With much fanfare and celebration, January 1, 2017 has arrived! This morning as I was thinking about the New Year and beginning to write a blog post, I glanced at the new minis sitting on my desk. Yes, I am the lucky one who is able to view the new fairy products before they are published on our shop…it is exciting.

1. What Are the Latest Miniature Gardening
Accessories for 2017?
Linda Ann
Writes on miniature garden accessories
and miniature trees

2. With much fanfare and celebration, January 1, 2017 has arrived! This
morning as I was thinking about the New Year and beginning to write a blog
post, I glanced at the new minis sitting on my desk. Yes, I am the lucky one
who is able to view the new fairy products before they are published on our
shop…it is exciting.

3. As the seasons change, common decorations in my office are the latest
fairies, fairy houses, fairy accessories, hardscape, and supplies for planning
miniature gardens. Emails from the designers and suppliers, with images of
the new products, occupy my email inbox. A walk to the greenhouse brings
even more excitement, because my co-workers are tenderly caring for the
newest miniature plants. It may be cold and snowy in Wisconsin, but we are
busy planning for this upcoming spring and summer.

4. You may be wondering what are the popular miniature gardening looks for
2017 - I will share my thoughts on the top six trends. First, let us begin with
the designers. During 2016, a new cast of designers entered the fairy
gardening world. One artist known for her flair with color and patterns in
cards and fabric, shifted her creative talents to fairy gardening. Another
designer of the arts brought us colorful and whimsical designs. We also saw
well-known fairy gardening designers spread their wings to bring us the
earthy, primitive look along with the Industrial feeling of metal. Because of
these artists, fairy gardeners will be seeing collections of designer looks with
coordinating fairy accessories.
Designer Trends:

5. With the introduction of specialty artists, preparing a miniature garden will
be easier if you are interested in following a theme. The designers’
collections have answered the question, “What goes with this fairy
accessory?” Some of the current ideas are living on a farm, spending time at
the beach, going to a carnival, and enjoying camping in the woodlands. The
theme concept is a popular trend that will continue into the spring 2107
collections. Creating a well-coordinated fairy garden has never been easier.
Easy to Follow Themes:

6. A popular color scheme for the past five years is the woodland or forest
neutrals. In fact, Pantone’s color for 2017, Greenery, was inspired by nature.
Earthy tones of browns, beiges, primitive greens, rich burgundy, barn red,
mustard yellow and deep blues will continue to be popular hues for the
miniature gardens. Accenting the neutrals with metal tones, seen in the
Industrial look, delivers rich colors to the woodland or forest designs.
Woodland or Forest Neutrals:

7. In contrast to the earthy hues are the bright crayon-box colors. Add a bold
statement to the fairy garden, by decorating with vibrant and artful
accessories that “pop” against the greenery of miniature plants. These vivid
colors add much interest to the design, while offering a feeling of fairy
playfulness and fun. The forecast for 2017…I predict the use of a wide range
of color palettes, which include bright colors for fairy accessories.
Bright Colors:

8. Just when you thought that fairy houses were small, manufacturers
introduced micro and itty-bitty accessories to the miniature gardening
world. What can you do with such tiny accessories? Arrange the little
accessories, with some miniature plants, in a tea cup. The selection of
containers continues to grow, as more and more tea cups styles are
available.
Micro Minis and Tea Cups:

9. As the popularity of miniature gardening prevails, the list of available plants
to purchase for the outdoors is growing. There are three trends that I see
happening with plants. One is the increased use of succulents. Once you
know the correct techniques for proper soil, watering, and sunlight, they are
easy to care for. The second trend for miniature plants is their availability.
More greenhouses are growing plants for tiny spaces and the selection has
greatly improved. Some greenhouses have online marketplaces, which
makes shopping easier than ever. Finally, the third trend is the increase in
types of available miniature plants. Look for more plants in the categories of
sun, shade, deserts, alpine, beach, flowering, and fragrant. I believe the
selections will expand in 2017.
Live Miniature Plants:

10. The year of 2017 is going to bring more choices in fairy accessories for the
miniature gardener. Designers’ artistic skills will be embracing an assortment
of themes and colors available for the landscape-sized miniature garden to
the smaller tea cup, fairy garden. An increased variety of miniature plants
will be at our fingertips. Are you as anxious as I am to begin planning a
spring miniature garden?

11. 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!