Rabbit's foot fern
Baby's tears
Fuchsia
Fittonia
Native viola
Parlour palms
Club moss
Violas
Pansies
Creeping thyme
Mondo grass
Chamomile
Lobelia
Snapdragon
Cineraria ‘Silver Dust'
Lamb's ears
Chamomile
Creeping thyme
Brass buttons
Blue fescue
Alyssum
Now for the fun part! Think about how you want to lay out your fairy garden. Make sure you give the fairies a place that is warm and cosy to rest their wings — a small terracotta pot placed on its side makes a great fairy house. Also, give the fairies a place to let their hair down, like a small pool or pond. Create a little pond using the decorations mirror sand and grey marbles as a border — just like magic, the fairies have a place to cool down after a long summer's day!
Garden gloves
Flexi tub or shallow pot
Drill (for drainage holes)
Potting Mix with Dynamic Lifter
Plants (like snapdragon, Cineraria ‘Silver Dust', blue fescue, brass buttons, creeping thyme, alyssum)
Grey Marble
Mirror Sand
Flat Stones in White
Miniature Archway
Washed pebbles (for the pathway)
Terracotta Pot 13cm
Paddle-Pop Sticks
Sticks and twigs from the garden
Waterproof fairy lights
Drill 4 evenly spaced holes into the base of the tub.
Turn over and fill tub with a good quality potting mix.
Position plants (still in their pots) around the tub to get a feel for where you would like the plants to sit. Create layers, so tall plants are at the back and ground covers near the front — we planted snapdragons at the back, together with Cineraria ‘Silver Dust' and blue fescue to add texture to the area. Ensure you leave enough space between plantings to place decorations.
To plant, create a hole large enough for the root ball. Gently remove plant from pot, tease the roots and position in the prepared hole. Backfill with potting mix.
Where you have chosen to place your fairy house or terracotta pot, flatten out the soil so it will sit level in the garden among the larger plants. Position pot and slightly bury the front of the pot in the soil to just cover the entrance.
Plant out the front edges of the tub with groundcovers. We used a mix of creeping thyme and alyssum.
Create rows or furrows in the soil for paths — consider little pathways leading to the entrance of the fairy house or base of garden beds. Also create a small hole for the pond.
Carefully line furrows with pebbles to create paths.
Line the pond with grey pebbles, then fill with mirror sand to give the illusion of water. You can also add a couple of pebbles in the centre of the pond to help fairies hop from one side to the other.
Decorate the gardens with stones. For an added touch, create a small clothes line with two sticks connected together with twine and a couple of tiny pegs.
Water all plants in well.
To create a base for the inside of the terracotta pot (we don't want fairies to get cold!), glue twigs and sticks onto paddle-pop sticks with Selleys Aquadhere Exterior Glue. Hold the sticks together with pegs and leave overnight to set.
Once set, position inside the pot and decorate with pom poms. Finish by adding in solar fairy lights to create a warm glow.
