The Basics of Gardening in Miniature
If you’re a new gardener, welcome to the wonderful world of gardening! If you are an experienced gardener, welcome to another level of true gardening in miniature!
TOP TIP: The basic rules of the miniature garden are the same as in a full-sized garden. We’ve just shrunk the rules to fit.
How to Make a Miniature Garden Series: About the Soil
Use Potting Soil For Your Containers: start with organic potting soil with no added fertilizers or polymers (the moisture-retaining stuff.). The above garden was for a display for the Northwest Flower and Garden Show in 2005 called 'MyOwn State Park.' Stumped about...
Get Out! Enjoying Spring in the Mini Garden
The Loowit Canada Hemlock in spring. The tiny buds look like ornaments. Very sweet. I've got my fleece hoodie on, my wool socks and a hat - and I'm inside in my office. It's March in the PNW, did someone forget to order spring? I'm itching to get out in my garden and...
The Menace of the Miniature Garden & Squirrel Appreciation Day
https://youtu.be/mW84bAfO_UI We've written about them before a number of times. We've struggle to find ways to keep them out of our miniature worlds. We've scared them. We've watch them eating our birdseed. We've barked at them alongside the dog. We've clapped,...
For The Love Of Conifers: The Awe-Inspiring Winter’s Blush
The Winter's Blush is just one of the many perks that growing miniature and dwarf conifers can deliver. When placed along-side the other conifers that don't change in winter, they are truly spectacular. SEE what's available in our online store here:...
Miniature Garden Goodness: How to Bring the Outdoors Indoors
An Indoor Miniature Garden can look like a backyard in summertime which is why it makes a great indoor subject. You get the joy of being around the plants, the fun little "to-do's" like watering and putzing in the garden, and it's very fun to bring it with you through...
How to Bring Your Plants Back from the Dead
The Halloween Garden from the Gardening in Miniature Prop Shop Book. A project book written for miniature gardeners by a miniature gardener. Photo by Kate Baldwin. Did your plant just die? Did you get distracted for a week and forget to water it? Did it get fried in...
How to Save Time and Money on Your Favorite Hobby
The Jacqueline Hillier Dwarf Elm is a great anchor tree for the miniature garden bed - you can easily plant under it as it gets older. That is a miniature Blue Planet Spruce in the back, left side. Sedum Angelina to the right and miniature daisies on the right. The...
Easy Light Chart for Miniature Gardens
Miniature Gardens can suit any size pot, be any shape or theme AND you can put them anywhere. Figuring out the light for your outdoor miniature gardens or fairy gardens can seem so arbitrary. I mean, what is part shade anyway? Only part of the garden is in shade? What...
Having an Epic Winter – Again? Troubleshooting for Extreme Weather Events
Miniature Gardening in the Snow: The statue is about 8 inches tall. ~ This is for our fellow miniature gardeners in Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and any other area down south who are in the midst of shoveling themselves out of a completely catastrophic winter weather...
5 Ways to Start Creating Your Miniature Garden
There are many reasons to grow your own tiny living world but you never have to wait for the right season! You can plant a miniature garden anytime or just about anywhere. This scene is approximately 10 inches wide. ~ I’ve made well over 3,000 miniature gardens of all...
Preparing for Old Man Winter in the Miniature Garden
This miniature garden lives in Grandview, Washington. The clients wanted a garden for part shade, hardy, asymmetrical and with a pond. They loved it! The most powerful miniature garden images come from gardens that have been growing and weaving together for years. A...
9 Easy Steps on The Miniature Garden To-Do List this Spring – for Fairy Gardeners Too!
Preparing for spring, one of our many favorite times of year in the miniature garden. Check out TwoGreenThumbs.com for all your miniature garden plants, trees and quality accessories! The big tree is the Jacquelline Hillier Elm. ~ On the to-do list this spring from...
I Know What You Did Last Summer
Miniature Iris are to the left of the pond. The flower is big, but it's the perfect in-scale foliage that we love! ~ It's one thing to know what you did last summer, but the real question is: do you remember what you did last summer? :o) In last week's Mini Garden...
12 Watering Tips to Help ANY Garden Beat the Heat
Here are some tips for keeping your miniature garden, and your full-sized garden, healthy during heat waves. You may be in an area with a water ban as well so it is even more critical to conserve whatever water you can. With proper watering techniques, you can get the most out of your watering even in extreme temperatures.
Simple Heat Zone Map is Handy for Internet Plant Shopping
The Jean's Dilly on the left, Pusch Norway Spruce on the right. Time to do a little cleaning up of the miniature garden beds now the the weather has warmed up. ~ Do you buy plants on the Internet? Are you wondering how you can know for certain what plants you can grow...
How Much Soil Do I Need for My Miniature Garden?
An in-ground miniature garden just needs a mulch of compost each spring to keep the soil nutrient-rich. Save your fertilizers for your annuals and vegetables. The bee house is about 1 inch tall. I’m a self-taught gardener. I don’t like unnecessarily complicated...
Is Your Miniature Garden Tree Dead?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5K4yOch_i8 Your miniature garden tree is not dying, it's blushing. We surprised a customer in Florida with a tree that was wearing its winter's blush. Needless to say, she picked up the phone to tell us the plant arrived half dead -...
Oh Deer! Tips on How to Keep the Deer and Rabbits from Invading your Gardens
Apparently the garden deterrents for deer are the same for rabbits. Collecting regional tips from our Miniature Garden Society members is just one of the perks of joining us! Oh Deer! Tips on How to Keep the Deer and Rabbits From Invading Your Gardens Alright, truth...
A Mini Spring Round-Up in the Miniature Garden!
Have you visited out other website yet? It's the HOME of miniature gardening! And a hub for all our work throughout the Internet, we've been online since 2004. Check it out at MiniatureGarden.com! ~ Happy, happy Spring! You just can't beat the first smell of spring in...
Troubleshooting Miniature Plants in the Miniature Garden
Jump on these "Kodak Moments" in the miniature garden whenever you see them. When you come across a photo opportunity, drop everything and get your phone, camera or both. You'll pat yourself on the back for it later. Trying Something New in the Miniature Garden “My...
Round-Up: Winter Garden Tips for Gardening in Miniature!
Brrr! Our miniature plants and trees do far better in the snow and freezing weather than I do! This was from the 2 week-winter that crippled Seattle for almost 2 weeks in 2008. Here is a quick round-up of winterizing garden tips for your in-ground miniature gardens...
Are Squirrels the New Godzilla in the Miniature Garden?
As you may have noticed in your garden, it seems like any season is 'tis the season' for squirrels to ramp up the digging in our precious miniature garden and fairy gardens. While the hunting and gathering usually reaches a feverish pitch before winter sets in, you...
Miniaturizing Mulch for Miniature Gardens or Fairy Gardens
Here is a common question we received from a fellow miniature gardener the other day, "How do I reclaim a garden bed that is full of weeds? Do I use landscape fabric?" My answer: "I would go the lasagna gardening method. After you weed it out as much as possible,...
10 Steps to Renovate a 10 Year Old Miniature Garden in 10 Minutes
I started the seeds in 2005, the pot finally cracked in July 2015. Time to repot! "Don't just sit there, grow a tree!" is my first thought whenever I see the box that's been kicking around the office since 2005. I've kept it for reference because this is - so far -...
New Miniature Gardeners: Be Patient with Your Learning Curve
All gardeners kill plants, the professionals just don't tell you about it. This past spring was a bit of a challenge for any gardener. With the temperatures rising and falling within a day in Michigan, the flooding in Texas and the midwest, the drought in California...
