Fairy Garden.

Last year, we wrote about creating a Fairy Garden and it is that time
of year again! Create a beautiful haven for our winged friends!
Fairy Garden Making a fairy garden that will attract fairies and their
winged friends is easy and does not have to take a lot of space. You
can plan a traditional garden in the yard, a row of flowers along a
garden wall or have a patio fairy garden.
Fairies and butterflies love flowers with nectar and brightly colored
blooms. They seem to prefer the "cottage style" fairy garden with lots
of different kinds of flowers to choose from. It is not important to have
a "neat and tidy" fairy garden. Fairies and butterflies will find shelter
in a hollow stump or in a clay pot turned on its side under on cold and
rainy days. Fairies love to sun their little wings, so it is good to place
flat sunning stones among the blooms. A sunny spot, protected from
the wind will make a nice sanctuary for fairies and butterflies.
Native flowers are always a good choice for a fairy garden. A
combination of wildflowers, native grasses and green house flowers
will help to keep your garden or patio pots lovely throughout the year.
When designing your fairy garden, use large splashes of color with the
smaller flowers tucked in among the edges. If you are planning a patio
garden, use several different sizes and heights of pots grouped
together. When watering your fairy garden, it is best to soak from the
bottom rather than with a sprayer. Sprinklers will wash off the nectar
that fairies, butterflies and hummingbirds love!
A shallow saucer with a sunning rock in the middle can serve as a bird
bath for visiting birdie friends in your fairy garden. You can use a
traditional bird bath or the bottom saucer from a large flower pot. It is
also important not to use insecticides! The natural approach is always
better.
Planting flowers that fairies like is not hard and there are many to
choose from! Some good choices for a beautiful Fairy Garden are:
Foxglove, Ferns, Rose, Queen Ann's Lace, Pansies, Peonies, Lily of the
Valley, Coralbells, Violet, Lilac, Four-o'clock, Nasturtium, Snapdragons,
Shasta Daisy, Poppy, Hollyhock, Pinks, Baby's Breath, Butterfly Bush,
Purple Coneflower, Columbine, Four O'Clock, Bachelors Button,
Forget-me-not, Purple Coneflower, Thyme, Heather, Buttercup,
Primrose, Periwinkle, Bluebell, Anemone, Snowdrops, Sweet Woodruff
Your fairy garden will become the meeting place for fairies, butterflies
and hummingbirds!
Add a whimisical touch to your yard with Fairy Doors and windows!
You put them on your trees to create a portal for fairies. They are
adorable and attract fairies to your yard.