How To Make Miniature Items For Fairy Gardens

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Mentha requienii (Corsican Mint)

$4.95

(Corsican Mini Ornamental Mint)   Sweet, peppermint-scented groundcover with tiny green leaves for containers and gardens.  Kelly-green foliage and succulent stems grow tight to the ground, creating a dense spreading green carpet...

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Ulmus parviflora 'Seiju' (Dwarf Chinese Elm)Zn5

$24.00

Seiju Dwarf Chinese Elm.  One of the coolest little trees for fairy gardens.  Tiny elm leaves are dark green with deep veins and serrated edges.  Knotty trunk has silvery bark and lots of character.  Dark brown round buds adorn the...

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Juniperus procumbens 'Nana' Zn5

$24.00

Dwarf Japanese Garden Juniper.  An outstanding plant for bonsai and miniature gardens. Compact plants have a short "trunk" and rounded dense foliage canopy above.  Each plant has its own shape, character and charm.  Short, thick glaucous...

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Juniperus chinensis 'Shimpaku' Zn4

$29.00

Shimpaku Juniper.  Specially grown Shimpaku Junipers are a beautiful example of garden artistry. Plants have a single trunk and an elegant curved canopy above.  The exposed stems reveal handsome cinnamon brown and gray peeling bark, even at...

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Pinus mugo Twisty Zn2

$29.00

Twisy Mugo Pine.  A character plant for miniature gardens, container gardens and bonsai collections. Each plant is unique with its own twisty, turned stems and tufts of needles. Clumps of foliage grow only at the ends of the stems, so the unique...

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Milletia japonica 'Hime Fuji' Zn6

$24.00

Dwarf Wisteria. An interesting plant with foliage that resembles wisteria, but on a much smaller scale. Light broze-green leaves have long, narrow pointed leaflets that are evenly spaced along the rachis. Actually a vine, plants produce very long...

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Ilex x 'Rock Garden' (Rock Garden Holly) Zn6

$16.00

(Rock Garden Holly)  A beautiful plant to grow for year-round garden interest and evergreen foliage. Clustered broad glossy foliage has the distictive holly leaf shape, just smaller in size. Dark evergreen leaves are thick and stiff, like plastic,...

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Cryptomeria japonica 'Tenzan' (Japanese Cedar) Zn7

$18.00

(Tenzan Japanese Cedar)  An interesting evergreen plant with fat green needles and a particularly dense habit. Extremely compact plants have short stems, packed with short, pointed needles. Not sharp, but feels almost plastic to the touch. ...

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Salix boydii (Boyd's Willow) Zn4

$16.00

Boyd's Willow.  A unique plant bringing instant age and drama to miniature gardens and trough gardens. Small, slow-growing shrub has stout stems and a gnarly branch structure that only gets better with time. Can be grown as a shrub or trimmed into...

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Iberis candolleana (Tiny White Candytuft)

$6.95

(Tiny White Candytuft)    A good spring bloomer for rock gardens, troughs, fairy gardens and little landscapes.  Clustered white flowers (sometimes with a purple blush) bloom above a low mound of tough decumbent stems (grows...

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Sedum nevii

$5.95

A pretty and unusual sedum with broad rosettes of green to blue-green succulent foliage. A large rosette develops at the tips of the stems and then smaller rosettes develop along those stems, creating a beautifully textured scene. Plants have a low...

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Sedum rubrotinctum 'Mini Me'

$5.95

Dwarf Jelly Bean Sedum.  An eye-catching succulent with naturally glossy foliage, like bright green little jelly beans.  Round plump foliage begins bright green and darkens with age. Strong sunlight and dry conditions can bring on a flush of...

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Crassula 'Petite Bicolor' (Jade Mini Kitty)

$3.95

A great little plant, no matter which name is assigned. A cute little jade (sometimes called a sedum) with succulent slender stems and broad succulent leaves. Bright foliage is variegated creamy white and mint green, sometimes accented with pink...

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Callisia repens 'Gold' (Turtle Vine)

$3.50

A cool succulent plant for containers and gardens. Small bright gold foliage is flushed with purple on the underside and contrasts nicely with purple stems. Broad thick leaves are pointed at the tip and wrap around the succulent stems. Plants are...

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Ficus repens 'Curly' (Creeping Fig)

$3.95

 A different look for creeping - the miniature garden stalwart! Two-tone green leaves are darker green along the edge with a heart of lighter brighter green. Distinctive curly foliage is puckered and ruffled.  Same great habit in the garden:...

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Thuja occidentalis Primo (Primo Arborvitae) Zn4

$19.00

Primo Arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis 'IslPrim') - Dwarf Conifer.  Handsome little evergreen with tiny foliage.  The ideal foliage size and look for miniature gardens and landscapes.  Has a very small and very densely packed fan-shaped...

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Armeria maritima 'Nifty Thrifty' (Thrift)

$5.95

(Variegated Thrift, Sea Pink)  Not a "miniature" plant, but small size and eye-catching foliage make it a good fit for fairy gardens, trough gardens, and rock gardens. Long, slender grass-like leaves are green in the middle and edged in creamy white...

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Aquilegia flabellata 'Ministar' (Fan Columbine)

$4.95

(Fan Columbine, aka Aquilegia flabellata 'Blue Angel')  Exquisite flowers have bright lavender blue petals and spurs on the outside and a white corolla inside with delicate yellow floral parts. Pictured is a young plant; as plants mature, flowers...

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Aichryson bethencourtianum

$4.95

(eye-KRIS-on) A beautiful little desert succulent with clustered foliage and dramatic branching habit.  Foliage is dark gray-green with a silvery cast from the hairy texture.  Leaves are clustered in rosettes and bunched at the ends of the...

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Peperomia verticillata

$3.50

A buff little plant with thick, succulent foliage and stems.  Soft green leaves are lighter on the underside and edge, grow to about an inch long, and become velvety/hairy with age.  Thick fuzzy stems are peachy-pink.  Caught our eye with...

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Stachy officinalis 'Nana' (Dwarf Betony)

$6.95

(Dwarf Betony)  A lovely little summer bloomer for the fairy garden and little landscape.  Clusters of tubular purple flowers bloom at the top of tall green upright stems, well above the foliage.  Dramatic glossy dark green leaves have...

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Rhipsalis salicornioides (Dancing Bones)

$5.95

Dancing Bones Cactus. Funky succulent plant with fleshy stems stems that narrow at the joints, giving it a skeletal look.  Plants are composed like tinker toys - each stem segment is topped with a whorl of 2-4 more segments, and on and on. ...

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Euphorbia submammillaris

$5.95

Intriguing little succulent plant with barrel-shaped stems and a clumping habit.  Stays short, just a couple inches tall, and expanding by sending up new offshoots all around.  Plants grow up to about 4-7" tall and 12" wide with age. Very cool...

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Asperula suavis (Miniature Sweet Woodruff)

$7.95

(Tiny Sweet Woodruff) The sweetest little sweet woodruff.  Looks like a miniature version of the popular shade garden groundcover, Asperula (Galium) odoratum, but without the fragrance and spreading habit. Little pointed green leaves grow in 4-leaf...

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Asperula gussonii (Sicilian Woodruff)

$7.95

(Tiny Sicilian Woodruff) Cute little cushion plant with tiny 1/4 or 1/2" long narrow green leaves and a short, dense, mounded habit.  Blooms in a flush of pinkish-white flowers, held just over the foliage in late spring/early summer.  Grows...

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Heuchera pulchella (Coral Bells)

$7.95

(Sandia Mountain Alumroot, Coral Bells) A pretty little variety of dwarf coral bells.  Medium to light green round leaves are scalloped along the edge and held on long slender stems.  Forms a tidy clump in the garden. Little plants grow to be...

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Syngonium x 'Pixie White'

$7.95

Mini Arrowhead Plant.  A very petite arrowhead plant with heart-shaped pointed leaves on thick green stems.  Looks like a miniature Caladium or elephant  ear.  Forms a little clump in shady gardens and miniature tropical landscapes...

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Sedum dasyphyllum major.

$3.50

Corsican Stonecrop. Another one of our favorite sedums for miniature gardening.   A larger version of Sedum dasyphyllum minor.  Side by side, they look like an older brother next to a younger brother.  Bright blue foliage forms...

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Cremnosedum x 'Little Gem'

$4.95

A fun little succulent with thick, 3-D, glossy green foliage that turns reddish with sun.  Blooms with sweet little yellow 4-petal flowers in late winter/early spring.  A low growing plant that makes a groundcover in the garden or a nice...

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Spirea 'Golden Elf' Zn4

$7.95

A happy little yellow shrub to brighten up the fairy garden.  Small soft leaves have a slight scallop along the edges and hold their color all season.  Plants have remarkably slender dainty (yet strong) stems with a low mounded habit in the...

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Thuja occidentalis Primo. (Primo Arborvitae) Zn4

$7.95

Primo Arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis 'IslPrim') - Dwarf Conifer.  Handsome little evergreen with tiny foliage.  The ideal foliage size and look for miniature gardens and landscapes.  Has a very small and very densely packed fan-shaped...

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Juniperus squamata 'Blue Star'. (Juniper) Zn4

$7.95

Blue Star Juniper - Dwarf Conifer.  Shining blue color makes this one a year-round star in the garden.  Short blue-gray needles are packed on short stems, creating a dense, compact plant.  With age, has a low spreading habit.  Grows...

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How To Make Miniature Items For Fairy Gardens

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