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The Now and Zen DIY Studio storefront at 121 in the Fire Blocks District of downtown Dayton, plant-graphic windows and the OPEN sign lit Two guests building terrariums side by side at the studio bar, shelves of glass vessels behind them A tall cloche terrarium with a meditating figure and layered stones, on a wood slice under the Terrarium Bar sign Two friends smiling in front of the living plant wall and Now and Zen sign, holding a finished terrarium A hanging glass orb terrarium with an air plant and a Stay Magical wood tag, against a moss wall The Now and Zen storefront from the sidewalk, blade sign and a come-in-and-create-terrariums sandwich board out front A room of guests standing and seated at the long table building terrariums, storefront windows behind them A closed jar terrarium with pink polka dot plants and fern, beside potted houseplants A finished succulent terrarium with amethyst and purple moss, held up in the studio
Fire Blocks District, Dayton

Vibe with nature. Alone or with friends.

Walk-in or reserve your spot to create at our Terrarium Bar.

Reserve at the Terrarium Bar Walk-ins welcome
Walk-in & CreateDIY KitsPrivate EventsWorkshopsZen GardensNo experience needed Walk-in & CreateDIY KitsPrivate EventsWorkshopsZen GardensNo experience needed

What you can do when you come in

More than a build

Every visit has a little of everything. Here is what's available during your visit.

Two customers browsing the vessel shelves and supply bins inside the studio
Sip & Create

Sip and create

Grab your glass from Joui Wine and bring it back to our studio to sip and create.

Two finished Zen Gardens, a round raked sand dish and a black sand tray with an air plant
Featured

Zen Gardens

Arrange the sand, stones and natural elements in a way that brings a sense of tranquility and balance to your space.

Three houseplants in decorative ceramic pots, full pots and plant tops visible, ready to take home
Potted & Pretty

Potted and pretty

Not in a building mood? Take home a plant already potted, styled, and ready to enhance your space.

Two hands holding a selection of raw crystals including amethyst and quartz
Browse

Crystals and extras

Crystals, figurines, and plant care essentials are always available.

A Terrarium DIY Kit: planted bowl, kit box, and sealed bags of soil and stones

DIY kits

To Go

Everything you need in a box to create at home, or to give as a gift.

A Now and Zen gift card display standing on a table in the studio
Gift Cards

Gift cards

Physical or E-Gift Cards. The easy yes for the person who has everything.

A full workshop crowd seated at long tables building terrariums together near the storefront windows
a packed house on Third Street

This is what a full day looks like

Open workshops every Saturday

Examples of past projects

Join us for a guided workshop featuring a themed or specialty terrarium project.

Two tall glass cylinders with sea-urchin-shell jellyfish air plants hanging over blue and white sand, shells set around the base

Jellyfish, Under the Sea

A large rosette succulent set into a moss-wrapped kokedama ball, resting on a crossed bamboo stand

Kokedama

A cut wine bottle planted with cacti and a mushroom accent, beside a standing green bottle holding a succulent and string of pearls

Cactus Wine Bottle Terrarium

A black framed moss art panel in layered greens and rust with driftwood and fern, hung on the white plank wall

Hanging Moss Art

A large closed cloche terrarium with ferns, pink polka dot plants, driftwood and a seated figure over layered stone and soil, under the Terrarium Bar sign

Tropical Garden, Large

A snowman built from two stacked glass globes, a top hat and red scarf, with a winter scene above and planted foliage below

Snowman Terrarium

Two pumpkins topped with succulents, moss, and pine cones, staged on a hay bale with fall leaves in the studio

Succulent Pumpkin

See our current workshop schedule

Private events

Book the entire studio, or we come to you

Birthdays, team building, celebrations. Our growing specialty, and our favorite kind of gathering.

A group of guests holding up the terrariums they built together, in front of the plant wall and Now and Zen sign
For the team

Corporate & Team Building

Ground your team in something real. A build session that grows trust the same way it grows plants.

Plan a team build
Two children building sand-art terrariums at a Now and Zen kids party table
For the kids

Birthday Parties

Affordable, hands on the whole time, complimentary drinks for the grown ups watching.

Plan a party
A large group celebrating together with their finished terrariums in the studio
For the celebration

Special Occasions

Bridal showers, girls' day out, adult birthday parties, and anything else worth marking.

Plan your occasion

Create at home

Terrarium DIY kits

Everything you need in a box to create at home, or to give as a gift. Build it start to finish on your own table.

Shop the DIY kits