Photo: Kitsters
Terrariums
Small glass gardens, most sold as a kit to build at home, from about ₹500.
- Typical budget
- ₹495 – ₹2,200
- Fastest usual delivery
- 3 to 5 days
Delivery depends on the seller and your city; confirm with them before ordering.
Why it works as a gift
A terrarium is a plant or two set in a glass bowl, jar or hanging globe with soil or pebbles, moss and a few miniatures. Most of what is sold here is a kit: myBageecha packs the glass, a live plant, the stones, moss, soil mix and charcoal in the box, and Kitsters sells a mini terrarium kit to make in a glass bottle. It suits a plant lover, a housewarming, an office desk or someone who enjoys making things, and unlike cut flowers it lasts if it gets indirect light and a little water. Check what the box holds: Kitsters' own product image says the live plant is not included in its kit.
Contents, sizes, care notes, prices and delivery times read on myBageecha's and Kitsters' own product and shipping pages on 2026-10-26.
Who it's good for
Who should skip it
- Someone who is away for weeks at a time, since the plants need water and light
- A home with no indirect daylight at all
- A recipient who wants a finished, ready-made piece: these are kits to assemble
How to choose
myBageecha's Royal Mottle kit (₹585) has a 4 inch glass, a Marble Queen Pothos, clay aggregate, activated charcoal, coloured marble chips and 5 ml of liquid fertiliser; its Syngonium Milk Confetti kit is ₹495.
The Bird and the Pitcher kit (₹2,090) has a 10 inch glass, one succulent, 2 miniatures, pebbles, moss, a soil mix and charcoal; The Jamaican Farewell (₹2,200) is a 7 x 7 x 11 inch glass for hanging or the tabletop with one succulent and 3 miniatures.
Kitsters' DIY Mini Terrarium Kit (₹999) is built in a glass bottle with a cork; the seller says assembly takes 20 to 30 minutes.
Kitsters' combo of its mini terrarium kit and its Japanese kokedama kit is ₹1,600.
What to check
- Check whether a live plant is in the box: myBageecha's kits list the plant, but Kitsters' own product image says the live plant is not included in its mini terrarium kit.
- Match the effort to the person: a water terrarium needs only topping up, while the succulent glass gardens need spraying about twice a week, says myBageecha.
- Pick the size for the spot: myBageecha's kits range from a 4 inch glass to a 10 inch bowl, and one is a hanging glass.
- Allow time: myBageecha says orders are dispatched within 2 to 3 working days and usually arrive in 3 to 7 working days after that, and Kitsters says it fulfils orders within 8 business days.
What each budget gets you
- Under ₹1,000
- myBageecha's water terrarium kits (₹495 and ₹585) and Kitsters' DIY Mini Terrarium Kit (₹999).
- ₹1,000–₹2,000
- Kitsters' terrarium and kokedama combo (₹1,600).
- ₹2,000+
- myBageecha's Bird and the Pitcher (₹2,090) and The Jamaican Farewell (₹2,200).
- myBageecha says its succulent kits need indirect sunlight, spray watering in small amounts once the moss is dry (preferably twice a week) and fresh charcoal once a year.
- For its water terrariums, myBageecha says to fill water only up to the clay aggregate and never to wash the container with detergent, which can kill the plant.
- myBageecha works with partner nurseries across India, so a larger order can arrive in more than one shipment.
Brands and vendors for terrariums
myBageechaBudget-friendlyGifting vendorShips across IndiaTerrarium kits with the glass, a live plant, stones, moss and soil mix, from about ₹500, including water terrariums and a hanging boat terrarium
Its stated delivery times no longer reach Diwali: ask before you order (ships in 2–3 working days, then delivers in 3–7 working days, by its own terms)
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