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.
Make it CUTE! More Spring To-Do Tips for Your Miniature Garden
One of my first "big" miniature gardens - perfectly over-planted! Lol! On the left, a Variegated Hinoki is behind a very young Shimpaku Juniper. On the left is a Sawara Cypress but I'm forgetting the variety. This garden was a gift so I didn't see it grow up but I...
Jumpin’ Juniper! Digging for Plant Advice with the Google
Huh? Wha... ? You'll never believe this, I had to go in and correct the Google. Yes, lil' ol' me, correcting the gargantuan Google. I'm not a trained horticulturalist. I didn't go any school for my plant knowledge. All my experience with this garden niche as been...
How to Test Your Indoor Light for Miniature Gardens (Takes 10 Seconds)
Are your indoor plants not thriving — no matter what you do? You water them. You move them around. You talk to them (no judgment — we all do it). And still, something is just... off. Here's what most people don't realize: the number one slow killer of indoor plants...
Everything You Need to Know About Why Your Fairy Garden Died
Melissa let us use her fairy garden as an example for today's miniature garden lesson. Here are a few reasons why your fairy garden didn't make it through the summer. Have no fear, your miniature gardener is here! Okay, in all fairness, there may be multiple reasons...
When Good Plants Go Rogue: Troubleshooting Your New Plant Babies
I got an email this week that made my heart ache a little. A gardener reached out because their Dancing Pixies Saxifrage had died and their yellow ice plants refused to bloom, despite following all the directions. Meanwhile, other plants from a different nursery were...
Getting Back to the Roots: Why Your Container Gardens Need Better Watering
See below for the details on this miniature garden made with plants, parts and patios pieces from TwoGreenThumbs.com. I finally got a chance to catch up on some miniature gardening this week. I find it's necessary in this life for my sanity—to balance my website and...
How to Make a Miniature Garden Tutorial: Scale and Authenticity
Miniature garden accessories are different from fairy garden accessories in scale, quality and workmanship: It's the realism of the miniatures and the plants that creates the magic - not the fairies. "Sure you can throw any small plant into a pot, add a toy chair, and...
How to Make a Miniature Garden Tutorial: Choosing Your Plants
Where to Put It and What to Plant A miniature garden is a lot like a full-sized garden. The plants and trees will grow and weave themselves together. It will change from season to season. You may lose a plant — or need to pull one out because it is not behaving as you...
VIDEO: How to Build a True Miniature Garden to Grow for YEARS!
[Insert applause here.] I had to do it. I finally did it. And, it's done. You know, there are a LOT of miniature garden videos out there that show many different ways to "miniature garden" but the one thing that these content creators missed - even the most popular...
Top 5 Expert Fall Tips To Prep Your Miniature Garden For Old Man Winter
Winter is coming...! For the miniature gardeners that have an established garden, here are a few tips to keep in mind as Old Man Winter approaches. Some of these tips are similar to the full-sized garden chores and others are specific to the hobby as we've shrunken...
How to Throw Shade :: 12 Watering Tips For Heatwaves
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.
Meet the New Rules, Same as the Old Rules. Expert Tips on Growing Plants in Winter
The tall and skinny Ellwood Cypress pairs well with the Variegated Boxwood for a fun indoor miniature garden. The 'bedding plants' are Baby Tears and a Sugar Vine. See our indoor plant selection here - not all plants and trees are available at all times. Buy them when...
How to Winterize your Miniature Gardens & Container Gardens
Oh, it looks SO cold! Lol! The miniature garden plants in this container are all hardy to our zone 7 here in Seattle. A few simple steps in preparing for winter can save your containers, pots, miniature gardens or fairy gardens, during an unexpected freeze. Table of...
How To Winterize Your Big Miniature Or Fairy Garden
A family of scrub jays moved in during the shutdown. What a treat to have them visit our miniature garden pond! See our Mini Lake Kit here. AND we also have a Fairy Garden Pond Kit here, like the one shown above. Both are exclusive kits only available at Two Green...
How to Make a Miniature Garden Tutorial: 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.' It stayed...
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. You can find this project in the Miniature Garden Society too. Did your plant just die? Did you get...
Fall Planting: Your Mini Garden’s Best Kept Secret
So, do you want to save time and money on your miniature gardening? Who doesn't, right? Do you want to have a successful miniature garden next summer too? Well, ya. Duh! Did you know you can have BOTH? I do now... Do you know why I keep asking myself these questions?...
Lighten Up! Super Easy Light Chart for Miniature Gardens
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 is part sun? Which part of the plant would get the sun? Lol! I'm kidding! But you can see how...
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...
How to Make a Miniature Garden Tutorial: Indoor vs. Outdoor Plants
With a little compromise, you can have a happy indoor miniature garden that looks like it is a slice of the outdoors. That's a Variegated Boxwood tree, a favorite for indoor miniature gardening because it can tolerate the indoor climate as well as outdoors - AND it...
How to Start a Miniature Garden: 5 Easy Ways to Begin Your Tiny Living World
You don't have to wait for the right season — or even the right space — to start a miniature garden. Whether you have a sprawling backyard or a sunny windowsill, there's a miniature garden waiting to happen right where you are. (Perfect for fairy gardeners too!) New...
