Fairy Gardens with the Westmont Garden Club

Fairy Garden

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.

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