How Miniature Garden Fairies Make Friends

It has always been an easy thing for miniature garden fairies to make friends with each other because of their bravery, their friendliness, and their positive attitudes. I have personally always loved the feeling of making new friends. It is one of the most exciting ambiances when you find a person whose personality, lifestyle, and goals all match up to yours. Some of the best people I have met have been at greenhouses, while I have been planning a fairy garden and sifting through miniature plants and accessories.

Do you agree that life is even better when you visit a new friend’s house only to see bits of your own hobbies and passions spread from room to room? That is the moment when you know without any doubt that your friendship is grounded in something sustainable and real. I often imagine a fairy going to visit her new buddy for the first time and having a similar experience where she notices fairy accessories in the foyer, dirty mixing bowls in the kitchen from a messy day of baking, and balls of yarn and knitting needles in a basket in the living room. These little details give you the snapshot of who a fairy is. This vision is how I like to decorate my fairy garden with miniature accessories that captures memorable details from real-life experiences.

When I sit down to plan my newest fairy garden, I cannot help picturing a large neighborhood with homes that have a similar style and match each other. I have recently fallen in love with a popular gardening material called Hypertufa, a stone that is tough, porous, and perfect for gardening. Made from an aggregate mixture bonded together with cement to form a stone, Hypertufa tends to stand up to the demands of nature better than most miniature homes made of resin. The reason why gardeners like Hypertufa is that fairy houses will still look good after a long Midwestern winter, if they prefer to leave the mini structures out in the snow. Although, some gardeners have experienced cracking if there is much freezing and thawing of the soil in the spring.

There are several unique dwellings made out of this material that could be put together to create a large scene or used individually along with smaller resin fairy houses. The Thistle Cottage is a medium blue cottage with a matching roof and chimney. Other fairy house options would be the Sweet Pea, Marigold, Highland Buttercup, Alpine, and Jasmine, which are made from Hypertufa and have a similar construction.  Due to the building material, if you leave them in the shade, the fairy houses can grow moss on their roofs that gives the cottages a natural look.

When I look from house to house, I picture a neighborhood of good friends who share many interests and activities. It reminds me of the warmth you experience in coming home, and the love that one feels when you connect with old friends.