Choosing the Correct Fence for Your Fairy Garden

It is easy to overlook the importance of structure or framework in your fairy garden when there are so many fun garden accessories and miniature plants that you can add to the design. It is essential that you control the space, especially in a tiny garden where fences create the much-needed boundaries. They give permanence and form a backdrop to the vignette you built in your fairy garden landscape. All the miniature plants and garden accessories inside of the fence tell the story of your design or theme.

The point to remember is that whenever you are describing an imaginary tale, you want to make the main idea as transparent as possible to the observer. Recognize that the area around your fairy house is in itself a storytelling tool. You can merely glance at the mini scape and understand there is a story that focuses on garden fairies, miniature plants, and garden accessories. By surrounding the fairy garden with a fence, you will find that the purpose of the structure is to hold everything together and to control the space.

The concept of a fairy garden telling a story is what caused me to fall in love with creating tiny scenes—I have always admired a good story and creative inspiration. The first miniature display I remember seeing included a vintage schoolhouse with a bus, playground, and pond off to the side. I saw the scene in front of me and pictured the children who went to school there and the teacher who stood at the front of the classroom. In a happy mood, the garden fairy children were playing in the schoolyard, but it was evident that learning would begin again when recess ended. While viewing this creation, I knew that I wanted to inspire others by telling my story in a fairy garden I designed and planted.

I noticed an essential element of the schoolyard design was the fence that bordered the school and playground. This wooden fence pulled everything together, and it provided interest with a sense of order. It offered unity through style, color, and shape. When considering the element of structure in a fairy garden, many fence options can be recognized to frame your space. My favorites have to be:

Blue Fence Panel: This miniature accessory reminds me of the fences in the neighborhood where I grew up. They are sturdy, and a few would go a long way in creating a structured space for your garden.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Daisy Fence: We all know that family friend who is the most respectful person when it comes to nature. I picture this fence surrounding the fairy house in their miniature garden. I am guessing these garden fairies prefer to eat vegetables and fruit grown in the backyard.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Whitewood Picket Fence: Visualize this classic multi-purpose fence looking good in a simple or ornate scene surrounding a fairy house. The reason I love this fence is that it is easily reusable from one garden to another garden. It is visually compatible and provides a backdrop for many fairy garden themes.

 

 

 

 

 

I do not know if I can pick one favorite fence since it depends on the tiny garden I am working on at the time, but I know that fence structures can be added to almost any miniature garden to define the area and give permanent dimensions. The bordering look of fences pulls the space together and allows the fairy garden to burst with miniature accessories. The design concept of adding structure is what makes the most significant difference when it comes to your miniature garden telling a story.