome, the Moss Wall Cylinder, the Small Ficus Cylinder Terrarium, the Small Cube Terrarium, the Wide Tinyjohn, the Small Globe and the Cube Terrarium. It also retails homewares, plant pots and hangers, seeds and propagation supplies, books and accessories such as the Niwaki Cap. Plants are sourced from trusted growers in London and every glass terrarium is planted by hand in the London store, with a courier service used for delivery. Alongside retail, workshops are central to the brand. In-person sessions are held throughout the year at the Shoreditch studio and at venues across London, and each workshop begins with an introduction to the history and science of terrariums, followed by a demonstration and hands-on building. The company also offers corporate party workshops for team building, away days and product launches, as well as private parties and events such as hen parties and birthdays. Founder Emma Sibley is described as the resident terrarium and houseplant expert, working alongside a small team. The brand also publishes educational content on terrarium history, including an article tracing enclosed glass terrariums back to the nineteenth-century experiments of entomologist Nathaniel Bagshaw Ward. London Terrariums remains a privately held, founder-led business with no public listing.

London Terrariums was founded in 2014 by Emma Sibley, who started making terrariums out of a passion for gardening despite not having access to a garden in London. The company's own account notes that this coincided with the beginning of the houseplant renaissance, and that the business grew organically from a shared love of terrariums and the joy of making a miniature garden. The venture began in a studio in Bermondsey. As demand grew, the business outgrew that studio and moved to a shop in New Cross. In 2023 it relocated again, opening a bright green shop and studio on Bethnal Green Road, which became its base for planting terrariums, hosting workshops and retailing plants and related products. By its own count, London Terrariums has planted over 10,000 terrariums and hosted over 2,000 terrarium workshops, serving thousands of customers. The company sources plants from trusted growers in London and hand-plants all of its glass terrariums in its London store, using a carefully selected courier service to deliver them in perfect condition. Workshops have been central to the brand from early on. In-person sessions are held throughout the year at the Shoreditch studio and at venues across London, and each workshop opens with an introduction to the history and science behind terrariums, followed by a demonstration and then hands-on building by participants. The company also runs corporate party workshops for team building, away days and product launches, and private parties and events such as hen parties and birthdays. The brand also engages in education around terrariums, publishing content such as an article on the history of terrariums that traces enclosed glass terrariums to the nineteenth-century experiments of entomologist Nathaniel Bagshaw Ward, who discovered that sealed glass vessels provided a humid, temperature-regulated environment in which plants could thrive. Founder Emma Sibley continues to lead the business alongside a small team.

• 2023

  Opens a bright green shop and studio on Bethnal Green Road, its current base.

• 2023

  Publishes 'The History of Terrariums' article on its blog.

• 2014

  London Terrariums founded by Emma Sibley, starting in a studio in Bermondsey.

• Business outgrows the Bermondsey studio and moves to a shop in New Cross.

Independent, founder-led London terrarium specialist offering hand-planted, low-maintenance glass terrariums and hands-on workshops for individuals, private groups and corporate clients.

• Medium Cloche Terrarium

• The Medium Dome

• Moss Wall Cylinder

• Small Ficus Cylinder Terrarium

• Small Cube Terrarium

• Wide Tinyjohn

• Small Globe

• Cube Terrarium

• Niwaki Cap

1. 1London Terrariums | Your local Terrarium Expertslondonterrariums.com
2. 2Our Story – London Terrariumslondonterrariums.com
3. 3The History of Terrariums – London Terrariumslondonterrariums.com
4. 4Niwaki Cap – London Terrariumslondonterrariums.com
5. 5London Terrariums – Wikidatawikidata.org