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Waiting for Spring in the Miniature Garden
From the Archives, April, 2009: Bursting buds on a wee Canada Hemlock. Look to your miniature and dwarf conifers for proof that spring is finally here! Waiting for Spring in the Miniature Garden. ~ I've got my fleece hoodie on, my wool socks and a hat - and I'm inside...
Texas Gardening in Extreme Weather Events
This is for our fellow miniature gardeners in Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and any other area down south who are in the midst of shoveling themselves out of a completely catastrophic winter weather event. (I’m pretty sure you have many other words for what is happening...
Miniature Gardens: The All Time Most Thoughtful and Incredibly Creative Gift of All Time!
A series of miniature garden thank-you gifts that were given out over the holidays were a huge hit with the clients. ~ Stardate Christmastime, 2010: "The All Time Most Thoughtful and Incredibly Creative Gift of All Time!" Those are the words taken from straight from...
Miniature Gardening 106: The Secret to a Realistic Miniature Patio or Path
Our Mini Patio Mix Kit helps you create paths and patios for your miniature or fairy garden that will not wash away. This outdoor mini garden was built in 2009. All three patios, marble, brick and stone, were built with our Mini Patio Mix. This is a continuation of my...
Miniature Garden Design 105B: Shrinking the Garden Rules
A Mugo Pine that was planted a year an a half ago with Sedum cuttings for a full-sun miniature garden. The anchor point is the Mugo Pine, the focal point is the Cherub Birdbath. This is a continuation of my Beginner Miniature Garden Series. Here are the previous...
How to Stay Sane During a Covid-19 Election Year with Extreme Weather Events
Yessiree! Step right up and join the show! We’ve been specializing in escapism professionally since 2001. Personally, escapism is my other hobby, that I’ve been practicing for as long as I can remember. Plants & accessories from TwoGreenThumbs.com I’ve got my...
Miniature Gardening 105: Miniature Design: Using Scales
Miniature garden accessories are different from fairy garden accessories in scale, quality and workmanship: It's the realism that creates the magic - not the fairies. Welcome back to our Miniature Gardening Beginner Series! Just in case you are just joining us, here...
Miniature Gardening 104: How to Find the Plants
Tripping through the photo archive: A Miniature Garden from the Northwest Flower and Garden Show Container Display, waaaaaay back in 2004. It was the first year of displaying at this show, followed by 9 more years until the NWFGS rearranged itself and no longer had...
Miniature Gardening 103: The Water
A custom, double-sided Miniature Garden made for a favorite customer, 2005. This side was an Hawaiian theme, the other side was a Northwest theme. Miniature Gardening 103: The Water ~ Welcome back to our Miniature Garden Series of tutorials to get you started in this...
Miniature Gardening 102: Indoor vs. Outdoor Plants
With a little compromise, you can have a happy indoor miniature garden that looks like it is a slice of the outdoors. That's a Variegated Boxwood tree, a favorite for indoor Miniature Gardening. Miniature Gardening 102: Indoor vs. Outdoor Plants ~ Welcome to our...
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