Fairy Gardening

Author: Julie Bawden-Davis
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 162636186X
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 270

Book Description
Fairy gardens are enjoying an astonishing surge in popularity and now you can begin making your own enchanting miniature landscapes, complete with pint-sized accessories, diminutive plants, and quaint fairy figures. Gardeners Julie Bawden-Davis and Beverly Turner provide you with step-by-step instructions for creating a magical garden that will attract Thumbelina herself! Learn how to design, plant, accessorize, and care for your very own small corner of the world by following seven simple steps, including choosing the perfect container, planting luxurious pint-sized plants, decorating with properly scaled accessories, and telling a story through the delicate fairies you choose to inhabit your magical wonderland. Included are full-color photographs showcasing various types of fairy gardens and accessories, which are sure to inspire the designer in you! And best of all, these perennial gardens are perfect for the busy gardener, as they require less than ten minutes per week to maintain—this could be your new favorite hobby! For the inner child in us all, Fairy Gardening is sure to enchant both the novice and the experienced gardener who wishes to stir up Lilliputian flights of fancy.

Making Miniature Gardens

Author: Freida Gray
Publisher: GMC Publications
ISBN: 9781861080585
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 200

Book Description
An exquisite 1/12th scale garden perfectly complements any dolls’ house. “Grow” your own from inexpensive and readily available materials. Choose from a variety of realistic miniature plants that range from quick and simple models to meticulously detailed reproductions. Full plans and instructions are provided for eight projects: Trellis Arch, Walled Garden, Patio Garden Pond and Rockery, Cottage Garden, Greenhouse Garden, Kitchen Garden, and Window Boxes.

Miniature Moss Gardens

Author: Megumi Oshima
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
ISBN: 1462919219
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 242

Book Description
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Miniature Gardens

Author: Katie Elzer-Peters
Publisher:
ISBN: 1591865751
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 194

Book Description
DIVA revealing peek into the captivating world of gardening in miniature, complete with inspiring photos and practical step-by-step instructions./divDIV /divDIVA delightful, fun, and endlessly creative new trend is sweeping the gardening world: miniature gardening! With your imagination as the only limit to this infinitely customizable technique, miniature gardening showcases your individuality. Once youâve learned how to design, create, and grow tiny plant combinations successfully, youâll be able to let your creativity loose indoors and out. In Miniature Gardens, gardening expert Katie Elzer-Peters demonstrates the latest in plant options and designs through her gorgeous color photography and laser-focused DIY advice. Plenty of good tips and idea-generating information on small-scale furnishings are included as well. Where other books on this popular subject offer run-of-the-mill images and only limited how-to information, Miniature Gardens gives you a thorough and beautiful window into this tiny world, from fairy gardening to dish gardening, terrariums, and even a miniature water garden project. From cute home tabletop designs to elaborate mini-villages and everything in between, miniature gardening is a pastime that can be enjoyed by hobbyists and families of all ages and in all sizes of living space. With Miniature Gardens, youâre just a lightning strike of inspiration away from bringing to life the endless creations unique to your own imagination./div

The Miniature Gardens Book

Author: Angie Scarr
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781978253100
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 124

Book Description
Once again Angie Scarr lets you peer into her workshop, her mind and, in this book, her garden. Leading you through more explorations into uses of polymer clay, liquid polymer and mixed media for a realistic depiction of nature presented in some simple and some more complex projects. Presented here are four types of garden: the kitchen garden, the allotment, the Mediterranean garden and an indoor patio garden. Concentrating on the vegetables for which Angie is best known, but also including fruit, green decorative plants and just touching on flowers - but more particularly the weeds without which most gardens would be incomplete! Including projects on Salad vegetables, root vegetables, cabbage, cauliflower & sprout plants, herbs, tomato plants, potato plants, bell peppers, lemon and olive trees, Swiss cheese and palms, raspberries, strawberries, beans and peas, aubergines, artichokes and squashes, grapevines and cactuses ... and more. If you''ve loved Angie''s other best selling craft books you're going to adore this one.

The Gardening in Miniature Prop Shop

Author: Janit Calvo
Publisher: Timber Press
ISBN: 1604697016
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 249

Book Description
A not-so-mini trend The Gardening in Miniature Prop Shop is the next big thing for the crafters and gardeners already captivated by gardening small. Organized by playful themes—including gardens around the world, holidays, and fantasy gardens—it’s a fun-filled guide to creating one-of-a-kind gardens and the accessories that make them shine. Thirty-seven projects are included with fully illustrated, step-by-step instructions. For a Japanese garden, you will learn how to create a miniature sand garden. For a Halloween garden, you'll learn how to make a flying ghost and zombie. And for a space garden, you'll learn how to make a tiny space ship and alien. The Gardening in Miniature Prop Shop is for anyone enchanted by the whimsy of creating a tiny world.

The Humane Gardener

Author: Nancy Lawson
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 1616896175
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 226

Book Description
In this eloquent plea for compassion and respect for all species, journalist and gardener Nancy Lawson describes why and how to welcome wildlife to our backyards. Through engaging anecdotes and inspired advice, profiles of home gardeners throughout the country, and interviews with scientists and horticulturalists, Lawson applies the broader lessons of ecology to our own outdoor spaces. Detailed chapters address planting for wildlife by choosing native species; providing habitats that shelter baby animals, as well as birds, bees, and butterflies; creating safe zones in the garden; cohabiting with creatures often regarded as pests; letting nature be your garden designer; and encouraging natural processes and evolution in the garden. The Humane Gardener fills a unique niche in describing simple principles for both attracting wildlife and peacefully resolving conflicts with all the creatures that share our world.

RHS Miniature Garden Grower

Author: Holly Farrell
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 1784725072
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 145

Book Description
For the miniature garden grower, lack of space is not a problem. Who needs a large garden when a landscape can be created in a single pot, or an entire ecosystem in a glass terrarium? In fact, you don't need a garden or any kind of outdoor space at all! RHS Miniature Garden Grower shows you how to create tiny gardens that bring big rewards. The projects are divided into five styles. Each one starts with the basic principles behind that style of garden, and a few snippets of simple plant science back up the easy-to-follow practical advice.. You don't need a lot of square footage to create beautiful green spaces. These teeny-tiny gardens take very little time to plant and are a great option for a rainy-day activity. Many have the added advantage of being instantly complete and mature, making them great gifts and inspiration for gardeners of all ages.

Fairy Gardens

Author: Betty K. Earl
Publisher: B. B.Mackey Books
ISBN: 9781893443501
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 76

Book Description
Provides information on designing, planting, accessorizing, and caring for a fairy garden.

Miniature Japanese Gardens

Author: Kenji Kobayashi
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
ISBN: 146292025X
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 275

Book Description
Japanese gardens don't have to be large or elaborate to be beautiful. Bring the tranquility of Japanese garden design into any space in your home or office. Miniature Japanese Gardens shows you how to create simple Japanese-style container gardens using inexpensive plants and materials that are available everywhere! A detailed plan of each garden provides a basic template, along with information about plant types and containers. The container itself can be an old pot, ceramic bowl, or just about anything you might have lying around. Such "found" objects lend themselves to the Japanese art of wabi-sabi--the beauty of imperfection. Add rocks and other elements to produce mini Zen gardens that enhance any interior space. Miniature Japanese Gardens contains step-by-step instructions and photos of over 40 different projects, including: Kokedama (moss ball) A miniature bamboo grove A variety of bonsai trees And many more! Get inspired by accompanying photos of the Japanese landscape. While you may not be able to have a waterfall in your house, you can channel the same sensation with the help of just the right bonsai plants. Miniature Japanese Gardens will appeal to gardeners, Zen students, and small space enthusiasts alike!