10 Out-of-This-World Ideas to Make a Fairy Garden This Spring

Spring is just right around the corner and you know what that means: it’s time to spruce up our gardens — and invite the magical people in!

The tradition of creating magical fairy gardens date back a long time. It is said that if you build and grow one, those magical little people will come in — and perhaps bring you luck in the process!

Back in the days, fairy gardens used to be as simple as outdoor digs set up right in the backyard, usually on mossy patches or on hollow logs and then added in with a few natural elements such as toadstool tables and the like. Every year, it seems that people get more and more clever with their decoration ideas and fairy gardens become more adorable than ever!

If you’ve run out of awesome (unlikely, but you’ll never know…), just check out these photos for fairy garden inspirations!

1. Mini windows and a door attached to a moss-covered tree — and voila!

Enchanting fairy house nestled in a large tree for a magical garden display.
via gardenpicsandtips.com

2. Here’s a more elaborate doorway and an awesome use of the wheelbarrow

Enchanting fairy garden with miniature plants, mushrooms, and tiny fairy house in a wheelbarrow. Per.
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3. If you have some extra space in your backyard, try this set-up

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4. Make use of mini houses and mini furniture for your little magical friends

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5. If you don’t have a lot of room to spare, use your birdbath instead

Charming fairy garden birdbath with miniature fairy house and decorative elements for spring.
via josephharris.me

6. Your old grill also makes for cute minimalist fairy garden

Charming fairy garden setup inside a large black bowl with miniature furniture and decorations for s.
via diyfairygardens.com

7. Putting in some accent lights would look great at night

Miniature fairy garden with plants, tiny accessories, and whimsical decorations.
via fairygardening101.com

8. You can also set-up fairy gardens in large pots on your outdoor porch

Charming fairy garden decorations in planters on a wooden deck.
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9. It doesn’t have to be a huge, complicated garden

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10. And a fully-functional one for a game of tic-tac-toe could help bring in the magical creatures, too!

Decorative ladybug and bee stones for fairy garden embellishments.
via homebnc.com

Are you ready to bring in some spring into your garden?

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Clare Whitfield is the Editor of Stay at Home Mum and a recognised voice in practical home management for Australian families. Based in the northern suburbs of Sydney, she balances editorial leadership with life as a stay at home mum to two school age children. Her background in home economics and more than a decade of experience in recipe development, family budgeting, and household systems inform her work.

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