How to Make a Fairy Garden

One of the first things to learn about how to make a fairy garden is that you need to know the right things, but once you do, it is fun, fulfilling and very magical!

The first step is to decide what kind of design you are after. I love cottage gardens and wildflower meadows, so I chose a lot of cottage garden flowers for my borders, and then selected a section of the garden to allow to go wild, and sowed some wildflower seeds. A wildflower meadow is wonderfully low maintenance - once it is established, all you have to do is cut it with a scythe once a year!

 

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There are all kinds of themes that fairies will like - as long as they are natural, fairly wild, and preferably organic, the fairies will love living there! Ideas include:

• A romantic garden
• A herb garden
• A Gothic garden
• A scented garden
• A cottage garden
• A wildflower meadow
• A rock garden

Take into consideration your local area, the type of soil you have, and the wildflowers that are native to your country.

Now you have something to think about, I will leave you with two great links to explore. There is a wonderful page on How to Make a Fairy Garden which gives you all sorts of ideas on how to get started. I also recommend that you take a look at makeafairygarden.com, which is well worth exploring. I found some fabulous tips and ideas here!