Growing environments are very personal. You grow the plants the way you can grow the plants. ICPS members grow their plants everywhere from natural bogs in their back yards to a dish in a window sill. The trick is to figure out which carnivorous plants will grow well in the conditions you have.

Pinguicula

If you are interested in growing Pinguicula, the web site to check out is A WORLD OF PINGUICULA. In particular you want to see the "Virtual visits" (visit is French for tour) and "Articles on or around Pinguicula". The Mexican Pinguicula are among the easiest carnivorous plants to grow. If you can grow African violets you can grow Mexican pings. The tours show you how world famous Pinguicula growers do it and the postcards from Mexico show and tell about plants in the wild.

Terrariums

An inexpensive terrarium you can make yourself.
I think it works MUCH better than an aquarium. But you do have to make it yourself and having a table saw helps.

Bogs

Chris Teichreb's bog in the Pacific Northwest (North Vancouver, B.C).
Chris relates his experiences with a back yard bog in the Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, area. The bog is probably history now as he moved to Alberta.

Species specific guides

Check List for Growing Dionaea muscipula
So you bought your first Dionaea muscipula, commonly known as the Venus flytrap and you would like to keep it alive for a while....