Almost a year ago, Melody created a fairy garden. It was modest, small by some standards, but it thrived under our gardenia bush and we picked up a few more bits and pieces over time. Due to some work we had done in our yard, we have had to relocate the fairy garden. Don’t worry, the gardenia is still beautiful! :-) We collected all the accessories, stones, and little items we had made, and set to work on a new and improved fairy garden.

Melody chose the placement near a rosebush

Here she is laying down a pebble path from the house to the garden gates

The fairy’s house, mailbox, and the path from the gate, plus a little visitor

A bird’s eye view of the house and path, plus the little garden where the fairies are having a picnic!

A close view of the house and the pebble path, plus a fairy resting in the shade of the bush

Here is the “mama” fairy, sitting on a bench Melody and I made from clay and beads

A top view showing the entry to the garden, the small stones leading to the garden gate, and the fairy resting on the bench

The proud girl with her garden of fairies and pretty things!

We reused the sides of the old planter box we started with last year. The bottom of it rotted out completely, and so the sides, which were painted to say “fairy garden” were still of use to us. One is in the rosebush and the other is along side the brick border, on the other side of the garden. It will be clear to all fairies who fly by that this is the place for them!