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How to Choose a Garden Fairy Gnome

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Stroll through an enchanted garden of emerald greens, majestic sunflowers and cascading nasturtiums to find the fairy gnome living in the garden. Fairy gnomes live quiet lives playing and gathering as communities in special gardens designed to welcome the wee folk.

From Quick Guide: Decorating with Garden Gnomes
Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Instructions

Things You'll Need:

  • Wind chimes
  • Gazing globes
  • Garden flags
  • Crystals
  • Fairy dust
  1. Step 1

    Choose a playful water fairy for a special spot near the pond, stream or water garden. Water fairies love to gaze at their reflection in a small pool close to the water lilies.

  2. Step 2

    Find gnomes with names like Euphoria, Arwin, Lillyanna and Titania and they are sure to be garden fairies perfectly suited for a wildflower or woodland garden.

  3. Step 3

    Select a garden fairy statue posed as a sleeping pixie, wishing fairy or playful gnome. These structures are available in a wide price range based on choice of materials such as bronze, resin or concrete.

  4. Step 4

    Add shiny wind chimes, gazing globes and garden flags to the garden decor to attract fairies. A gazing globe mesmerizes a fairy. Garden globe holders are available as a fairy gnomes holding or staring at a small globe.

  5. Step 5

    Choose a fairy dressed in the leaves of the "Great Oak," the tree cherished by the wee folk for its leaf clothing, acorn hats and food source. Hang crystals near an oak tree by the garden to welcome other fairies.

  6. Step 6

    Buy garden fairies as part of other garden accessories and not just a gnome. Terra-cotta plaques, bird feeders, rain gauges and other garden art are all available with a fairy motif.

  7. Step 7

    Sprinkle fairy dust with the children in the garden and along the pathways to show them the garden is fairy-friendly.

  8. Step 8

    Plant a garden that fairies love full of sunflowers, nasturtiums and the fairy-faced pansy. Fairies are resourceful and use these plants for clothing, food and protection.

  9. Step 9

    Select yarrow, thyme, coneflowers and lavender for a fairy gnome and their garden. Grow year-round tulips in the same bed so fairies have them for baby beds and clothing.

  10. Step 10

    Place a fairy gnome in the orchard where fairies hold spring festivals among the blossoming apple and cherry trees.

  11. Step 11

    Opt for a garden fairy with lights that are solar, battery or electric-powered. These lovely gnomes enchant a backyard path or wooded area for romantic evening strolls through the garden.

Tips & Warnings
  • Keep the cat out of the garden if you want fairies in the garden.

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