Spring Begins In The Miniature Garden

The sun is shining, and the weather is starting to warm up. It is the ideal time to get out into your yard and take inventory of what you need to get ready for spring! I know my list includes moving my large flowerpots outdoors, pulling weeds, preparing my vegetable garden, and diving into the miniature fairy gardens I have not been able to keep outside during this harsh winter we just got through. I love this time of the year where plants, yards, and trees spring back to life and we get to enjoy their beauty. I currently live in a home surrounded by a lake on one side and a state park on the other. The views are beautiful beyond compare, and it is half the reason we bought this house.

In my house, we usually divide and conquer when it comes to outdoor chores. My husband's job is taking care of the trees and lawn while the first thing I do is prep my miniature gardens. This task is accomplished by cleaning up debris and leaves to get the garden space in our yard ready for planting new miniature plants. One of my favorite things to do is to add a fairy garden by a tree or a bush in my large yard so that I can add a gnome door on the base of the tree along with a few additional fairy houses and other miniature accessories to accentuate the scene I am trying to display.

Last year my husband and I planted some blue hydrangeas in our yard, and I am excited to add a small fairy garden near the base of the shrub.  After the spring blooms of the hydrangeas fade the green leaves will be the backdrop of my newest miniature garden. This year, my husband will be buying me a cherry tree to add to our front yard as a five-year wedding anniversary gift. I am delighted to have a flowering tree to be part of our yard, and once it has grown a bit and settled properly into the ground, I want to add a container fairy garden at the base. It will be a taller container with a Japanese festival theme to emulate the famous Sakura Blossom Festival.

Usually, the most important part of the garden care is taking an inventory of the things you need to do. Remember to take stretch breaks and drink plenty of water (gardening is cardio.) Everyone’s yard has different responsibilities that you will want to accomplish every spring, but there are basic tasks my local greenhouse suggested I complete:

• Clean up the debris in the miniature garden.

• Prune damaged branches on your shrubs.

• Replant any plants that may have heaved out of the ground.

• Fertilize with Start N' Grow fertilizer (19-6-12.) After the ground thaws, it is recommended to apply this product to all shrubs and perennial beds.

• Apply bonemeal.

I keep checking the ground to dry out before I begin working on my garden. My 'to do' list is filled out, and I am waiting for the temperatures to rise. It will not be too much longer before I am tinkering away in my miniature garden.

Miniature Gardening' offers miniature trees, accessories, fairies, garden tools & dollhouse furniture to create enchanting miniature landscapes for containers or your yard. Story telling and imaginary fairy garden from 'Miniature Gardening' bring the playful kid out in all of us. Filled with intrigue and mystique each little miniature garden scene you create is a snapshot of such a dream.