Miniature Garden Designs & Ideas
Find your next idea for a new miniature garden. Inspiration can come in many forms, from a single tree to a special occasion. So, what’s your next miniature garden theme going to be?
TOP TIP: You might have a tendency to overload the miniature garden with accessories at first, and then planting the odd plant or two so you can get a “garden” in somewhere, but consider a tree or shrub or two at the very start of your design process. The miniature and dwarf trees and shrubs will be instant anchors for your garden design, and they will add taller layers to the overall backdrop of the garden bed. Choose slow-growing ones and they will grow along with you, and your hobby.
Yowsa! Truly Wonderful Plant Combos for Growing The Tiniest of Gardens!
I'm just tickled by each and every order I get from my grower. I've been working with them for well over 20 years and I STILL enjoy opening those boxes and seeing the miniature and dwarf trees and shrubs, looking as wonderful as ever. So, I consider it my job to...
Very Scary Advice: How to Carve Excellent Miniature Pumpkins
Miniature Pumpkins make very cute accents for Halloween! Who ya' gonna call? First published this post 13 years ago, in 2009 - whoa Nelly! But, still the expert in all things miniature and gardening - so there's that. :o) And it's STILL a very cute idea for...
A Little Laboring for Labor Day, in the Miniature Garden
Oh man! The heat! The dirt! The chores! Happy Labor Day? Who needs that? We certainly don't. And, by-golly, we don't have to either. (Yes, I just wrote 'by-golly.' :o) Now, we are going to wish you a Happy Labor Day from the miniature garden because a mini garden IS...
A Little Happy Celebration of Ukraine’s Independence Day
It is Independence Day in Ukraine today, so we thought to highlight our Miniature Peace Flag Campaign to help the relief effort for our fellow brothers and sisters in harm's way. We know it's not much, but we were inspired by the Dalai Lama quote: "If you think you're...
How to Make a Miniature Stonehenge Garden
Our Miniature Stonehenge Garden photo has been making the rounds on the Internet and shared by thousands on Facebook and Pinterest. Here’s a little How-to so you can make your own!
Enjoying a Little Father’s Day in the Miniature Garden
"Manly, yes, but I like it too." So went the 1980s Irish Spring soap commercial. Thankfully, miniature gardens can be created for anyone and by anyone - including Dad. That's a Compressa Juniper behind the lamppost with Sedums and Hens & Chick at the base. On the...
Honoring or Celebrating? Memorial Day in the Miniature Garden
As a Canadian living the States, the end of May has always been a bit confusing for me. So, in an effort to figure this out once and for all, let's do a little more digging on this national holiday. Pun intended. Up in Canada, we celebrate Victoria Day weekend almost...
Now to Celebrate Mother’s Day in the Miniature Garden!
Happy Mother's Day! From your Friends at Two Green Thumbs Miniature Garden Center. You'll find the plant details of this miniature garden in our NEXT Mini Garden Gazette newsletter NEXT week, around May 10th. Not subscribed yet? You can join us here. It's FREE and...
How to Gift a Miniature Garden
One of the many joys of miniature gardening is that it can be a really fun and personable gift that can last a long time. The one thing that we've learned about this hobby is that it's so fun and rewarding - it becomes a little addictive! Personally I think that comes...
How to Make the Perfect Miniature Garden for Earth Day
As soon as I opened the box, I knew she was perfect. A miniature Gaia, or Earth Goddess, sat staring at me in all her splendor. Such a peaceful face on a sculpture full of details and meaning. Of course, being painted green, she had me at hello. Lol! So, I went out to...
How to Grow Your Own World Your Own Way
Welcome back to the only blog dedicated to the hobby of gardening in miniature! In case you missed it, I just finished renovating this 16-year-old Mini Garden Guru blog over the last year and, boy, that was a feat. I think I would have preferred to paint my entire...
Miniature Gardens: The All Time Most Thoughtful and Incredibly Creative Gift of All Time!
~ Stardate Christmastime, 2010: "The All Time Most Thoughtful and Incredibly Creative Gift of All Time!" Those are the words taken from straight from the thank you card. I made a series of miniature gardens for my dog-walker friend, Janice, for thank you gifts for her...
Miniature Gardening 106: The Secret to a Realistic Miniature Patio or Path
Our Mini Patio Mix Kit helps you create paths and patios for your miniature or fairy garden that will not wash away. This outdoor mini garden was built in 2009. All three patios, marble, brick and stone, were built with our Mini Patio Mix. This is a continuation of my...
Miniature Garden Design 105B: Shrinking the Garden Rules
A Mugo Pine that was planted a year an a half ago with Sedum cuttings for a full-sun miniature garden. The anchor point is the Mugo Pine, the focal point is the Cherub Birdbath. ~ This is a continuation of my Beginner Miniature Garden Series. Here are the previous...
How to Stay Grounded with a Little Garden Magic
Plants & accessories are from TwoGreenThumbs.com ~ Yessiree! Step right up and join the show! We’ve been specializing in escapism professionally since 2001. Personally, escapism is my other hobby, that I’ve been practicing for as long as I can remember. I’ve got...
Miniature Gardening 105: Miniature Design: Using Scales
Miniature garden accessories are different from fairy garden accessories in scale, quality and workmanship: It's the realism that creates the magic - not the fairies. ~ Welcome back to our Miniature Gardening Beginner Series! Just in case you are just joining us, here...
Happy Fourth, Happy Canada Day In The Miniature Garden!
Happy Fourth America! From your friends at America's Favorite Miniature Garden Center Store: TwoGreenThumbs.com! ~ Continuing with our series for monthly-themed miniature gardens for July 4th and Canada Day. See the previous gardens here. About this Miniature Garden:...
Round Up: Miniature Gardening By the Month
January's Miniature Garden: "Rooting" for the Seahawks in more ways than one! :o) ~ Back in 2013, I did this same series using the same miniature garden but decorated it differently each month to show how versatile this new hobby can be. This year, I've been doing the...
An Incredibly Scary Little Haunted Miniature Garden House
~ A funny thing happened the other day on Instagram. I posted an old, rotted dollhouse and asked, "Alright, fellow miniature gardeners, please help me decide! This is from an old display from a big garden show a few years ago. Should I just trash this dollhouse that’s...
Decorating Your Miniature Garden for a Happy July Fourth Weekend and Canada Day!
. ~ Here are some fun ideas that you can implement in your own miniature gardens or fairy gardens for the big weekend. Have a safe and fun weekend Fellow Miniature Gardeners! Janit's Insight from 20 Years in the Business: Some of the items in the photos shown below...
Flower Power for Miniature Gardens and Fairy Gardens – Where to Get ‘Em and How to Keep ‘Em!
Ah, spring! It's the smell of cherry blossoms in the air first thing in the morning. It's the realization that you don't need to put on a jacket anymore. You look around you and everything is budding and blooming. Yes! It's finally here and it's time to enjoy the...
St. Patrick’s Day in the Miniature Garden
St. Patrick's Day in the Miniature Garden: We're having fun using the same garden this year for every occasion that we can. ~ Hey it's St. Patrick’s Day weekend! And it's my Grandmother's favorite "holiday!" My grandmother, Nammie we called her, (her real name was...
Celebrating Hanukkah in the Miniature Garden
I've done a fair number of themed miniature gardens over the last 17 years of my full-time study of this wonderful new hobby of gardening in miniature for this blog and for the Prop Shop book, but the Hanukkah miniature garden still remains a bit elusive to me. While...
4 Easy Steps to Grow Your Own Giant Pumpkin – Instantly.
How to Grow a Giant Pumpkin in four easy steps! How to Grow a Giant Pumpkin - Instantly. Our plans for growing a giant pumpkin this past summer dried up with the drought here in Seattle. Luckily, one of my mottos that I live by is: "There is a way around everything,...
Happy Father’s Day from Your Miniature Garden Center
From the archives: A miniature father and baby sculpture. Tots adorbs! See more Father's Day Miniature Gardens here & here. And remember that Fathers love miniature gardens too!
