An 80 year old man who planted a garden in a big, glass bottle 54 years ago and only watered it once in all that time can proudly say amazingly it’s still alive. David Latimer, from Surrey, England, last watered his bottle garden (or terrarium) in 1972, before sealing it up completely as an experiment. The garden has flourished in its sealed environment and is a great example of a closed, but functional, #self-sufficient #eco-system, comparable to the Earth itself. The little water that was put in the bottle when Mr. Latimer planted it is continually recycled by the plant, while the sunlight it gets through a window and the glass of the bottle is enough to allow it to #photosynthesize, and thus, to stay alive. Incredible!