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.
How to Master a Miniature Jimothy: It Wasn’t Easy
I held him up to the camera so my Mom could see him. We were video chatting, Mom was in Toronto and I’m in Seattle, and she hadn’t heard of Jimothy — our local uniquely shaped wild raccoon that was causing quite the internet sensation. But she could see that my...
How to Host a “Little” World Cup Backyard Watch Party
In previous years, it was easier to recognize when the World Cup is on in our neighborhood. There's always certain houses that have way too many cars parked out front at all times of the day and night. It's the random cheers that are heard that sometimes whoop and...
Celebrating the Red, White & Grew… In a Miniature Garden!
Happy Fourth, fellow miniature gardeners! I put together a quick video this week decorating one of my larger in-ground miniature gardens for the holiday, and I wanted to share it here along with a few notes on how it came together. This garden already had good bones —...
Make it Cute: How to Work-in a “Little” Pride in Your Miniature Garden
One of the many joys of this very versatile hobby of Gardening in Miniature is the fun you can have playing with it throughout the year. You see, once a garden is planted, whether it's in miniature or a full-size garden, you might have to pull the odd weed and...
Create Magic: A Classroom Fairy Garden That Actually Thrives
(Part 1 of 2 in this Series) I received the sweetest email from Georgene, a 4K teacher who wants to create an indoor fairy garden for her classroom. She admits she doesn't have a green thumb "by any means but loves plants." My heart! There's nothing I love more than...
Miniature Garden TV: Ultimate Relaxation with Birds and Squirrels
https://youtu.be/bB8ReUcB3CQ?si=E6bkiqGn96BSE6sl So here's a fun experiment I tried recently - Miniature Garden TV! You know those "calming cat TV" videos that are everywhere now? The ones with birds flitting around feeders while your kitty sits mesmerized for hours?...
Growing a New Movement :: Juneteenth in the Miniature Garden
Last Juneteenth, I put a tiny symbol of the classic raised fist in a tiny miniature garden that apparently disturbed a follower on Facebook. Despite the glaring chasm between the huge movement and that tiny raised fist icon in that tiny garden, I vowed to do better....
An Awesome Mother’s Day Gift That Keeps on Growing
Remember that miniature garden I created for my demo at the Northwest Flower and Garden Show this past February? Well, it's been three months now, and let me tell you - it's growing in beautifully! That little garden I started back then has really come into its own...
Spotlight: Teaching a Little Gardening to the Big Gardeners
Several months ago, an editor from the Zine Group reached out to me looking to reproduce an article from my first book launch back in 2013-ish. Well, leave it to me to make the project 'bigger' than asked - despite being a diehard miniaturist. And, despite me telling...
Real Miniature Christmas Magic In A Real Miniature Garden
A Miniature Christmas Garden from the Gardening in Miniature Prop Shop book showing the Christmas Projects: Snowman Yard Art and the Christmas Tree Dress. Photo is by Kate Baldwin. Oh, Christmas Tree! There is just something about seeing the holidays shrunken down to...
Only at Christmastime? Pity. Get Yours Now.
Norfolk Pines are a sought-after tree for miniature gardeners. It's usually sold as a Christmas tree so it's only available at this time of year. In other words: when you see one, get one! They are one of the few trees we can use for our indoor miniature garden that...
Miniaturizing Winter: The Ultimate Guide to Fake Snow for Miniature Gardens
Experimenting with the different types of snow for miniature gardening is fun - until you have to clean it up. Growing up, my dad had a few oddball sayings. “Don’t eat yellow snow,” he’d say if we did something obviously wrong. He’d throw in “Don’t eat the road...
An Incredibly Scary Little Haunted Halloween Miniature Garden House
A funny thing happened the other day on Instagram. I posted an old, rotted miniature 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...
Make it Scary: Sedums, Minis and Gardens, Oh My!
A cluster of small miniature gardens on a table is a fun way to display your hobby! Just a Little Fun Add a very fun idea to your Halloween decorating this year with a little scary miniature gardens. They are absolutely too fun to make. The possibilities are endless....
Happy Spring! Fun Easter Delights for Your Miniature Garden
Holidays are a grand excuse to show-off your miniature garden skills to your friends, family and neighbors. One little-know fact about miniature gardening is that the gardens can last for years and years. So, when we do have a chance to create a new mini garden -...
How to Gift a Miniature Garden
Christmas in the Miniature Garden is Magical. 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...
How a Happy, Heartwarming Hobby is Helpful for the Holidays
A miniature Maple in a mini garden. I pulled together all my accessories that were in the fall palette to help create the theme for the occasion. Add a decoration or two and you're good to go! This pot is about 12" in diameter and would make a fun centerpiece for a...
Creeping It Real: Halloween in an Authentic Miniature Garden
This miniature garden is one of "those" situations where is seems like an overnight - er, wait, I mean - over-a-year success. However, it took a loooong time to figure out how to get it to this point of just enjoying a true, in-ground garden in miniature. And now, we...
DIY Halloween: How to Carve the TINIEST Pumpkin EVER!
Did you expect anything less from your miniature gardener at Halloween? :o) It's crafty. It's miniature. It's gardeny. It's super cute! We've been carving miniature pumpkins for years here at Two Green Thumbs Miniature Garden Center but this year, we've...
How to Decorate Your Mini Garden for July Fourth in 2 Minutes
Some are called, others are chosen; but for this video project, I was definitely not chosen. :o) I can honestly say I can make an in-ground miniature garden, complete with it's own little lake, a LOT faster than I can make a video. This one took waaaaaaaay too long to...
A Botched Mother’s Day Gift Fixed, With a Little Help
When life gives you lemons… A messed-up gift idea that didn’t pan-out forced me to get more creative that usual for this Mother’s Day. My present couldn’t be shipped Internationally which, being from Toronto, always makes me roll my eyes and laugh. It’s just Canada!...
A “Big” Spring-Easter Celebration in the Miniature Garden
Happy Spring! Happy Easter! Happy Passover! I've been studying on how to make an in-ground miniature garden fun to enjoy and we're going into our second full-year with this miniature garden. Join us for a miniature tour of one of the five sections of our in-ground...
How to Make Simple Valentine Decorations for Your Miniature Garden
Valentine's Day in the Miniature Garden can be loaded with decor - or kept really simple with one or two accent pieces. How to Make Simple Valentine Decorations for Your Miniature Garden Scroll down a bit for the video!Creating a miniature garden is so much fun...
Happy New Year from the Miniature Garden & Two Green Thumbs!
Happy New Year from Janit & Steve, your friends at Two Green Thumbs Miniature Garden Center! As I was writing this description of all the parts and plants in this miniature garden shown above, I was reminded of how rich, fun and rewarding this gardening in...
We Wish You A Merry Little Miniature Garden Christmas
Celebrating Christmas in the miniature garden. There is nothing like a mini Christmas scene to make anyone that sees it say, "Awwwwww!" Cuteness reigns. Our specialty! [All links open to our online store or another page on this website.] The tree is a Variegated...
