Tag Archives: fairy gardens

The Fairies are Back!

Posted on June 12, 2020 by carolee

Generally, the fairies and hummingbirds arrive at the same time and both were a bit late arriving at the Fairy Slope this year. I’d dawdled with preparations, as the original plan was for a group of young Girl Scouts to … Continue reading →

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Alpine Strawberries

Posted on February 11, 2020 by carolee

  Nothing is so sweet and charming as a tidy, dark green Alpine strawberry plant, hanging with fragrant white flowers and dark red berries.  Fragaria vesca var. semperflorens differs from common garden strawberries and the wild strawberry because it grows … Continue reading →

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Freaky Fungi

Posted on October 6, 2016 by carolee

  I spent part of yesterday afternoon working in the Fairy Garden, adding additional plants and just mentally trying to decided how I want it to look next year.  Admittedly, I was wool-gathering and lazily weeding when I snapped to … Continue reading →

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