Are you obsessed with Tinker Bell and her ethereal friends? Well, you could entertain them in your backyard by incorporating a mini garden in the midst of your home. Buzzle brings you ideas that you can implement to create a cute fairy garden.
And as the seasons come and go, here's something you might like to know. There are fairies everywhere: under bushes, in the air, playing games just like you play, singing through their busy day. So listen, touch, and look around - in the air and on the ground. And if you watch all nature's things, you might just see a fairy's wing. ―Author UnknownFairies and their little helpers have always mesmerized young and old alike. A fairy garden, for that matter, is your gateway to be visited by these ethereal creatures right in the comforts of your home.
With just a little creativity, you can create a neat little cove for your feathered friends and butterflies to come visiting. Besides, all you need is a tiny corner in your backyard to make an abode for these fantastical beings. The best part is that you can utilize even a part of your window to create a fun place for fairies to reside. Elves, Dwarves, Pixies, Gnomes, Gremlins, Goblins, Sprites, and Demons are the eight recognized fairy families known to reside in gardens.
Fairy Garden Ideas
Good things come in small packages, or so they say. Fairies do not mind living out of a box in the literal sense, which means, you can use just about use anything that is handy to convert it into a fairy abode. Creating fairy gardens is akin to building dolls' houses, the only difference being that you have to use natural elements to make it interesting.
Enamel pots make good containers for bonsai plants allowing the space to create a miniature garden. Throw in a house, a swing, a fence made from ice cream sticks, and you have a fantastical garden ready.
Use the abundant space in your backyard to place the fairy garden closer to an artificial stream. Do remember to create a pathway and mini park for your fairy friends to play.
Fascinated with the East? You can very well incorporate Asian wooden houses into the fairy garden. Use pebbles and small stones to form the courtyard of the house.
Don't you think your fairy friends would love a playground for themselves? You can create one for them with a swatch of lawn grass and miniature playground elements.
What do you do when you have a collection of gnome figurines? The answer is simple, use them to decorate the space meant for a fairy garden.
Tree houses are popular with gnomes and fairies alike. You can use mini door frames, windows, and lamps to decorate the tree for your winged friends.
You can use an empty unused garden cart to create a mini garden. All you need is some mud, a few plants, and a birdhouse to create a fairy garden.
Mushrooms, flowers, and blades of grass are what these little winged humanoids fancy. You can implement these elements to make your fairy friends feel more welcome.
Let your fairy friends live in style in an English apartment-styled house. Line the house with miniature plants, and your garden will be set.
Simplicity at its best in a cottage-style fairy house. Use stones as boulders, and plastic tires to create a swing for your fairy friends.
Use a spare or old table to create your own fairy garden. Alternately, you can use an old single bed to recreate the fairy garden.
Hollow out the stump from below and add a hinged door. Also, create a pathway to form the entrance along with a couple of flowering plants to form the fairy garden.
You have to love your fairy friends to build a house like this for them. It even has a working water wheel that is sure to fascinate them.
Create a small pond for your winged friends in the midst of your garden. You can be as creative as you wish to. Create mini waterfalls, pools, or even a sandy beach front to suffice as a play area for them.
Fairy Garden Elements
Comfort Elements
Elements of comfort like chairs, settees, and dining tables complete the fairy garden making it even more inviting. You can also use miniature animals, birds, and figurines to add a personal touch to the garden. Additionally, you can place slides, swings, boats, and cork chairs to your fairy garden décor.
Décor Items
Miniature bikes, water tubs, and gnomes make wonderful décor items for the fairy garden. You can use old wine barrels as your base for creating the garden. You can also use potted plants to create the garden. Pick stuff from your child's toys to make the garden both functional and fancy.
Fancy Houses
So what if we are talking about fairies and gnomes, even they would like a place which is as cozy as your home would be. From small mud houses to houses made from old shoes, you can think of a hundred-thousand ways to make it the most comfortable abode for your winged friends.
Birdhouse
Cute bird houses can be effectively used to create homes for fairies and elves. You can even use matchsticks, candy sticks, and pebbles to create a tiny home for them. You can use your imagination to come up with designs for the same, or simply use old dollhouses as well.
Windmills
Miniature windmills and lighthouses add to the aesthetic appeal of a garden. While they won't come into use to generate electricity, the windmills make for a treat to the eyes. Besides, they can serve the purpose of a magical house for the fairies.
Indoor Fairy Garden
So what if you do not have a backyard to create a fairy garden, you can always create a mini garden that can be placed on the window sill. You simply need wicker baskets, old caskets, and enamel pots to create your own mini garden.
Vegetable Garden
What if your fairy loves vegetable gardening? With these mini fruit and vegetable crates, your fairy could have a swell of a time with her friends. Do not forget a chair or two along with mini books to help her in her task.
