Fairy Gardens Are Trending—Do It Yourself

Fairy Gardens Are Trending—Do It Yourself

Growing a garden is fun on its own, but what if it could be even more magical?

This is what fairy gardens are about. These quirky outdoor spaces welcome fairies and other mystical creatures to your garden with little furnishings. They may grow in pots, containers, raised garden beds, or the ground.

Kid and adult alike are enjoying TikTok’s hundreds of fairy garden posts. Consider miniature fairy dwellings, figurines, and little tables and chairs for your magical creatures to consume.

What’s fairy gardens?
Fairy gardens combine gardening and handicraft well. Additionally, they’re a creative, fun activity for everybody.

“We’ve been wanting to create a garden on the deck together this spring but also have it be a space we can add to and have fun with,”

DIY your own
To construct a fairy garden, follow the methods for a typical garden, but use little plants or flowers no higher than your figures.

“I grow my little gardens in pots like a full-sized garden, using the same design principles and lines but smaller. The Mini Garden Guru’s Janit Calvo thinks the appropriate plants may make a container tiny garden survive 10 years.

Pinterest may inspire floral and theme designs before visiting your local plant store or farm.

Affordable materials: where?
You have plants and a theme. Now what? TikTok users find lovely goods in their neighborhood dollar shop. Good fairy gardens are available. “We check thrift stores,” says France.

Calvo proposes using reusable products to save money and reduce landfill waste. You may also utilize recycled materials at home. “A bottle cap and cork make a cute stool, and a tiny clay pot topped with a part of a jar lid and painted are a sweet table,”