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Some of the blogs were deleted immediately, they were either outdated, or I was complaining about the industry not recognize this hobby, (which they still don’t, mind you, they called it a trend that is now over.)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.
First Annual Miniature Garden Contest Winners
Oh, how sweet it is! The Grand Prize Winner, Shannon V. of New Mexico charmed her way to first place with this herringbone path and ideal miniature plants. First Annual Miniature Garden Contest Winners UPDATE: This annual contest has been cancelled unfortunately....
Wordless Wednesday: Miniature Gardening, Where Craft and Garden Meet
A collection of photos from our award winning display at Sorticulture, the big garden art show held north of Seattle last weekend. Click on the photos to zoom in for the details.
How to Insert Charm into Your Miniature Garden, Part I
Metallic colors work well in the garden. It's the metallic sheen that contrast with the garden textures that makes it work so well. How to Insert Charm into Your Miniature Garden, Part I Whew! There is nuthin’ like two bustling online stores, a miniature garden class,...
Miniature Gardening Crosses Borders
Miniature and Dwarf Conifers are great for the miniature garden. In the right spot, they are easy to take care of and really look like a "big" miniature tree. You can now find them in Canada. Miniature Gardening Crosses Borders ~ Stardate: May 4th, 2011. Holy cow. I...
A Miniature Gardener’s Northwest Flower and Garden Show Review
Tiny twig furniture floats on a miniature dock in this Wind and the Willows theme display garden at this year's Northwest Flower and Garden Show, the second largest garden show in the country. A Miniature Gardener’s Northwest Flower and Garden Show Review This year’s...
Eat, Pray, Love and Gardening at the Northwest Flower & Garden Show
The Italian "Eat Garden" ~ I thought the Vespas really cinched the Italian theme. That's a Kumquat bush on the right that was part of the full-sized container gardens in the display. This year's theme for the Northwest Flower and Garden Show was "Once Upon a Time,...
Sneak Peek: Northwest Flower and Garden Display, 2011
Sneak Peek at the Miniature Eat Garden for the NWFGS, 2011. The chair is 2 1/2" tall. Sneak Peek: Northwest Flower and Garden Display, 2011. Do you ever stop and ask yourself, “What am I doing?” I found myself asking this question again when getting ready for the...
Revisit: A Container Display Without Containers, NWFGS 2010
The joy of a professional photographer, Michael Walmsley did a great job capturing what I was doing. I just received a few pictures of last year’s display for the Northwest Flower and Garden Show this afternoon. With the big move last spring, I put the delivery off...
Ode to a Forest – Earth Day 2010
Janit Calvo,April 22, 2010 "I think that I shall never seeA poem lovely as a tree."- Joyce Kilmer It was a tiny cartoon in the daily paper that I remember cutting it out and adding it to my scrapbook of cartoons when I was about eight years old. It was a line drawing...
