Last weekend I had the opportunity to visit Lynn McEntire and learn how to plant a living miniature container garden. After enjoying a poolside luncheon, we got started. See the Tutorial on how to make your own living miniature container garden, including videos!
Lynn has spent many hours working in her delightful in-ground miniature garden. She found that miniature gardening is just like gardening in full size – it is hard work, but rewarding! Lynn has found much of her inspiration and many of her plants and accessories at the Two Green Thumbs online shop.
The video above gives a short tour of the garden – it was made in the full sun and is a little shaky, but hopefully it will give you some ideas for your own garden! (I’ll work on my video-taking skills!) She grew many of her own miniature plants in a small greenhouse on her deck.
Gardman R687 4-Tier Mini Greenhouse
Almost any container will do for a miniature garden – even a tea cup!
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Your video skills are fine (pretty darn good in my estimation!).
Nice creation
thank you!
I have been wanting to do one of these miniature gardens for a while now and after this horrible heat we had this summer, I’m thinking that’s the way to go!
My gardens have survived in the shade during the hot summer – except for one little tree! I keep watering it, hoping it will come back!
These are adorable! I’d love to have one of my own but I’m afraid it wouldn’t do well inside and I live in an urban area.