I was invited by the head of the Cincinnati Flower & Garden Show to create an exhibit for their Spring 2009 event, which was themed as 'Fairies in the Garden', and ran for 2 weeks in April. She had seen examples of my elf & fairy houses on the landscape website. They provided me with an 8' diameter round plywood top on cement blocks, surrounded with black cloth skirt. The rest was up to me. It was a wonderful experience, using both my gardening and artistic abilities. I did have to press my family muscle into service for the big stuff (the hypertuffa boulders, sand, and smaller rocks delivered & placed as well as some planting) but the design & final say were all mine.
I incorporated nearly all native plants, including local wildflowers and moss from our woods, my elf & fairy houses, and my bonsai junipers & chinese elm trees to add to the mountain scale feel. It was very well received, and I won an award for my plant choices and design.
I incorporated nearly all native plants, including local wildflowers and moss from our woods, my elf & fairy houses, and my bonsai junipers & chinese elm trees to add to the mountain scale feel. It was very well received, and I won an award for my plant choices and design.
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