Dan Jones

Dan Jones is the founder of Terrarium Tribe, a terrarium education and supplies brand that helps people build better terrariums with clearer advice and better materials.

He founded Terrarium Tribe in 2019 and has since built it into a widely read terrarium resource, with work featured by The New York Times and cited by major gardening publications.

Before Terrarium Tribe, Dan worked as a research scientist before moving into SEO, content strategy, ecommerce, and product education.

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About Dan

Dan Jones is a writer, editor, and brand builder working through Terrarium Tribe, a terrarium education and supplies brand focused on helping people build better planted and bioactive terrariums.

Through Terrarium Tribe, he writes practical guides on closed terrariums, bioactive terrariums, terrarium plants, moss, substrate, springtails, isopods, and long-term terrarium care.

His work focuses on the parts of terrarium building that matter most in practice. 

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Founder of Terrarium Tribe

Dan founded Terrarium Tribe in 2019 after noticing that much of the terrarium advice online was vague, recycled, and light on the practical details that actually matter.

What started as an educational resource has grown into a terrarium brand combining practical content with carefully selected supplies for planted, closed, and bioactive builds.

Today, Dan works across Terrarium Tribe’s content, search strategy, product education, ecommerce, and long-term brand growth.

Background

Before founding Terrarium Tribe, Dan worked as a research scientist.

That background still shows in the way Terrarium Tribe approaches terrariums: practical first, but never guesswork. The advice is shaped by structured research, repeated hands-on testing, and a careful eye for the materials that actually make a difference.

Featured & Cited In

Dan Jones and Terrarium Tribe have been featured and cited by major gardening and lifestyle publications, including:

The New York Times – Terrariums are the one thing you can control
Homes & Gardens – Best terrarium plants – 10 top choices from the experts
Real Homes – Best plants for terrariums – 7 easy choices for beginners
Martha Stewart – The 10 Best Terrarium Plants for Your Mini Ecosystem

These features have helped bring practical terrarium guidance to a wider audience of plant lovers, hobbyists, and first-time builders.

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