We were gobsmacked to have been asked to write a foreword for a book about miniature gardens. We were so excited that we immediately called a meeting of all the garden fairies near and far to read the book and offer our opinions before turning it over to our scribe and most trusted garden fairy, Violet Greenpea Maydreams.
We garden fairies like how the book is organized. In the first part, Katie, the author, explains what a miniature garden is and what it is not, and writes about the importance of scale and design and the right plants so that the garden just looks right once it has been planted. She also tells how to care for the gardens, which we garden fairies think is of utmost importance because whether large or small, a garden that has not been cared for is one that we will leave faster than a rabbit can eat a row of green beans.
We garden fairies love that the book covers both indoor gardens as well as outdoor gardens. Don’t think for one minute that we garden fairies wouldn’t go inside in the winter if there were a good indoor garden to stay in. We would! We do!
But what really made us happiest was that Katie did not finish her miniature gardens by adding little plastic statues of garden fairies to all of them. We garden fairies believe in garden features like fountains, chairs, and arbors that are sized for a miniature garden. However, when people plant life-sized gardens, do they put life-sized people mannequins in those gardens? They do not. That would be ridiculous! We rest our case on why Katie’s miniature gardens, which are like regular gardens, only smaller, are just the right size for anyone who enjoys creating something beautiful and living either for the outdoors or indoors.
We are garden fairies, and we put our stamp of approval on this book. Yours truly,
Violet Greenpea Maydreams
Chief Scribe for the Garden Fairies at May Dreams Gardens, www.maydreamsgardens.com