Gateway to the Fairy Garden

When you look at your fairy garden, you might peer down at it from high above, or dig deep into the miniature plants and garden accessories with its borders. Maybe you like to take pictures of your miniscape from your porch steps or bring visitors out to walk around the fairy garden and see its many features. Have you ever thought about how fairies, trolls, gnomes, and other mini friends enter the garden?

When a garden fairy comes by to visit, he or she might fly down, alighting on a flower or tree, but what if that fairy could make a grand entrance. Arbors and gazebos offer the opportunity for statement-making gateways to the garden. These showstoppers can change the whole tone of a particular area. When you create a gateway, you start to think about how fairies and other friends might move through your garden. They could walk on a path, follow the bend in a creek, or flit from flower to flower. Where do the walkways lead? How is the garden laid out? A defined entrance can help you get the perspective you need when planning a miniature garden.

A quirky, colorful garden might begin with a Flower Top Gazebo or Magical Rainbow Arbor. These entrances are cheerful and welcoming. They open up space for all kinds of visitors. Even curmudgeonly trolls have to crack a smile when they walk under a rainbow! If a fairy has traveled a long distance to visit your miniature garden, he or she might love to take a quick rest in the gazebo. Stock it with some chairs, pillows, and a refreshing snack to create a comfortable spot for a little midday break from flying and socializing.

There are options for gateways that open into vignettes - such as sandy beach seascapes, vegetable gardens, cottage yards, or even wedding scenes. A Metal Ivy Arbor could be just the place for a fairy bride and groom to share their vows. When the wedding season is over, you can place a bench or bistro table underneath to create a quiet, relaxing area for fairies to grab a bite to eat or have a cup of tea. If your miniature garden is a bustling zone for fairy houses, cottages, and other buildings, an English Rose Arbor could be the entrance you are looking for when it comes to backyard gardens or fairy paths. Pair the arbor with a picket fence and gate to build a front yard or the boundary for a vegetable garden.

Though gardens may be free and natural, miniature accessories like arbors, gates, and gazebos can add much-needed structure to the various themed scenes and fairy spaces in your garden. Reading nooks, tea tables, beaches, orchards, gardens, and more can benefit from stylish gateways. They create memorable approaches and exits along the miniature garden path, opening up new worlds of possibility within a larger garden space. You can even experiment with building your main accesses out of twigs, plants, flowers, or bits of brick, cement, and glass. With your spin and personality, the arrival to the fairy garden becomes a gateway to a land that is uniquely yours in every manner.