Fairy gardens #1


Well, seeing as it is Fairy-bruary!!! A rare glimpse into a wee fairy habitat... shhhh, please make sure to be quiet and carefully step this way...

 
Various succulents are planted in an old casserole dish, wrapped in a blue ribbon. Slate steps lead down from a real fairy door to a shell garden, edged with pebbles and interspersed with driftwood and toadstools (cake decorations).

 
 
Baby succulents nestle amongst the beach collected white pebbles. 
 
The compost is free draining and very gritty. As there are no drainage holes, it is sparingly watered.

 
Strange trippy music emanates from the green potion bottle. The resident fairy Alice contemplates drinking from it  -
 
One pill makes you larger
And one pill makes you small,
And the ones that mother gives you
Don't do anything at all.
Go ask Alice
When she's ten feet tall.
And if you go chasing rabbits
And you know you're going to fall,
Tell 'em a hookah smoking caterpillar
Has given you the call...
 
(White Rabbit by Jefferson Airplane)

 
Down by the pool, a place where other little creatures can hide -

 

Big peacock feathers and twigs form the forbidden forest beyond the fairy door -

Glow stones in the reflective pool collect the sun's rays and radiate light and wisdom at midnight.


 Here's another one we made earlier, this time in an old enamel mixing bowl -

It is always good to have a succulent propagation- collection station at hand, for whenever the fairy garden making urge takes hold. The fairy in the tree, with Amy Winehouse hair, has a naughty laugh and only occasionally visits, when mischief levels are high.


Making fairy gardens can be back breaking work, but if accompanied by lots of tea and cake, it is much, much easier. The results are always guaranteed to bring a little magic to your house.

  

Time to start collecting items for the next creation - 

 

Will you leave something out for the fairies (or pixies) this Fairy-bruary???

Please let me know in the comments below.

 

Lulu and the Little Fairy Folk xXx 


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Comments

  1. Elderberry-Rob12 February 2021 at 11:39

    OH I love making fairy gardens - we used to put moss and a little mirror for a pond, I haven't got any fairies in the garden at the moment but I will have to start looking out for things to make a little magic grotto for them now, you've inspired me :) Jefferson Airplane - love that song :)

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    1. Lulu17 February 2021 at 02:39

      Hello Betty, if you make a magic grotto, I think the fairies will be sure to come! White Rabbit's just great isn't it. (I often like to sing it in the shower :0 ) Lulu xXx

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  2. Cherie12 February 2021 at 13:09

    That is so sweet. When we were kids we collected moss from walls and made beautiful fairy gardens. It's lovely to see that someone is still enjoying the magic.

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    1. Lulu17 February 2021 at 02:41

      Thank you Cherie! It takes me back too. Spongy moss is the best. I actively encourage it in some parts of the garden. Lulu xXx

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  3. Kezzie12 February 2021 at 15:58

    The fairy gardens are wonderful! SO pretty. My mum makes them in hers too! I am afraid I don't!

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    1. Lulu17 February 2021 at 02:42

      Wow, I'd love to see pictures of you mum's fairy habitats!
      Thank you Kezzie, Lulu xXx

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  4. kjsutcliffe13 February 2021 at 12:47

    Oh so sweet - I love the stories that accompany the making of them :) I have fairy doors in my garden but I've never made them x

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    1. Lulu17 February 2021 at 02:48

      Thank you :) The sprogs get completely carried away to another world when they're making little habitats. I love stumbling across fairy doors. Lulu xXx

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  5. bahnwärterin14 February 2021 at 00:10

    is this cute!! and the little ones learn about gardening without knowing :-D
    here survive only the snow and ice fairies and the trolls....... all is white and no green in sight. yet.
    but it will change - the birdies test sing already!
    xxxxx

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    1. Lulu17 February 2021 at 02:51

      Oooh, yes of course, snow brings the trolls and ice fairies!...and footprints in the snow.
      Birdie test signing, what a lovely sound.
      Thanks Beate, Lulu xXx

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    2. Lulu17 February 2021 at 02:54

      p.s. yes, very true Beate - they have learnt the art of succulent propagation without even realizing it!!! x

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  6. Mike Perry14 February 2021 at 01:12

    Wonderful! Yes, I believe in magic and the little people.
    We all need magic in our lives.
    All good wishes.

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    1. Lulu17 February 2021 at 02:52

      I thought you would Mike!
      Very true, a little magic goes a long way.
      Take care of the Cornish piskies, LuLu xXx

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  7. Vix14 February 2021 at 02:58

    These are lovely! What a fabulous way to inspire your little ones and to pass on your love of gardening! xxx

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    1. Lulu17 February 2021 at 02:55

      Thank you Vix. Yes, apparently everything else I do in the garden is super boring, so it is nice they are inadvertently getting excited about plants. Lulu xXx

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  8. The Small Fabric Of My Life14 February 2021 at 03:56

    Wow that is a magical endeavour. Wish I had done it when my children were little.
    Looks like so much fun. X

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    1. Lulu17 February 2021 at 02:57

      It is so much fun Jane, I want to continue when the kids have gone to bed!
      Lulu xXx

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  9. Vix14 February 2021 at 10:59

    Hello Lulu! Back again with a message from the lovely Catmac! She's having problems trying to log into Google and can't comment on our blogs and wanted you to know that she's still reading and loves the fairies with a predilection for phallic plants! xxx

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    1. Lulu17 February 2021 at 03:04

      Hello Vix, thank you so much for passing on a message from the lovely Catmac! You are the most glamorous courier pigeon I have ever seen.

      Hello Catmac! Sorry to hear you are having Google log in issues especially after all your t'internet issues. (Have you tried a wooden mallet?)

      Haha, yes, there are some very naughty fairies about and even more mischievous people that spot that naughty behaviour! ;) Lulu xXx

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  10. Flowerpot18 February 2021 at 02:58

    I love the fairy gardens - you clever thing! XX

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    1. Lulu21 February 2021 at 14:52

      Thank you Sue, glad you like them! Take care, Lulu xXx

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  11. Jules21 February 2021 at 00:11

    This is such a great idea! Lily was gifted a 'My Fairy Garden' for Christmas and now that the grass has died back I think we will plant it up with succulents. X

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    1. Lulu21 February 2021 at 14:58

      Thank you :0 We've had a 'My Fairy Garden' set in the past and I think that's where our fairy figure came from. That reminds me too, we had a sweet little washing line in the set, plus 'magic fairy dust' i.e. fine glitter. The succulents are great, just as long at the kids don't over water them. If they pick bits off, they make new plants, so win win all round :) Take care Jules, Lulu xXx

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