Fairy Garden and Flowers
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You’ve probably seen fairy gardens all over the place. Now the figurines are available every where. Mini houses, chairs, benches, swings, pots, fairies. Everything you can think of and they have it. Joann fabrics has a large selection and they are always on sale.We started with a large pot and added dirt to the top. I used chicks and hens on the sides with moss in between. Planted a small pine tree start I found and added some pebbles for a water effect. This garden is outside and has thrived well on its own. It has changed over time and still looks really cool. My daughter rearranges it every time she’s in the garden.For the rest of the plants in the garden I chose my daughters favorites. She would want a rainbow of colors and a lot of roses. I tried to put them in places with less contact or to remove the thorns that are too close. I used Clematis and vine crawling plants along the lattice. Petunias, delphiniums, and hydrangeas for summer color. Lavender at the entry to fill up the place with a nice fragrance. I like to be able to switch up the flowers so I keep the long area for annuals and bulbs.This part is totally subjective and always depends on your zone and the sun/shade in your chosen area.
Lighting
You might be surprised to know the The Secret Garden is even better at night. It is so fun for the kids to have a safe place to hang out after dark. Makes summer sleepovers even more better.I bought outdoor globe lights at the end of the season so they were really cheap. They have clips on them that I attached to the lattice. I made sure the plug end was at the same area as the Fountain plug. Then I used an outdoor extension cord with multiple sockets. I buried the cord so you don’t even know it’s there and it is easy to turn on and off.We also have solar lights. This is another way to light it up. My toddler likes to pull them out and use as a sword so we hid them from him. For my daughters sake haha.I did paint rocks with glow in the dark paint and scattered them throughout the garden but they didn’t work well. However I’m sure it would work if you used a better quality glow in the dark paint.
Enjoy Your Oasis đ
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I hope this instructable inspires all of the Dads and Moms out there looking for a unique present. You could also make it for an adult and itstill translates as the best gift ever. The fun part is that now the idea has been planted (<–garden pun) there are a million different ways to implement it. Go wild, be crazy, make your inner childhood dreams come true!Someday I plan on having a huge one for myself. No children allowed Muahaha. But I won’t be sharing that here because then it wouldn’t be a secret anymore đ
