Garden Fairy Member Transformations have been going strong for twelve years Traditionally, we hold the transformations every two weeks on Sundays for three hours. In an effort to recover from our marathon mural making Mother Meres project we took a short break this spring. Our reunion at Margo’s found everyone…
A couple of years ago The Garden Fairies had a booth at the Green Thumb Festival, but this year we opted to just be visitors. Held the last weekend of April, the festival has been going strong for 25 years. Early risers make sure to get there to Walter Fuller Park…
Tina Marie Avila, owner of Casa Tina Restaurant, has had a ten year dream to light up the night in Downtown Dunedin with handmade lanterns. Many thanks to Tina, a tireless promoter of fun things to do in Dunedin. Held in honor of Earth Day The Life & Light Lantern…
Bougainvilleas are considered one of the world’s most beautiful flowering vines They are members of the Four-O’Clock (Nyctaginaceae) family and are native to Brazil, Peru and Argentina. These colorful climbing shrubs have paper-like blossoms which are actually bracts, located just below the flower stalk. Look closely into the middle of…
Garden Fairies love to dress up. Some people save Halloween to relieve childhood dress-up days, whereas the Garden Fairies look at just about any occasion to create colorful costumes. Some of our outfits and hats get transformed as much as our yards. An outfit that has had more lives than…
The ephemeral nature of weddings makes them wasteful by design. The cost of putting on royal wedding is staggering. But imagine the mountain of rubbish that will be left behind. An estimated 140 tons will have to be cleaned off the streets after thousands descend on London for the big…
Stock is an old fashioned fragrant flower which will give you long lasting displays of color and fragrance and a steady stream of blooms for your vases. A member of the mustard family, Stock is native to the Mediterranean coast. Pair Stock with same color Pentas for a storybook cottage…
Hong Kong Orchid trees (B. X blakeana) have fragrant flowers of evocative of showy orchids. If you are interested in planting an orchid tree, I recommend planting a Hong Kong Orchid Tree. Unlike many of the other orchid trees, this variety is sterile and will not produce invasive seeds. The…
One of the Garden Fairies has a Victorian style terrarium that make plant people swoon. This miniature menagerie was on display at Jodi’s house, a stop on The Garden Fairies’ 2009 Art in the Garden Tour. Jodi collects all types of plants from tiny to tall, she loves them all.…
Plants have been growing under glass since the early 1800s, but the real revolution came when Wardian cases made it possible to transport indigenous agricultural goods. Previously, most plants perished onboard ships. Over half of the orchids transported to Europe in the 19th century died in transit. Wardian cases were…