Altoids Tin Garden

Gardening

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August 26th, 2009 6

Marque Cornblatt of Gomi Style crafted these sweet miniature gardens in Altoids tins. Marque used tiny succulent cuttings and small herbs in organic potting soil, and suggests misting them a few times a day. My favorite is the little garden he made for Buddha:

There are tons of cool project ideas that involve Altoids tins, and this is a great twist.

6 thoughts on “Altoids Tin Garden”

Jeannette says:

August 26th, 2009 at 1:37 pm

Where did you get that amazing buddha???
Caleb says:

August 26th, 2009 at 1:42 pm

What plants specifically are pictured? I would love to see a slightly detailed tutorial and have these on my own desk
Anonymous says:

August 27th, 2009 at 10:34 am

it’s cute, but DO NOT MIST SUCCULENTS! Are you crazy? They will rot and die. give them maybe a few droplets of water once a week.
Herbs probably will want misting.