Fairy gardens have such a charming history and a few surprising roots! These gardens as we know them became popular in the West in the early 1900’s. They may have been inspired by Japanese ...

She made flower fairy post cards and it is recorded that these were sent by Queen Mary in England in the early 1900s. I love her post cards and use them myself to drop someone a thank you or get ...

teaches a class on making indoor fairy gardens. She says any pot or aquarium will do, but shallow bowls with drainage work best. Use hardy plants with small leaves; herbs such as thyme and small ...

Gardeners are saying the tiny elements of their fairy garden help them revive their inner child and heal the unloved parts.

A container garden can be any type of grouping, including indoor foliage and blooming plants, culinary herbs, cactus and succulents, fairy gardens and whatever else inspires you. Location ...

An indoor fairy garden is a delightful way to invite these winged wee folk into your child’s room as well as add some air-purifying greenery. This tiny tea set invites the fairies to stop for tea.

An indoor fairy garden needs light, like any other houseplant, so station it near a window. "It's very much like dollhouses for adults," says Keistler-Hawley.

Krystal Keistler-Hawley, area manager for Echter's Greenhouse & Gardens in Arvada, Colo., teaches a class on indoor fairy gardens. She says any pot or aquarium will do, but shallow bowls with ...

An indoor fairy garden needs light, like any other houseplant, so station it near a window. › For children, making the furniture and accoutrements out of found objects is half the fun.

The garden center carries a line of indoor plants, like ferns, that stay small. For the outdoors, they carry herbs and ground covers that work well like wire vines and mosses.