by Janit Calvo | Jun 29, 2018 | The Business
The custom fairy house from the Gardening in Miniature Prop Shop book makes a miniature garden a fairy garden. Simple. But the difference starts with the garden. It’s happened again. The garden industry is taking the easy way out and has got our hobby all wrong –... by Janit Calvo | Oct 13, 2017 | About Janit Calvo, The Business
How to Make the World a Better Place: Vote With Your Wallet, Part II I have written previously about using your wallet as your voice as to what products you want to see on the store shelves – and leaving the poorly made crap behind to show that, as a consumer, you... 
by Janit Calvo | Oct 22, 2015 | The Business
One of the first miniature gardens that we sold in 2001. The patio was made of sand and glass that would get messed up every time I watered it. This was before I invented our Mini Patio Mix Kit, now anyone can create a custom, permanent patio that won’t wash... 
by Janit Calvo | Jun 7, 2013 | About Janit Calvo, Archives
Our display at Sorticulture this year highlights the gardens I put together for The Book. ARCHIVES – I think it’s safe to say it. It was probably safe to say it last year – and maybe the year before that too: We’ve made it into the garden history books. And it... 
by Janit Calvo | Dec 4, 2012 | Archives
Oh the joys of living in Seattle! Thankfully our subject was waterproof. That’s Kate Baldwin up on the ladder, Patrick Barber, the creative director from Timber Press, in the purple coat and Yours Truly in the ugly brown sweater. ;o) The Mini Garden Guru Blog:...