Garden Tales

Come....sit with me on the bench beneath the wise old tree.

We'll sit and sip a cup of tea,

and listen to his tales of old...

full of adventures, big and bold.

We must be very quiet, though, as a wee fairy sleeps beneath his craggy trunk.

Fairyland is once again awakening.

As Spring spreads her magic sparkles across the land,

the ferns begin to unfold and the moss begins to hum.

There are flowers and greenery everywhere.

It's really quite magical!

 An old rusty wagon makes the perfect container for a little fairy garden.

A trip to the woods yielded moss and ferns.

A few tiny plants and flowers complete the landscape.

In preparing the wagon, I drilled holes in the bottom,

and covered the bottom with vinyl screen to keep the soil from washing through the holes.

Then I filled it half full with compost and topped it off with potting soil.

A layer of moss provides a thick green carpet on which to add the fairy details.

Tiny rocks make a footpath. 

Between animal chores, my days are spent gardening.

I am most happy when my fingers are in the soil....

and so I am planting, planting, planting!

I can hardly wait to share the garden progress with you in the coming weeks!

(Thank you Linda for gifting me this wonderful, wise old tree and the fairy gazebo!!)