Add These Dollar Tree Mini Fairy Houses To Add A Touch Of Magic To Your Indoor Garden

Fairy gardens have been around since the early part of the 20th century (and possibly even before). They tapped into two popular trends — a belief in fairies and gnomes and the rising popularity of miniature gardens — which converged to create tiny garden magic. While the modern world still sees its fair share of fairy gardens filled with small plants, whimsical DIY garden fairy doors and charming tiny houses, there is another trend that's just as fun: Bringing these little gardens indoors by using fairy garden elements to decorate potted planters. Moreover, DIYers are fortunate enough to have retail outlets like Dollar Tree to help them turn fairy garden inspirations into reality.

It's easy to see why. With mini fairy garden accessories such as houses, little bridges (minus the trolls), tiny chairs, and even miniature gnomes and fairies, Dollar Tree should be among your first stops when you're ready to build your own magical mini-garden. How many of these items you get and what kind will depend upon the number of planters you intend to fill. 

The project additionally requires an assortment of potted plants. What kind is up to you. Finally, to save some cash and add unique design elements to your tabletop garden decor, hunt down garden urn planters at second-hand stores or Facebook marketplace. Ideally, they'll be whimsical containers that will inspire you to fill them with the bounty of fairies.

With this project, it's easiest to play around with the plants first. While you can work with just a single plant in a pot, it's more fun to arrange a couple of different kinds of smaller plants in the space. This creates the look of a miniature forest, setting the scene for a proper fairy garden. If you're looking for small plants to include, consider succulents like the string of pearls and donkey's tail. Scotch moss is a good option for creating a plot of "grass" for your fairies to dig their toes into. If you're already growing a small herb garden in a tiny kitchen, that's a perfect fairyland. 

Once you've arranged the plants in the pots, it's time to set up the fairy garden elements. Because you're working in such a small space, you'll want to be careful not to overdo it. Depending on the size of the pot you're working with, you may only need to add a single piece, like a miniature fairy house, at the base of the plants.

However, here are some additional ideas for your fairy garden that are downright magical if you do add more than one element. Although the garden is mouse-sized, it might help to keep the interior design concept of the rule of threes in mind. This means not only three plants of different heights, but three different fairy garden objects as well. Perhaps you could match a tiny house with a birdbath and a small bench to keep everything looking balanced and beautiful.