| Donna's In-ground Miniature Garden - "Wee Balle" - Long Island, NY Now here's a woman after my own heart. It always amazes me how every garden is as different as the person who creates it. Note how Donna just went for it and created a complete village - what fun! Read what she has to say below. |
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| Donna's own words: "I started in my front yard with three houses, three
years ago. Last year I added more houses and raised the village to look
like it was on a mountain. But it quickly got crowded and it was hard
to reach certain areas.
So this spring I moved it into the back yard and made it 4 times as big. I also added a small pond and more buildings. But I was starting from scratch as far as the planting went. That is why I cheated with a lot of annuals this year. Next spring I want to bring in a lot more soil and put some height in it again. I know I will never be finished. And I love the constant hunt for miniature treasures to add to the village. I leave most everything out year round and so far so good. I have had to repaint things here and there. I decorate it for fall and Christmas. It is so cute!" Donna's has more pictures of Wee Balle on the Two Green Thumbs Facebook Page under "Fan Photos," including a lovely snow-covered winter scene. |
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Char - Miniature Gardener - WA This is a very fun sequence from a friend of mine that lives To the left is spring. Below, Hey Char! We need a Fall one! ;-) It's amazing the number of plants that can be used for miniature gardening. Char's deck faces west, (we can tell because it faces the water), where it must get extreme sun in the summertime. And, we can see what happens in the wintertime too! The glass around the deck helps shelter the garden from the drying winds in winter. Right plant, right place + TLC = a very happy Miniature Garden! (And a very happy Mini Gardener!) Nice work, Char! |
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Emily's Fairy Garden - AREA CODE 740
Emily's Mom, Susan, sent this to me in spring of this year.
They planted seeds in the stone circle in the middle and they were waiting for them to come up. I like how they used the sides of the pot for the walls of the wee garden. Instead of being a section of garden in miniature, as I always lean toward, the garden is complete unto itself. It reminds me of the book, "The Secret Garden". |
Mary - Miniature Gardener - IL - Part II(Can you tell I'm a fan of her work?) |
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 Mary has a website showing more of her work at MinisByMary.com. I especially like the way she does a little bit of everything: terrarium, outdoor, indoor... if you are in the Winfield, IL area, look Mary up. She sells locally and has open houses too. These would make great green gifts! |
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Also note the variety of containers that Mary uses. There is something for everybody in this hobby!
The wedding garden shown below, left, is very romantic. Picture a series of these as 'green' centerpieces for your next wedding. A tea light can be placed on the 'patio' to give some ambiance to your next nuptials. Any miniature garden can take on a holiday theme by just adding, or replacing, some of the accessories with seasonal ones. It really is a lot of fun to grow your own world. See more of Mary's work in 'Your Gallery #1.' |
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Ellen's Garden Escape - NH
Just looking at these gardens makes me want to shrink down to
miniature! Even though it is a miniature garden, there is plenty of
room for a Koi pond, a wildlife area and a patio to relax on!
It is known that observing nature brings you back to your 'center' and aids in relieving stress. Imagine what your own miniature garden does to us? Check out the case that Ellen has it in below. An elegant touch if I dare say so! |
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Glenda - Conifer Collector - NC - Part IIGlenda and I share a mutual addiction to miniature and dwarf conifers. I simply love her array of pots that showcase each one individually. You can see more of her collection in Gallery #1 from last year. This year, she gave away a bunch of them to make it easier on herself with the watering - it is North Carolina after all! |
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| Jill's Miniature Garden Here's what she wrote:
"I thought I would send some pictures of my wee gardens to you. I started it this spring [2008] and it still needs some tweaking. I'm not sure if I want to leave it in the tub's or create an island out in the yard to expand it. I really love this little fantasy world." You can tell that Jill has fun with her miniature gardens = the tub idea is very cute and it's a different shaped garden that I haven't played with before. I like the garden gate look too, it definitely adds some structure to the garden (see photo below, right) |
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Vicki's Miniature Garden - IL
I love this little sanctuary! Take note of the bunny hutch - A fun addition
to her miniature garden scene. (Best placed in a miniature garden that's under cover from the rain and sun to make it last.) The wee pumpkin adds instant seasonal decor. The white flowering plant on the right side is Bacopa - an excellent, hardy annual that can tolerate a variety of conditions. Be judicious in the pruning as it will spread if left unchecked and crowd-out other plants. But is the perfect scale AND it flowers! |
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| Robin's Miniature Gardens, MI These are two of the many
miniature gardens that Robin has on her porch. Robin makes 1" scale
houses out of concrete and is in the process
of creating a miniature village on her three-tiered retaining wall in
her garden. A woman after my own heart!
Alright, Robin, you've given it up and we want to see more! Send up your updates when you are ready! We will be here!! Oh, and don't ya just love the mosaic patio furniture? |
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Keith - Miniature Gardener Extraordinaire!
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 Keith keeps his trees in containers, in the miniature garden, so he can swap them out whenever he wants a change. That is exactly what makes Miniature Gardening so wonderful, it can be adapted and adjusted to do almost anything, anywhere! Checkout the darling rock walls.... got slate? |
 Keith grows his mini lawn with grass seed used in lawn bowling because it can be cut to 1/4" (6mm). After hearing this, I did some digging to see if I could get some myself. I found out that we can use a variety of grasses to do the same, although I haven't tested any of these yet: Kentucky Bluegrass, Bentgrass, Fine Fescues or Perennial Ryegrass - let the experimenting begin! |