mini succulent garden

I have really liked little mini cactus and other small succulents for a while but wasn't sure where I would plant them. After finding lots of inspiriation on the internet I decided that I should have a go. I brought a small selection of succulents at bunnings and a 25 cm terracotta pot.

I decided on the design that I wanted, then I thought I would just jump in and have a go!

This is what I ended up with....

I covered the terrapotta pot with a teatowel and tapped lightly where I thought I would want the 

break to be and luckily for me it just worked out pretty much how I wanted it to...

as you can see I used the left over pieces to create levels in the pot. 

After adding the plants I decided it needed something extra, a horse or a tiny farm house or something.

My daughter quickly offered me a leggo horse and he fit in fantastically. Thanks Brieana!

After looking at it for a short while i decided it still needed something...hmmm

why not add a bottom layer by filling the larger drainage tray, I think I made the right choice

as it seems to finish it all off nicely...

I remembered that I had a little add on leggo pack stashed away, with this little

guy with his little barrow and pick and shovel...maybe he is out

prospecting for gold or something, or just collecting rocks for his garden, either way,

I think he fit in nicely.

I really enjoyed putting this together and can see myself making a few more really soon.

Watch out kids, you better hide your leggo :o)

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Peta xoxo

My First Fairy Garden

 

I have always admired people's fairy garden's, but being born with a brown thumb,

I never knew quite where to start!  

My front and back yards pretty much a blank canvas, there was just lots

dirty grey sand and not an ounce of green...well apart from a tree or two.

I did try planting some plants with absolutely no knowledge of what I was

doing, and being a bit of a water miser at the time, not many things actually grew.

Ofcourse (at the time) I gave up and decided that gardening just wasn't for me!

 

I did learn a little and created a little garden in my front about a year ago and

it is still doing quite well...touch wood! It inspired me to plant a few more things

here and there...so far, so good.

 

So anyway, I started thinking about Fairy gardens again and I looked around

on Pinterest for some inspiration. Then I looked at my tree in a whole new light...

I started by trimming the branches and grabbed some old bricks we had laying around

and started to build a little framing wall. Then off to Bunnings to get some good soil

and look at some plants. I got really excited and just brought lots of small cheap plants

to start me off. Then I checked our local shops and found some cute little fairies

that were also quite cheap. Also just around the home I found some bits and pieces

that I could also add for that fairy touch.

 

Finally, I made my very first Fairy Garden and was really happy with the result.

I think I am hooked, hubby even said he can see it growing from there, lol, knows

me too well....

So without further ado, I present "The Blomshus Patch" named by my

9 year old daughter!

 

 

 I just need to find the right Fairy house to fit inside the gap in the tree,

maybe I will visit a fish store to see if an aquarium castle will do.

 

 

 There were some broken up bits of a cement slab laying around that I decided

might work as steps, and they fit quite neatly in between the roots at the

base of the tree.

The solar powered butterflies flutter around all day adding life to the garden too.

 

 

 

 

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