I'm absolutely loving the beauty I get to look at every day when I come out to my garden. Since Spring is officially here, I thought I'd tour a bit of the best and brightest in my yard with this video.
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Showing posts with label Spring. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Spring. Show all posts
Thursday, March 21, 2019
Tuesday, April 3, 2018
Easter Gathering
The community here is full of many types of members; fairies, gnomes, elves, dragons and all sorts of animals. We have bunnies here too and their community has grown significantly.
At a recent community meeting at this school, a few bunnies addressed the council and requested their own section of the garden, similar to the Gnomes who have Gnomingham or the Leprechauns who have Woodland Grove.
The area above is a temporary solution; a collection of shops and one house for the family that was voted to represent the rabbit community. Plans are underway.
Here is a florist store run by a family of bunnies. They were open for business just in time for Easter.
Here is a small grocery store that stocks many fresh items catered to a healthy rabbit diet.
Here is a school that was freshly erected. School is not in session yet but some young bunnies have already found a way to get on the roof for some solitary cloud watching and day dreaming.
In honor of Easter, this bunny decided to hide some eggs from the rest of the family (who are out grocery shopping) with the help of the younger siblings who are suggesting hiding spots from the balcony.
I have expressed to the council that I'd love to help in any way that I can. In honor of Easter, I bought some Lily and Iris to brighten up the area. I'm happy to hear that there will be a new area just for the bunnies, but it will take a while since there is so much more on the agenda (this community is organized!).
The name of the community is first to be decided and I thought I'd open up the floor to My Fairy Folks. What do you think the space for bunnies should be named? Please comment with your suggestions and I'll take it to the next council meeting.
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Wednesday, February 21, 2018
Calla Lily For Spring
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| Spring brings new greens to my garden. I've put these Calla Lily, asparagus fern and viola together for a container garden. |
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| This arch has pretty flowers on it. |
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| This particular Calla Lily has an attractive feature in it's variegated leaves, giving them a speckled look and the reason for purchasing these plants. |
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| Asparagus fern and violas. |
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| This close up shows some extra coloring in the petal which was also a unique factor that pushed me to this purchase. |
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Getting Ready For Spring
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| Radella, left, and Diana have been absent from the garden for a few months on official business. Alvina, the third council member, has not yet returned. These two have set out to relax after their journey but realized their area needed to be spruced up. |
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| The area is cleared of dead leaves. Flowers are added around the inner and outer perimeter. |
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| Moss is added to cover the soil and create a lively landscape. |
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| Phew! Now that that's done, Radella and Diana can relax comfortably. |
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Wednesday, June 28, 2017
Farewell to Spring
Here's a collection of photos from my gardens that I didn't have time to share during this Spring. Farewell, Spring - we'll miss you.
The painted lady has become surrounded by foliage, accompanied by garden gnomes.
Yellow Day Lillies.
Red Day Lillies.
"Sunrise" Day Lilly.
Peach Day Lilly.
Speckled Petunias.
California Poppies and some purple stuff.
The infamous Pigweed.
So, we never found out what this plant in the middle is (tall, white flower), so if you have suggestions, please share with me. These tall, purple flowers are Lilly of the Nile.
A collection of pansies, Lily of the Nile, spider plant and artificial flowers covering my garden hose (I'll have to remember to discuss that at a later date).
Another area of the yard.
Yellow Day Lilly.
Princess Colette surrounded by vibrant flowers.
Yellow and white Iris.
Cheerful gardener gnomes admire pansies and daisies.
The painted lady is no longer the tallest thing in this area of the garden.
And that wraps up the parade of Spring pictures! I hope you enjoyed them. Below are the videos associated with the above pictures, so look at them all twice!
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Sunday, May 7, 2017
Spring Is In The Air
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| My newest fairy, gifted to me by my husband, arrives just in time for Spring. |
I would like to introduce My Fairy Folks to a recent visitor of my garden. This is Colette, a princess from France. Here she's seen admiring the colorful new blooms; yellow daffodil, white and purple alyssum, pink daisies and even some snapdragons in the background. I'm not sure how long she'll stay but she seems to have made a new friend in Princess Jezelle.
Thursday, March 3, 2016
Fairy Garden Class - Channeling Easter
As with most of these garden tutorials, we begin with a container and a theme. This month's theme is Spring but more specifically, Easter. As far as the container - get creative. Size, color, shape; that's all up to you but of course make sure you have a container that will fit all the decor you've planned for it. After choosing your container, place about an inch or two of small rocks to allow drainage before filling in the rest with potting mix. Be sure not to fill to the rim of the pot; leave an inch or two. This will insure that water and soil doesn't spill out and it also helps to give your plants support.
I always suggest in my classes that you visually plan a layout before planting your flora. This means setting them in the location you'd like there forever home to be and taking a step back to make sure things are even, fitting and visually appealing. Once your eyes have given you the okay, dig and plant. You might also want to think of making the "back" of your arrangement a bit more elevated. This allows you to place decorations without blocking any of your plants.
In this particular arrangement, I've actually allowed the tulips to remain in their container and buried it under the soil. The reason for this is because I know that the tulips will bloom and wither but the plant is not dead. Once the color is gone, I will pull up the tulip container and have it live alone for a bit before re-homing it, allowing the Daisies I've planted to have more room to spread. From front to back the plants I've used are white Viola's, light blue Pansies, darker blue Pansies and finally white daisies with a yellow center that corresponds with the tulips.
I'm fond of using moss in my miniature gardens because it locks in moisture, gives it a more woodsy feel and adds visual appeal. Pre-soaking your moss allows placing it in your arrangement to be more manageable; it becomes moldable, stays where you want it and allows better full coverage.
Once you're happy with their living arrangement, it's time to decorate. I found the three brown bunnies as a set and the rest were part of a bigger set, all at Hobby Lobby (and 40% off, woohoo!). I knew they would be perfect for a Spring themed garden.
I would love to see pictures from anyone who has created a garden based on my online tutorials. Please feel free to post them as comments or email them to me.
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A Spring Discovery
I was out looking in my garden today and look what I found. Three new arrivals coming this Spring. No one is positive what this eggs will grow up to be but I think it will be a fun mystery to think about.
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Tuesday, April 28, 2015
Myleene and Carolina
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| Myleene poses with Polly the Parrot and Carolina, her old friend and new addition to the community, for a photo opportunity at the Spring Festival. |
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| Carolina and Myleene have been best friends for a long time. Myleene has been bragging about living in Grandma's Fairy Garden in the letters she sends to Carolina and invited her to move in. Carolina arrived just in time to celebrate with her friend, and make new ones, at the Spring Festival. |
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| Myleene is very happy to see her friend again. |
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| Carolina poses for her very first portrait for Grandma. |
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| Carolina and Myleene spent most of the Spring Festival separated from the crowds, catching up. |
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| Grandma is so happy to have another fairy in her garden, especially one who has such a good friend already. |
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