February is a month when we have thoughts about affection towards others in our lives - whether that means love of a partner, love of a child, or love of a friend.

1. Searching for Hearts in the Fairy Garden
Lauren Kyes
Writer at miniature gardening,
writes on miniature houses and
miniature trees

2. February is a month when we have thoughts about affection towards others in our
lives - whether that means love of a partner, love of a child, or love of a friend.
These different kinds of love kept popping into my head as I planned my newest
fairy garden to celebrate my first Valentine's Day with a child of my own. I think we
all look for special ways to have a good time and decorate our homes for the
upcoming holiday of love. I know my sweet daughter has already received
Valentine’s Day gifts from her grandma, and we used her adorable footprints to
make a Valentine for her daddy. However, I could not stop thinking about how,
when I was younger, my mother found one-of-a-kind ways to slip hearts, holiday
colors, and symbols of love into her decorations around our house.

3. This memory started fueling my search into miniature accessories that subtly held a
symbol of this time of year and would be an easy addition to an already existing or
possibly a brand new garden. I did not want to plop a garden fairy or accessory into
one of my gardens without considering my existing miniature plants, themes, fairy
houses, and tiny collections in my miniscapes. Every item had to be thoughtfully
examined to make sure it matched with the other fairies in the garden. For
example, I have a small garden in my powder room that has a water feature made
out of blue stones and a small boat with two fairies fishing, Fairy Charlie and Tilly. I
wanted to add an item that would celebrate Valentine’s Day but still stick to the
simple fishing theme that I have come to love.

4. I found a crane resting on a small plot of beige sand, with a red heart resting
against its neck and it was called, Crane with a Heart. I was excited to find this
miniature accessory because it fit perfectly into a container garden that I was
already very proud of designing.
A classic option is to place an accessory near a fairy house, or within a small
garden. One idea would be the Blooming Heart Picks, which shows three hearts
growing up out of the ground like flowers in the colors of orange, pink, and red. I
sometimes forget that there are people who like to keep their gardens simple and
are not big fans of over-the-top holiday décor. There are great options for you as
well, such as Fairy Lindsey, which is a figurine. This sweet female fairy, with long
hair, a simple short dress, and a straw hat, is holding her hands in the shape of a
heart.

5. I have had people ask me about ideas that use larger statement pieces, which add a
pop of color and accent a particular hue in their green fairy garden space. My
answer is usually a fun and festive fairy door that can be added along a hill, against
a tree, or propped by a boulder to give the impression that our fairy friends are
living within an organic home. My favorite piece is the red Helena Fairy Door that
holds a heart-shaped cutout in the middle of the fairy house entrance.
Valentine's Day is a fun time of year for our families and friends, and a sentimental
occasion to celebrate the unique kinds of fondness that we have in our lives. I am
anxious to find a way to dress up my home and my miniature gardens to honor that
love!

6. Miniature Gardening offers fairy houses, accessories, fairies, furniture to create
enchanting miniature landscapes for containers or your yard. Story telling and
imaginary fairy garden from 'Miniature Gardening' bring the playful kid out in all
of us. Filled with intrigue and mystique each little miniature garden scene you
create is a snapshot of such a dream.
Thank you for spending your precious time in reading this article!

7. Miniature Gardening offers fairy houses, accessories, fairies, furniture to create
enchanting miniature landscapes for containers or your yard. Story telling and
imaginary fairy garden from 'Miniature Gardening' bring the playful kid out in all
of us. Filled with intrigue and mystique each little miniature garden scene you
create is a snapshot of such a dream.
Thank you for spending your precious time in reading this article!