A Fairy Garden can be self-contained, or nestled into part of your landscape, remembering the ĨŽůůŽǁ ŝŶŐƟƉƐ͗ ŚŽŽƐĞĂĐŽŶƚĂŝŶĞƌŽƌůŽĐĂƟŽŶ͘ ŶLJŵ ĂƚĞƌŝĂůĐŽŶƚ ĂŝŶĞƌŝƐ Į ŶĞ͕ ĂůŽǁ ƐŝĚĞĚŽŶĞǁ ŝůůŐŝǀ ĞLJŽƵĂďĞƩ Ğƌ look. WŝĐŬĂ ƚŚĞŵ Ğ ƚŽŬĞĞƉLJŽƵƌĚŝŽƌĂŵ Ă ĨŽĐƵƐĞĚ͗ ǁ ĂƚĞƌĨĂůů͕ ƉĂƟŽ͕ ĨŽƌĞƐƚ͕ ƉŽŶĚ͕ ŇŽǁ ĞƌŐĂƌĚĞŶ͕ ĞƚĐ͘ Choose a fairy or two that would like to be part of your theme. Place your fairies , mark their spot, then remove them so they will not be in the way as you plant. ŚŽŽƐĞLJŽƵƌƉůĂŶƚƐ͗ ŬĞĞƉŝŶŵ ŝŶĚƐĐĂůĞ ;ƉůĂŶƚƐǁ ŝƚ ŚƐŵ ĂůůĞƌůĞĂǀ ĞƐĂŶĚďůŽŽŵ ƐͿ͕ ůŝŐŚƚĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐ͕ and chose a variety of heights to mimic trees, shrubs, and groundcover. Add a few miniature accessories, or find shells, stones, marbles etc. as a real fairy might to furnish their miniature garden. Help the fairies maintain the garden by keeping plants trimmed and watered (you may choose to ƵƐĞĂŵ ŝƐƚĞƌŽƌ ƚƵƌŬĞLJďĂƐƚĞƌ ƚŽďĞƩ Ğƌ ƚĂƌŐĞƚ ƚŚĞǁ ĂƚĞƌ͘ Fairies and Fairy Gardens ĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽƌŝĂŶ&ƌŽƵĚ͕ ĂƵƚŚŽƌŽĨƚŚĞďĞĂƵƟĨ ƵůŬ͞ ' ŽŽĚ&ĂĞƌŝĞƐͬ ĂĚ&ĂĞƌŝĞƐ͟ ͗ &ĂĞƌŝĞƐ͞ ĂƌĞůƵŵ ŝŶŽ ƵƐ͘ ͘ ͘ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐǁ ŚŽĚĂŶĐĞďLJ ƚŚĞůŝŐŚƚŽĨƚŚĞŵ ŽŽŶ͕ ďĞĂƵƟĨƵůĂƐ ƚŚĞ ŵ ƵƐŝĐŝƚƐĞů Ĩ͕ ƚƌĂŝůŝŶŐƉĂƩ ĞƌŶƐŽĨĐŽůŽƌĂŶĚŵ ŝƐƚŝŶƚŚĞŝƌǁ ĂŬĞ͘ &ĂĞƌŝĞƐŽŌĞŶĚĂŶĐĞŝŶĐŝƌͲ ĐůĞƐ͕ ůĞĂǀ ŝŶŐƌŝŶŐƐŽĨŇĂƩ ĞŶĞĚŐƌĂƐƐƚŽŵ ĂƌŬ ƚŚĞƐŝƚĞƐŽĨ ƚŚĞŝƌŵ ŝĚŶŝŐŚƚƌĞǀ ĞůƐ -- or circles of toadstools springing up where faery feet have trod.” “t ŚĞŶǁ ĞĚĂŶĐĞǁ ŝƚŚƚŚĞ ĨĂĞƌŝĞƐ͕ ǁ ĞĚĂŶĐĞǁ ŝƚŚ ƚŚĞƌĞŇĞĐƟŽ ŶƐŽĨŽƵƌƚƌƵĞƐĞů ǀ ĞƐĂŶĚ the true inner self of the world.” They are “ŝƌƌĂƟŽ ŶĂů͕ ƉŽĞƟĐ͕ ĂďƐƵƌĚ͕ ƉĂƌĂĚŽdž ŝĐĂů͕ ĂŶĚ ǀĞƌLJ͕ ǀĞƌLJǁ ŝƐĞ͘ They bestow the ŐŝŌƐŽĨŝŶƐƉŝƌĂƟŽ Ŷ͕ ƐĞů Ĩ -healing, and self-ƚƌĂŶƐĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ͘ ͘ ͘ ďƵƚ ƚŚĞLJĂůƐŽĐƌĞĂƚĞ ƚŚĞŵ ŝƐͲ ĐŚŝĞĨŝŶŽ Ƶƌůŝǀ ĞƐ͕ ǁ ŝůĚĚŝƐƌƵƉƟŽ ŶƐ͕ Ɵŵ ĞƐŽĨŚĂǀ ŽĐ͕ ŵ ĂĚĂďĂŶĚŽŶ͕ ĂŶĚĚƌĂŵ ĂƟĐĐŚĂŶŐĞ͘ ͘ ͘ ͘ , ĞŚĂƐ͞ ĂƩ Ğŵ ƉƚĞĚƚŽĚŝǀ ŝĚĞ ĨĂĞƌŝĞƐŝŶƚŽŐŽ ŽĚĂŶĚďĂĚ -- a convenient conceit for us hu- mans, but laughable to the faery folk. Faeries insist on being themselves, shape-ƐŚŝŌŝŶŐ endlessly. Good and bad coexist in some degree in all of Faery's creatures.“ They can be helpful or spiteful if you get on their wrong side: so providing a suitable fairy ƐŝnjĞŐĂƌĚĞŶǁ ŝƚŚĂ ĨĞǁ ĐŚĂƌŵ ŝŶŐĂŵ ĞŶŝƟĞƐŵ ĂLJďĞLJŽƵƌďĞƐƚǁ ĂLJƚŽƐƚĂLJŽŶƚŚĞŐŽŽĚƐŝĚĞ of these magical, mischievous creatures.
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A Fairy Garden can be self-contained, or nestled into part of your landscape, remembering the
and chose a variety of heights to mimic trees, shrubs, and groundcover.
Add a few miniature accessories, or find shells, stones, marbles etc. as a real fairy might to furnish
their miniature garden.
Help the fairies maintain the garden by keeping plants trimmed and watered (you may choose to
ƵƐĞĂŵŝƐƚĞƌŽƌƚƵƌŬĞLJďĂƐƚĞƌƚŽďĞƩ ĞƌƚĂƌŐĞƚƚŚĞǁ ĂƚĞƌ
Fairies and Fairy GardensĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽƌŝĂŶ&ƌŽƵĚ ĂƵƚŚŽƌŽĨƚŚĞďĞĂƵƟĨƵůŬ ' ŽŽĚ&ĂĞƌŝĞƐ ĂĚ&ĂĞƌŝĞƐ &ĂĞƌŝĞƐĂƌĞůƵŵŝŶŽƵƐ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐǁ ŚŽĚĂŶĐĞďLJƚŚĞůŝŐŚƚŽĨƚŚĞŵŽŽŶ ďĞĂƵƟĨƵůĂƐƚŚĞŵƵƐŝĐŝƚƐĞůĨ ƚƌĂŝůŝŶŐƉĂƩĞƌŶƐŽĨĐŽůŽƌĂŶĚŵŝƐƚŝŶƚŚĞŝƌǁ ĂŬĞ &ĂĞƌŝĞƐŽŌĞŶĚĂŶĐĞŝŶĐŝƌͲĐůĞƐ ůĞĂǀ ŝŶŐƌŝŶŐƐŽĨŇĂƩĞŶĞĚŐƌĂƐƐƚŽŵĂƌŬƚŚĞƐŝƚĞƐŽĨƚŚĞŝƌŵŝĚŶŝŐŚƚƌĞǀ ĞůƐ-- or circlesof toadstools springing up where faery feet have trod.”“t ŚĞŶǁ ĞĚĂŶĐĞǁ ŝƚŚƚŚĞĨĂĞƌŝĞƐ ǁ ĞĚĂŶĐĞǁ ŝƚŚƚŚĞƌĞŇĞĐƟŽŶƐŽĨŽƵƌƚƌƵĞƐĞůǀ ĞƐĂŶĚthe true inner self of the world.”They are “ŝƌƌĂƟŽŶĂůƉŽĞƟĐĂďƐƵƌĚ ƉĂƌĂĚŽdžŝĐĂůĂŶĚǀ ĞƌLJǀ ĞƌLJǁ ŝƐĞ They bestow theŐŝŌƐŽĨŝŶƐƉŝƌĂƟŽŶ ƐĞůĨ-healing, and self-ƚƌĂŶƐĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ďƵƚƚŚĞLJĂůƐŽĐƌĞĂƚĞƚŚĞŵŝƐͲĐŚŝĞĨŝŶŽƵƌůŝǀ ĞƐ ǁ ŝůĚĚŝƐƌƵƉƟŽŶƐ ƟŵĞƐŽĨŚĂǀ ŽĐŵĂĚĂďĂŶĚŽŶ ĂŶĚĚƌĂŵĂƟĐĐŚĂŶŐĞ , ĞŚĂƐĂƩĞŵƉƚĞĚƚŽĚŝǀ ŝĚĞĨĂĞƌŝĞƐŝŶƚŽŐŽŽĚĂŶĚďĂĚ-- a convenient conceit for us hu-mans, but laughable to the faery folk. Faeries insist on being themselves, shape-ƐŚŝŌŝŶŐendlessly. Good and bad coexist in some degree in all of Faery's creatures.“
They can be helpful or spiteful if you get on their wrong side: so providing a suitable fairyƐŝnjĞŐĂƌĚĞŶǁ ŝƚŚĂĨĞǁ ĐŚĂƌŵŝŶŐĂŵĞŶŝƟĞƐŵĂLJďĞLJŽƵƌďĞƐƚǁ ĂLJƚŽƐƚĂLJŽŶƚŚĞŐŽŽĚƐŝĚĞof these magical, mischievous creatures.
MaidenhairFernleaf Bleeding HeatHeucheraHosta—miniature to mediumIris cristataJapanese Forest GrassLamiumLily of the ValleyTiarellaTrilliumTrout-lilys ŝŽůĂƐ, ĞĂƌƩ ŚƌŽď
Perennials for Sun
Artemesia ‘Silver Mound’Blue Star CreeperCampanula ‘Birch’s Hybrid’