how to create a fairy herb garden

 Have you noticed that things like fairy gardens and terrariums are all the rage right now?

I planted some herbs (dill, cilantro, basil) in a big pot yesterday and since I've been
wanting to create a fairy garden, today the idea came to me:

Why not combine the two?

I added a white garden fence with decorative moss in front, then an arbor with a rake leaning against it, marbles as stepping stones leading to the arbor, a small glass cloche with a decorative rock under it, a sweet bird hiding under the cilantro, then a couple of miniatures: a red tricycle and a plant pot with a tiny ceramic bunny peeking out.

 If you can find small, flat rocks, you can use those as a path. I went with what I had on-hand today, which was marbles.

I love the little red tricycle.

Creating a fairy garden needn't cost much. I was at a garden center last year where they had a display of all kinds of things for making a fairy garden. And they were so expensive! It's interesting to see how places can charge more money for miniatures because they categorize them exclusively for fairy gardens. I found the arbor and rake at Goodwill. The white fencing was from Hobby Lobby and it was 50% off (keep your eyes on the sales), the moss was from Wal-Mart, the tricycle was in a package of miniature Christmas decorations at The Dollar Store, and all the other items were "shopped from home". Interesting to note that the tricycle alone at the garden center was $4!

I will probably play with this a little bit more as the plants grow and I find some other things around the house. I'll probably also spray paint the arbor turquoise.

 Linking up to The Creative HomeAcre Blog Hop and Tweak it Tuesday.