I have always been fascinated by miniature gardens. They are truly whimsical and just put a smile on my face. I took a shot at doing one for mother's day. It was so easy to do and I had a great time making it.
|what you will need|
+ pot of your choice (I picked a pot that was fairly shallow, but had a wide opening)
+ decorations for your miniature garden (all from Hobby Lobby)
+ succulent plants
+ aquarium gravel
+ soil
|how to|
{1} First, figure out the layout of your miniature garden. My pot was not that large so I tried to utilize as much surface area that I could, so I planted the plants towards the side of the pot.
{2} Next place the aquarium gravel on the soil. This will act like your "walkway" in your miniature garden. Also, I placed the miniature garden fencing along the border of the pot.
{3} Now the fun part...decorating! I bought all the decorations at Hobby Lobby. They actually had a section at the store dedicated to miniature gardens. I got the fence, mushroom, bench, birdhouse, and metal wagon, and snail at the miniature garden section. I got the miniature pots and garden tools at the doll section of Hobby Lobby. You can definitely play around with the set up of your garden. I really enjoyed making this cute miniature garden and hope to make a larger scale one in the future!
