Update - My Handywork

Fairy Garden

We all know the best time to catch a glimpse of a fairy is during the hot summer days.

Why not entice one or two with their very own fairy garden? 

As making your own garden is all about imagination and creativity, I haven't put together a step by step tutorial, just a few snaps of the process.

I started by checking out Google for inspiration and eventually melded together a garden of my own.

It's not totally complete, I'm just short a pump and some solar lights.

Don't rush your decision when it comes to choosing your flowers. I generally will pick my favourite and then select other plants to compliment it.

In the end I went with pink splendens, orange daisies and some very deep purple violas, which look almost black; I thought they looked a bit mystical and would fit right in in my fantasy garden...  

The pride of my garden, a purple delphinium.

I thought this half whiskey barrelled would give the garden a nice rustic look. Whatever type of container you choose, make sure it's nice and deep and wide to allow enough space to fit in your plants and features.

I decided that I wanted a pond/spring and wanted to give the garden varying levels. I started by placing some compost along the bottom. Still in its pot, I placed the delphinium in. I then put a watertight container into the barrel,  placing more compost underneath so the brim is at the same level as the delphinium.

I cut some bamboo into asending sizes and placed them around the first plant. These will act as a mold for the raised foundations.

Careful not to knock the bamboo out of place, I took the first plant back out and removed it from its plastic pot, put it back into the barrel and placed compost around it.

I built up the compost around the pond and placed in the violas.

I continued to build up the compost at different levels around the bamboo, while placing in the final plants, until a nice steady slope formed.

I gathered up some rocks and pebbles and placed them inside and around the watertight container

I layered some pebbles out on the slope. A pump will be added and some waterproof membrane at a later date to create a trickling waterfall.

I poured some water into the rocky pond

I added some frogs, butterflies, fairy potion and a baby dragon...

As well as a swing made out of bamboo, garden wire and ribbon...

And a tree out of bamboo and pink flexible cane

Finished Garden

© Sarah O’Regan

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