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Fairy Garden
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The Travelling Toe attended the monthly
meeting of the Westmont Garden Club which was held on Saturday, November 14, 2015. The meeting was held at the Agri Life
Extension Office located on Main Street in Weatherford. Carol Welch, Master Gardener, gave a presentation
on how to construction a fairy garden.
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Carol Welch
Master Gardner |
Carol began
the program with an overview of what makes up a fairy garden. There are 7 factors to take into
consideration when designing a fairy garden:
Simplicity –
focal point
choose 1, 2 or 3 items in the garden
as focal points
Texture
texture in the fairy garden should
be varied, such as heavy to light or thin
to dense
Color
use a color in the fairy garden that
speaks to you; use the color wheel
by offsetting warm shade plants with
plants from the cool spectrum
Line
line is used to connect or define a space by using a fence, or
rocks or pebbles
this design feature allows the eyes to follow lines drawn
within the space
Balance
formal versus informal
formal – repeats the same on the
left to the right
informal – right and left differ
which gives different movement and feeling
Unity
repetition – too much can be monotonous
consistency – using ground cover
such as moss which pulls the scene together
Scale
compare the plants and element of
the scene and ensure that all are close
to the same size or scale
After
learning about the elements that are used in constructing fairy gardens, it was
time for the gardeners to get their hands in the dirt.
With
assistance and encouragement from Carol, the member’s fairy gardens began to
take shape. Each one was different in
style, landscape and elements used. But
each one was beautiful.
Above are examples some of our completed projects. The Travelling Toe's efforts did not produce anything as close to the beautiful ones shown.
This was
another interesting and fun meeting for the gardeners of the Westmont Garden
Club
