Terrariums are glass enclosures (with a lid) that displays plants. You can enter a Woodland Terrarium (Class 77 or 88) or a Tropical Terrarium (Class78 or 89). Accessories are allowed!

Click here to learn for generic terrarium instructions (Wikihow).
Click here for African Violet Bubble Terrariums (Youtube).

If you have a perfect terrarium container but don't have a lid for it, check out this project by Carol Bruce, published in African Violet Magazine, May-June 2020.

Is your plant unhealthy? or dead? or just not blooming? Make a poster to show what you learned and have a chance at a blue ribbon! It's also a great way to display results of an experiment. A poster is entered as "Any other exhibit related to this project area", Class 79 or 91.

Did you know you can grow a bonsai tree from food waste? Follow this link for video instruction and examples of avocado tree bonsai.

Dish gardens are a great way to display flowering plants that aren't blooming at the time of the fair. Include multiple plants for best results. Dish gardens without succulents/cacti are entered in Class 74 for first year or 85 for second year and up. Click here to learn to make a dish garden (Wikihow).

This video walkthrough of African Violet Society of America (AVSA) design competition shows a wide variety of container gardens and a judge's comments.
4-H youth can use these ideas to inspire fair projects. Remember that AVSA rules and judging are different from the fair book.