Fairy Gardens

There are many stories about garden fairies but do you know about creating a fairy garden? A fairy garden is a special miniaturized garden scaled to fit the denizens of Faerie. The tradition of fairy gardens began in England where belief in fairies is infamous and the vagaries of a fairy’s whims are notorious
Householders began creating little gardens to placate the fairies and to bring good fortune to their home and hearth.
There are plants that fairies are known to enjoy;
A flower with a bell shape such as a snapdragon or campanula is used for a fairy dress.
Fairies like to eat the nectar from plants that produce sweet nectar like honeysuckle.
Plants with tiny leaves that are in scale to tiny beings are especially prized. Good examples are baby’s tears and Irish and scotch moss.
To bring good luck to your home try the following;
Select a secluded site or use a large round clay pot or bowl for your fairy garden. You can place Bonsai or miniature conifers (available from mail order garden sources) as the structure in your garden and fill with scotch moss for grass and tiny leaved plants for accents. Find a small house, preferably something made out of natural materials with a secretive, rustic look, to put in the garden. Tiny furniture is also appropriate as well as food plants and those they can make their garments from. Keep your garden tidy but not too much so as fairies are wild creatures and scorn the tame and meek. Place little gifts occasionally and see what happens. Watch your good fortune abound!