Home and Gardening With Liz: Virginia Creeper

June 16, 2014

Pathway Fairy Garden

I've been working on a new fairy garden.

This is the area I've taken over for my new fairy garden. Last year i had placed this large granite stone at the corner of the pathway to the patio and added a few sedum plants. This past winter was so harsh that my boxwoods you see on the left were bascially ruined so I removed them.

As you can see the little sedum lants have grown a lot.

I still have my other fairy garden, but it's a little ways out back and this one I can view from the deck and my kitchen window.

The inspiration for this garden came from this cottage styled house I found at a garden center. I've layered in some stones, more plants, mushrooms and accents.

I wanted a little more color so a few pieces I already owned were updated. That little tiny bird bath actually got visited by a robin the other day. Too funny to see her sipping water from it!

To the left is this partial tree stump I brought in. I noticed it on our wood pile out back and liked the texture and movement in the piece. I got this idea to put the little dining set up on top but knew it was going to fall off easily, especially with wind or when the chipmunks and squirrels visit, so staples were added to keep it from being knocked off. Of course this will all look so much more interesting later this summer when the plants have expanded.

The stump even has dried mushrooms on it, which I thought was quite perfect for my fairy garden.

In the forefront is this cute little foot bridge.
I'm still forming ideas for it...

Behind the cottage house are some Irish Moss I added. It likes shade so I gave it a home in the back to protect it. I hope it really takes off and fills in.

I added a couple of mushrooms and flowers. I also took come cuttings from the sedum and look forward to seeing it spread. (You can see one of them on the lower left)

To the right of the cottage is this arbor where Julia my little garden fairy works to keep things growing! We had a good rain last night and I jumped out early to take some pictures before it all dried.

You may have noticed the "rock" wall I added. I decided to create a border around the fairy garden. Judia's sister's are here to greet you and guide you on a tour through the garden.

This is one of my favorite things...I half buried this clay pot and planted some Virginia Creeper next to it. I hope the Virginia Creeper will be hardy enough to come back. In warmer climates I guess it can be quite prolific!