Miniature Garden Hardscape and Landscaping

Cast stone door front and walls.

When building a miniature garden, begin by laying out the main focal features and hardscape first.  In this case it’s a cast stone door buried in to the side of a hill to become a berm home, along with a stone wall creating a yard space.

Limestone steppers

Additional hardscape was added when a limestone slab was broken in to smaller pieces and then buried in to the side of the  hill to create a stepping stone path up to a fountain at the top of the hill.

Fountain

This miniature cast stone fountain placed  at the top of the hill is the focal point of this hilltop garden.

Plantings along stairway

Once the hardscape is set, plant miniature fairy garden plants around the stone work as miniature shrubs and trees.

Plantings around walkway

The plants soften the look of the stone and add interest.

Plantings around fountain

Use plants that are suited to the environment in which they will live; certain areas require plants that can handle a lot of moisture and some plants such as cactus and succulents prefer drier conditions.

Furnishings arranged with plantings

Once the main trees and shrubs have been planted, arrange furnishings and accessories.  Set out plants around these pieces as well to get an idea of how the finished garden will look.

Planted and accessorized furnishings

If you like the arrangement, plant it and add moss as ground cover and accents such as stones and pebbles.

Planted and landscaped door front and yard

Spanish moss softens the outer edge of this retaining wall while preserved sheet moss creates a nice grassy lawn look.  Gnome characters were added to complete the garden which has been planted with succulents and edged with polished stones.

Limestone steppers planted and accessorized

The limestone steps were tucked in with preserved green reindeer moss and pebbles while softened with Spanish moss as a prairie grass  shoulder.  A cement post lantern accessorizes and lights the path for fairies and gnomes.

Added garden with bird bath

Several smaller garden areas were cut in to the hillside.  This garden was planted with ferns as a contrasting foliage and mulched with white polished stones.  A concrete bird bath was added and filled with blue crushed glass.

Pond garden

This fairy has found a small pond oasis tucked in to the hillside.  The pond feature is filled with aqua blue tumbled glass.

Bird bath garden

Each little vignette adds interest to the garden as a whole and helps to capture the overall miniature world feel we strive to achieve.

Arbor garden

The characters you choose to add to the miniature garden are the final pieces and can be relocated in the garden as you choose.  Children often like to move the fairies, gnomes and animals from place to place.

Lookout garden

This gnome has a pebble path to his lookout perch above his stone hillside home.

Full hillside photo

The garden comes together with a unified look if you first begin by laying out the hardscape, secondly plant around it, thirdly use ground covering such as mosses, and lastly add stones and accessories to complete the picture.

Giant mouse in the garden

Even this mythical giant mouse doesn’t seem too far-fetched in this enchanted garden.

Visit our garden center for these pieces and more miniature garden hardscape and accessories.