Hall House Terrarium

The Hall House Terrarium is named for Dr. George Rogers Hall, a horticulture pioneer. Dr. Hall first visited Japan in 1859 to join the lucrative trade that had already been established between Japan and the United States. Hall filled Wardian cases with Japanese plants, and they set sail from the newly opened Yokohama whaling port. These terrariums protected the flora from the salt air allowing them to survive the long ocean voyage.

Dr. Hall's trip was the first time that shipments of Japanese plants came directly to America. Notable specimens included Japanese Maple, Crab Apple, Magnolia, Wisteria, and Hinoki Cypress, slow growing forms of which are frequently trained as bonsai. The Hall House features a box gable roof and a repeating geometric line design, the perfect space for your own bonsai. 

Lead Head Glass terrariums are handcrafted out of reclaimed glass from deconstructed homes in Detroit, Michigan. They model their terrariums as an updated version of the 19th century Wardian Case - originally used to transport exotic plants around the globe, and to provide an ideal environment to raise your own miniature garden in. Every Lead Head Glass Terrarium is made to order, and is as unique as the glass it's made from.