My granddaughter, Hannah, and I spent one hour at my old workplace, LMS greenhouse, planting our own miniature Fairy Garden. Jane, one of the garden employees, has become quite an authority on Fairy Gardens. She had everything assembled for the gardens, and we, along with two other women, dug into our 10” pots of soil. To our surprise and delight, we unearthed our own miniature fairy, resting beneath the center of the soil.

 

Then we went to work, picking three miniature plants, some stones and rocks, and a few other things. Each of us had chosen certain items that we wanted to include in our garden. Looking along the shelves in the garden area, we selected certain items to buy. My granddaughter picked a miniature arbor, two gazing balls on stands, and a tiny watering can. Hannah made a fish with a pipe cleaner to put on the blue stones that she had fashioned into a small pond.

 

 

 

I picked out a bench, windmill, small wheel barrel and tools, along with the watering can. Jane handed out some birds on wires and an animal for us to choose, if we wanted, to add to our gardens. Then we, along with the other women, let our imaginations run wild and created our own special Fairy Garden. All the while we were working; Jane interacted with each person in her usual cheerful manner.

When we were all done planting our gardens’ they reflected our own interpretation. We paid for our additional purchases. Included in each Fairy Garden kit was the pot with soil, a miniature fairy, three small plants, the stones and pebbles, birds, and an animal. The class was well worth the money and time. The time spent in the peaceful happy surroundings of the greenhouse with my granddaughter – priceless.

 

If anyone is interested in working on a Fairy Garden, go to the website (http://lmsgreenhouse.com), or call Jane, (412-767-7090). Or better yet, take a drive to the greenhouse, located on Wagner Road in Hampton.