America's STORYTELLER
Telling Untold Stories in Photographs, Prose and Public Speaking
A fairy
is one
of a class of supernatural beings,
generally conceived
as having a diminutive human form,
that possess magical powers
with which they intervene in human affairs.
The word, "fairy" derived from
Middle English word faierie
(also fayerye, feirie, fairie),
is a direct borrowing from Old French Faerie...
meaning the land or realm
of the legendary people of folklore and romance
called (in Old French) faie or fee.
Faie became Modern English fay... "a fairy."
What should
"a land where fairies dwell"
look like?
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| Heartland Nursery, Lee's Summit, Missouri |
Would you like to create your own
"land where fairies dwell?"
The sign at the entrance should read...
Fairy Gardens are a new trend in gardening.
Miniature gardens designs
in flowerpots and small containers
offer gardeners a fun way
to create tiny realistic landscapes.
I visited Colonial Nursery and Heartland Nursery
for inspiration. Here are some photos I took of their
Fairy Gardens.
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| Colonial Gardens, Blue Springs, Missouri |
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| Heartland Nursery, Lee's Summit, Missouri |
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| BLUE Fairy Garden Path, Colonial Nursery, Blue Springs, Missouri |
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| Colonial Nursery, Blue Springs, Missouri |
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| Colonial Gardens, Blue Springs, Missouri |
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| Fairy Cottage, Colonial Gardens, Blue Springs, Missouri |
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| Heartland Nursery, Lee's Summit, Missouri |
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| Fairy House, Heartland Nursery, Lee's Summit, Missouri |
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| Fairy Miniature Garden, Colonial Gardens, Blue Springs, Missouri |
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| Colonial Gardens, Blue Springs, Missouri |
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| Heartland Nursery, Lee's Summit, Missouri |
Two children (a little girl and boy about five years old) visited Heartland Nursery the same day I was there. They were enchanted with the Fairy Gardens, and carefully examined each and every inch of the diminutive garden.
"I could live in a garden like this!"
the boy said as soft as a wish or a prayer.
"Me, too,"
said the girl.
Their eyes sparkled.
I couldn't resist engaging them, and asked:
"Do you think if you had a garden like this
the fairies would come?"
"I think so. I'm pretty sure,"
said the girl with a smile.
The boy nodded his head in agreement.
"I think so, too," I said.
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| Table-top FAIRY GARDEN at Heartland Nursery, Lee's Summit, Missouri |
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| Heartland Nursery, Lee's Summit, Missouri |
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| Heartland Nursery is the dream fulfilled by Pete & Sherry Mistretta. After 29 years as Blue Ridge Gardens; a small 200' x 200' garden center with 19 parking spaces...the dream garden center was built. 80,000 square feet under a glass greenhouse. The greenhouse was manufactured in Belgium, and shipped over by boat, once here a Belgium crew flew in and began putting it up. With over 120 parking spots, lots of carts and wide asles and plants from every corner of the globe it is a gardener's paradise. |
Heartland
Nursery
816-763-7371
www.heartlandnursery.com
COLONIAL NURSERY
(816) 229-9259
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| Kristen and Alan create the FAIRY GARDENS at Colonial Gardens, 27610 E. Wyatt Road, Blue Springs, Missouri. Contact Kim if you are interested in taking a class about Fairy Gardens. (816) 229-9259 |
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| Miniature Garden, Colonial Gardens, Blue Springs, Missouri |
Wheelbarrows, wagons, wooden boxes, tin buckets, and wide terracotta pots are excellent for creating miniature garden designs that any fairy would be delighted to inhabit.
Do you believe in fairies?
Two children in 1917, took a photograph, believed by some to be the first scientific evidence of the existence of fairies. The movie, FairyTale: A True Story (1997) is based on a factual accounts of two young girls that, somehow, had the ability to take pictures of winged beings. It caused quite a stir throughout England during the time of the first World War. Everyone, except the girls who think it's quite normal, were excited about this "photographic proof" that fairies exist... even the great Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Harry Houdini pay the girls a visit.
Movie: FairyTale: A True Story (1997)
http://search.yahoo.com/search?fr=mcafee&p=photos+from+the+moie+a+fairytale+a+true+story
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119095/
Why not create your own enchanted
"land where fairies dwell" and see what happens?
I'll add more photos, ideas and places to shop for miniature items for Fairy Gardens in my next blog.
Thanks for stopping by!
Come back often, and bring a friend!
Marcia Norwood
America's STORYTELLER
Telling Untold Stories in Photographs, Prose and Public Speaking
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