Right, planting time!! The first area I planted up was the lawn and the edge of the stream area. Only a few of the alpines were able to be split and unfortunately the one I used for the hedge did not have a label and I can’t remember what it is!!! But here is a picture of it!

This was separated into smaller pieces and used as a hedge along the fence at the side of where the river will be. Next I planted the prostrate thyme as the lawn, and as it could not be split I also added the moss, but I think I will go and buy another couple of the thymes to help the lawn fill out faster.

Next I added the conifer to give some height and interest at the back of the lawn and as you can see from the picture I planted forget-me-nots which I split from other areas around my garden to edge the lawn until the thyme grows. These will have to be removed at a later date as I believe they grow and spread much too fast to be part of a fairy garden.

I then planted the area around the log patio, I wanted this to represent a herbaceous flower bed. Once again I planted the conifer at the back for interest and height and added the box privet, which I trimmed to make it shorter and rounder. I then put in all of the alpines and thymes that I had left. I was able to split the leptinella and the sedum and so was able to spread these around the edge of the patio as well as in the flower bed. There are still a few gaps so I will keep my eye out for some more plants to fill these.

Now it’s a case of keep watering and checking to see if they are happy in the compost mix and their home under the tree!!

Next week adding the path and the stream!

Bye for now

Jackie 🙂