The Miniature Garden Archives
When I was forced to renovate this blog in the winter of 2021/22, I had about 578 blogs to wade through from 2006. Ugh. I think I would have preferred cleaning my entire house from top to bottom. Lol!
Some of the blogs were deleted immediately, they were either outdated, or I was complaining about the industry not recognize this hobby, (which they still don’t, mind you, they called it a trend that is now over.)
Some of the blogs have been shelved, to either update later or were seasonal so I could buy myself some time… it was quite tedious going through so many blogs!
And most of the blogs were updated and made through to this brand new website that you’re enjoying right now.
But the posts that I couldn’t delete, shelve or categorize, are here in the archives. They are either a bit of creative writing that I didn’t want to bury, or an event or milestone that were meaningful in some way.
Your Tax Guide for Gardeners Only
MiGardeners pay their own taxes in their own way. Pictured above is a miniature version one of the tax collectors. He is 1/2" tall and is now discontinued. (This was first published in April 2009 in a "Garden for All" garden column for the West Seattle Herald. As with...
Celebrating 17 Years of Creating History
~ Whew! Who knew an experiment in starting a business would change garden history - and change miniature history too. Oh wait. We changed the hobby industry and the craft industry and the floral industry... Lol! I'm tellin' ya, I only wanted to find a business...
Miniature Gardening at the Northwest Flower & Garden Show
Yep! This is it. Lol! It's was the only miniature garden that I found at the "second largest" garden show in the country. It's a cake. Where did everyone go? Yeah, I would rather be miniature gardening too. Lol! Well, the big Northwest Flower & Garden Show was...
Miniature Gardening on the East Coast!
Gardening in Miniature Prop Shop book tour is on its way to the East Coast! Miniature Gardening on the East Coast! Come one, come all! Come and play and laugh and get inspired! This is serious! Lol! Hey, I'll be at two different venues THIS weekend. Come and see...
New Format for Your Mini Garden Gazette Newsletter & Video Letter About Miniature Topiary!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIqjjAaRPio New Format for Your Mini Garden Gazette Newsletter: Video Letters! They say a picture says a thousand words. I wonder how many words a video says? Lol! Join me and thousands of Fellow Miniature Gardeners for you weekly dose...
New Adventures in the Miniature Garden
Hey Fellow Miniature Gardeners! There's something new growing-on here at our Two Green Thumbs Miniature Garden Studio here in Seattle. I tried a video letter for last week's Mini Garden Gazette newsletter and, well, the response was terrific! And it was fun. And it...
Who Else Wants to Grow Their Own World?
Click the picture to register for the WorkSHOP, from 2 to 4pm. Or come by and check out the Trunk Show anytime between 2 and 6pm. Either way, you WILL leave inspired, I guarantee it. Who Else Wants to Grow Their Own World? [From the archives 7/7/2017] You'll go...
It’s a Book Launch Party for NEW Gardening in Miniature Prop Shop Book!
From the NEW Gardening in Miniature Prop Shop book - be your own diva bride and create your backyard wedding just how you imagine it. Diva-bride-drama is optional, but it would be MINImal. :o) ~ Insert much rejoicing here! It's like Christmas when you were a kid. You...
EXTREME CUTE ALERT: 185 Reasons To Go To ‘The Miniature Show’
Getting ready for The Miniature Show next week. Creating tiny accessories for the dollhouse miniature garden is one of my favorite things to do. EXTREME CUTE ALERT: 185 Reasons To Go To 'The Miniature Show' [From the Archives, written in ] If you are a lover of...
Miniature and Fairy Gardening Workshops and Classes for Spring
UPDATED: The Fairy Store is now closed permanently. ARCHIVED - Whew! It must be spring! We are spreading the joy of miniature gardening even farther this spring with an art show and an online gig in New York. Come and see us if you can. We are working on more online...
Miniature Gardening for the Fairies with Plow & Hearth
Check out the lighted lamp post - cuteness! It was a fun project to build for the Plow & Hearth, North Wales store in PA. Variegated boxwood on the right, that lime-green tree that is in front or the house is a wee Wilma Cypress, or Lemon Cypress. That ivy in the...
Miniature Gardening at Sorticulture, The Coolest Garden Show
Remember the Seahawk Garden Shed? This is the same one dolled-up for the big Sorticulture Garden & Art Show on this weekend. ARCHIVES - Great venue, great artists and great plants from local growers can be found at Sorticulture this weekend. Everett Parks and...
New Miniature Garden Solutions for a New Hobby
New items are now up in the store! This tiny picnic basket is the bee's-knees is no longer available. ARCHIVES - I bet you’re tired of me calling this miniature garden hobby new, huh? Well, pat yourself on the back for being way ahead of the majority curve, because...
Re-Defining the Miniature Garden and Creating History
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 only...
One Giant Step for Miniature Gardening
One Giant Step for Miniature Gardening This miniature garden eCard sent out by Timber Press before the holidays. It appears that the folks down at their headquarters in Portland have been bitten - and are quite smitten - by miniature gardening! One small step for...
The Mini Garden Guru Blog: Back in the Saddle
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: Back in...
How to Save Money, Have Fun and Give Great Gifts this Holiday
We are now in the young teen years of this business of spreading the Joy of Miniature Gardening. We are 11 years old this year! (Note that we will be skipping the attitude and the tantrums of a typical teen. ;o) We are evolving and growing each year thanks to your...
A New and Rare Miniature Garden Workshop with Expert Janit Calvo
Kevin's Garden ~ The lively greens of the garden plays with the cheerful blues of the pot. ARCHIVES - "Do you want to come and play with us?" Want to learn all that you need to know about miniature gardening? Would you like to learn from someone who has made over 1450...
It’s the Annual Miniature Garden Contest!
Shannon V. of New Mexico was the winner of last year's competition with her clever herringbone patio and to-scale plantings. ARCHIVES - It’s contest time! We usually try to aim for July/August with this contest but because the summer weather here in the States has...
Photo Essay: Miniature Garden Houseboat
We made this for the Seattle Miniature Show in 2006 and it won Best of Show. The box we made for it is 3' by 2' by 1' deep. Photo Essay: Miniature Garden Houseboat From the archives, this miniature garden with a houseboat won Best of Show at the Seattle Miniature Show...
More From the Miniature Garden Archives
One of my first custom-made Miniature Gardens from 2002. Made for my fellow miniaturists, Dolly and Mike, for a gift for a family member out on the Oregon Coast. I hear it is still alive and doing well. It's a bad news, good news thing. I'm still sorting through our...
Miniature Garden Trees: A Visual Feast
White Pygmy Cypress have charming cream colored tips. Shear it every winter to keep this happening. Without shearing, it'll turn to a drab celery green color. The spring order arrived early for the Northwest Flower and Garden Show! We have some exciting new additions...
A Miniature Garden Anniversary: 10 Years of Inspirational Stories
[From 30/11/2011] ~ As we wind up our 10 year anniversary celebration this month, I thought to share some of the random interactions with people that helped me get through the years. It never failed that whenever I was ready to give up, pack it in, and get a "real"...
The Miniature Halloween Garden Contest Winners
One of Two Halloween Miniature Garden Contest Winner, Linda C. from Del Rio, Texas wins the Container Category! The Miniature Halloween Garden Contest Winners [From 31/10/2011] Congratulations to Linda C. from Del Rio, Texas and Mary Jane F. from Lincoln Nebraska!...
It’s a Miniature Halloween Garden Facebook Contest!
Miniature Halloween Decorations Make the Scene It's a Miniature Halloween Garden Facebook Contest ! UPDATE: Unfortunately we had to stop doing this annual contest. Whenever we tried to enforce the simple and basic contest rules, those contestants got really angry at...
