At the Estero Island Garden Club meeting on January 8, Patty Korn gave members a lesson on how to create a whimsical miniature garden, which is a place where fairies reside. Patty designed a fairy garden, planted it with pint-sized plants, (mostly succulents) decorated it with properly-scaled accessories and last of all, added some fairies. After Patty’s demo, members of the club, who had brought their own containers and small-scale plants, built their own fairy gardens. Building the fairy gardens was great fun for the gardener and inner child in us all.
Patty discussed the many sources where you can buy miniature figurines and landscape structures, at places such as Hobby Lobby, garden centers, Amazon, eBay and other online stores; you might also repurpose found objects, such as dollhouse items, garden pebbles, shells and moss, to name a few. With the array of miniature items available, fairy gardens can be made around many themes, using as many landscapes as you can imagine. The possibilities are endless, and there are numerous fairy garden ideas in books and online to provide inspiration.
Ann, Patty & Ann M discuss materials for a fairy garden
Patty’s demo fairy garden
Elaine & Ann begin work on a fairy garden
Patty & Ann confer on Ann’s fairy garden
Margaret & Patty
Rebecca & her fairy garden
Ann M’s fairy garden
Cheryl with her fairy garden
Marianne & her fairy garden
A guest, Carol & Donna at work on their gardens
Polky & a beach-themed fairy garden
Elaine & her fairy garden
A fairy garden with mermaid
Paula at work on her garden
Carol finishing up her fairy garden
Joanie & her fairy garden
