THE hunt is on for miniature terrariums being hidden around the city for people to take home.

Ben Newell, who runs Worcester Terrariums, has already left two of the mini gardens around the city and plans on hiding more

Both have found new homes, with the first medicine bottle filled with moss found within an hour of being hidden near Diglis Hotel.

Mr Newell said he "magpied" the idea from an American Instagrammer Isaac Holzapfel who is also hiding plants around his hometown of Portland, Oregon.

"I thought it was a nice thing to do and the reaction has been wholly positive.

"I know if I found a terrarium with a friendly note I would be really happy.

"They have both been placed in the city centre so far but I think I will start to spread them out a little bit."

The 30-year-old has been running Worcester Terrariums online from his workshop in the Arboretum since September 2019.

His interest began around 2014 when he took on a vegetable garden and became obsessed with plants.

He then moved on to bonsai trees and said he naturally progressed from there to terrariums.

As the pandemic forced the country into lockdown, Mr Newell pivoted to creating online content growing a large following on social media platforms Instagram and TikTok as well as providing online classes via Zoom and YouTube tutorials.

So far, nearly 20,000 people have watched the Reel about the hidden terrariums on his Instagram account which boasts over 82,000 followers.

"It has been going great but during the pandemic I had three months when I couldn't access the workshop but I realised people wanted to learn how to do it.

"I delved into YouTube and doing lessons over Zoom which has been great.

"My followers are spread out across the world and people are interested in lessons but can't attend them because they live far away or weren't able to come to the workshop for a one-to-one because of the restrictions.

"It was great to be able to offer them lessons online."

To find out when the next terrarium is hidden, follow Instagram account @worcesterterrariums.