DIY Fairy Gardens: How to Find the Perfect Plants

Image via: Plow and Hearth – Fairy gardens starter kit 

Fairy Garden Supplies:

A large enough container (the size depends on your other supplies and how you want your fairy garden to look like)

Fairy garden kit

Fairy garden house

Fairy garden furniture

Fairy garden figurines

Succulent plants

Succulent potting soil

Image via: Etsy – Beach Cottage Boutique – Fairy gardens planter

Fairy Gardens: Easy Directions:

You can watch a video on how to make a fairy garden to get some inspiration.

Find the link to the video on how to make fairy gardens here.

1. Fill your container about 2/3 up with potting soil
2. There are a lot of ways to design your fairy garden, so take a few moments to imagine the layout of your plants and chosen items. You can loosely arrange them before putting them in to place, so that you will be happy with the result the first time around.
3. Plant your plants near the one side of your container or wherever you planned them in the previous step.
4. Place the items you chose and gently push them into the ground. Make any additions or adjustments you want and let the fairy magic begin!

Image via: Echo Valley – Gnome fairy gardens starter kit

Fairy houses and garden statues:

You can’t really make fairy gardens without fairy houses and at least a couple of fairy statues. You can find a vast variety for such supplies online and in garden supply stores, so it will be easy to find the ones you love. For a little bit of mystery, try having a large rock to represent a mountain and glue a simple fairy door to it.

Image via: Etsy – Laurels Fairy Doors – Fairy gardens door

How to choose succulents for fairy gardens:

If you’re stumped on what type of plants to use in your fairy garden, Empress of Dirt has a good article: Best Plants for Miniature Gardens to read. It will help you choose the right plants and ensure they thrive with enough water, air, temperature and more.

If you love succulents take a look at this topiary succulents sphere tutorial on How To Make a Burlap Wreath.com

Image via: Etsy – Succulent Salon – Succulent care

Making your own fairy gardens is a lot of fun and a wonderful hobby. It can help calming anxiety, get your imagination running and the results are such beautiful gardens that can be thoughtful presents for anybody. Especially children will really appreciate fairy gardens and will drive them to tell fun stories and even believe a little in magic! We love the guide to miniature fairy gardens from Martha Stewart which helps learning more about how to make and care for fairy garden.

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