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Earth Day in the Miniature Garden

22/04/2013 at 12:10 pm · Filed under Because it's fun, D.I.Y. Ideas, Garden Art, Miniature Garden Accessories, Miniature Plants ·Tagged connecting, container gardening, DIY, fairy garden, garden, garden decks, garden furniture, gardening, green, happy earth day, hens and chicks, hobby, holidays, How to's, inspiration, Janit Calvo, miniature, miniature garden, miniature plants, new, plants, trend

A continuation of our Miniature Garden Series – Happy Earth Day, Mother Earth!

Earth Day in the Miniature Garden

If you are new to this super-fun series, we are in the process of creating at least twelve different themes for the same miniature garden this year. See what we’ve come up with to celebrate Earth Day today.

Valentine’s Day in the Miniature Garden

St. Patrick’s Day in the Miniature Garden

Spring / Easter in the Miniature Garden

What else do you put in your miniature garden for Earth Day except more earth-lovin’ plants?

Need some tips for ways to help the Earth? It’s also a great way to refresh your memory of the many different ways you can help us help ourselves: the Environmental Protection Agency’s website is here: http://www.epa.gov/earthday/tips.htm

We got the globe from a tube of animal toys made by Safari Ltd. Find the “Toobs” at your local toy store. Steve glued it to a skewer so we could mount it in the garden.

Happy Earth Day!

Where to find the items shown:

The plants in this container, counterclockwise from the bottom, front:
- Hens and Chicks
- Wooly Thyme
- Silver Mist Lily Turf
- Blue Moon Sawara Cypress
- Miniature Juniper – the ‘Compressa’ variety or the ‘Minitaure’ variety works. ~> Find them here.
(Note that all plants are not available at all times.)

Find the miniature garden decks here. Made of cedar, they come in “L” shaped too.

Find the tan colored bench here. Available in gray and ivory colors too.

Find the wee gnome here.

Find the Made in the USA birdhouse. Available in purple too.

Our How-To PDF instant download is here. It’s helpful to get you going!

Need a kit to help get you started? Find them here.

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Let us know what occasion or holiday you would like to see in the comment box below!

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Turtle Envy: Melanie’s Miniature Garden

18/04/2013 at 3:25 pm · Filed under Because it's fun, Customer Interaction, D.I.Y. Ideas ·Tagged animals, baby turtle, connecting, different kinds of turtles, garden, gardening, Humour, inspiration, Janit Calvo, miniature garden, nature, pet turtles, plants

Nemo’s Miniature Garden. Melanie and her husband found a baby box turtle last spring and create a habitat for him – miniature garden style!

Turtle Envy: Melanie’s Miniature Garden

When Melanie emailed us pictures of her miniature garden the other week, we sat and giggled – and then we wanted our own turtle. Here is her story of Miniature Gardening with Nemo down in Louisiana.

“My husband and I found a baby box turtle last spring. We’ve experimented with many different habitats. Our first one did not allow sufficient drainage. While we were at work, there came a downpour, when we arrived home we found our baby turtle hanging on by the eave of his modified bird-turtle house just a paddling – so we named him “Nemo.” To celebrate Nemo’s second spring with us we created a new home for him. My love of miniature gardening also provides a whimsical habitat for Nemo.”

I consider this a very good reason to move to Louisiana. ;o)

Turtle’s need a cool place to go when so they built a wee hollow for Nemo to take shelter in.

Turtles need proper care and diet just like dogs and cats do. There are a number of different kinds of turtles, and each one is a bit different in their needs. Here is a website that takes you through the different kinds of pet turtles here. Here’s a website with more information – and way more experience that we have on raising turtles – right here.

I wonder what he thinks of his garden? I wonder if turtles think? Lol! You can see the white edges of the big tub that Melanie and her husband made into Nemo’s habitat on the top and bottom of the photo. Drill containers like this so the rainwater can drain freely. A bigger hole in the bottom will let the critters and bugs into the container from the ground – and more food for Nemo too!

It appears that our miniature garden pond is a good watering hole for Nemo although it not is necessarily “food-safe.” The large Lagoon shape has a ledge that helps the turtle walk in and out of the pond easily. Turtles need their water changed daily to keep it free from contaminants that may get the wee turtle sick.

Melanie’s other Miniature Garden. Do you think Nemo sees the grass as greener over here? ;o)

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Miniature Gardening: It’s an International Affair

28/03/2013 at 2:11 pm · Filed under Because it's fun, Customer Interaction, Resources, The Business ·Tagged connecting, hobby, inspiration, Janit Calvo, japan, mini garden, mini gardne, miniature, miniature garden, romania, trend

Loosely quoted, “With a touch of magic, your beautiful garden will spring from your dreams. A bench leaning against a tree or a small fountain hidden among giant flowers will create a peaceful space you can escape to anytime.”

Miniature Gardening: It’s an International Affair

Sharing the new miniature garden hobby is too much fun. With customers throughout the world, it was inevitable that the international garden magazines would pick up on this latest huge garden niche / hobby. We were tickled when a couple of them came to us for pictures and input, here’s what came out of the connections. They told us what pictures they liked from our website/ this blog and our flickr-photo page and we sent back the high resolution photos for them to use.

Romania!

Here is a Home and Garden Magazine from Romania. They found some plant sources for those of you across the pond who need to find the right plants we use. Here is their website: www.casa-gradina.ro

Gradini in Miniatura – now you know how to say Miniature Garden in Romanian!

For some of the trees we use: http://www.multeplante.ro

For the Fairy Vine or Mulenbeckia:
www.eutopiamall.com

The article tells how to use slow-growing plants, where to place them and general potting tips on soil and fertilizer. Here’s a loosely edited quote from the article:

“Finally, add accessories – they make the difference between a simple flower pot and a miniature garden. For the planting seem more real, always use same scale (find it stated on the label products). Even if you put a doll, it’s nice to create the impression of human presence, this will create a story: a rake “forgotten” on the grass or miniature cup of tea on the table. Animals add charm to the arrangement.

For the translation, we used the handy Google Translate and had some help from my Romanian friend, and fine artist, Florin Brojba. (Wave! Wave! ;o)

Want to know more? Check out our About Miniature Gardening page on our new website that we are adding to each week here.

They even have the cover of our new book in the article too! Timber Press is everywhere!

The photo, middle-right, is Laney’s miniature garden from MS, she was one of our contest winners from last year. Way to go Laney! ;o)

Very sweet! A huge, warm thank you to Sabina Usurelu, the Garden Editor at Casa si Grandina!

Japan!!

This next article was such a pleasure to help with. From Japan! We’ve always known the Japanese are as equally enthralled with all things miniature, but to be ask to contribute was such a treat knowing that the art of bonsai, the grandfather of miniature gardening, has long roots in the history of Japan. And here they asked little ol’ me for photos of my work. I’m still giggling… check out the fun they had with this 6-page article.

Bises is a beautiful, full color, huge, glossy magazine dedicated to gardening in Japan. All kinds of flower and vegetable gardening, lots of roses, recipes, garden design and much more. I wish I could read Japanese!

I didn’t have any luck translating the Japanese in this article but I’m still going to try.

The editors at Bises loved our miniature garden shed made in 2005.

I love how they dissected the big garden into the smaller photos.

And here are some of their miniature gardens and plant suggestions.

Look for the woman in the photo in purple on the right side, just in front of the garden bed. She was ‘photoshopped’ in to look as if it was her garden. Too fun!

I love their miniature stonework – check out the stairs that the little guy is standing on.

“Watch out, tiny gardener! Here come the scissors!” Lol! Hey, they are probably giggling in Japan too! ;o) Check out those wonderful doors on the building. Small-leafed ivies and Baby Tears fill up the beds. I think that’s a small-leafed Sedum that the “giant” hand is cutting. Photo is from www.bises.co.jp

See the gardener on the bottom trimming the Rosemary? Lol! A big thank you to Ms. Hanako Yagi, the Editor in Chief at BISES.

This photo is just too sweet. Two tiny gardeners tending their miniature garden. The plants look like Scottish and Irish Moss for the lawn, Fairy Vine for the twiggy shrub in the back and small-leafed Sedums are in the pots in front of the building. Photo is from www.bises.co.jp

Hey, the Beatles had to make it big overseas before they were a hit in their own country – who knows what will happen in the brand new world of miniature gardening?

Most of the items in the photos are from our online store here.

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St. Patrick’s Day in the Miniature Garden

14/03/2013 at 2:57 pm · Filed under Because it's fun, D.I.Y. Ideas, For the New Gardener, Miniature Garden Accessories, Resources ·Tagged connecting, container gardening, craft, DIY, green, hobby, holidays, How to's, miniature garden, miniature plants, trend

St. Patrick’s Day in the Miniature Garden: We’re having fun using the same garden this year for every occasion that we can.

St. Patrick’s Day in the Miniature Garden

This year’s mission: to use the same garden for every occasion throughout the year – aaand we missed one already!

Dang.

We tried to rally a Mardi Gras miniature garden at the last minute, (I never see it coming!) but, it takes a while to figure out the accessories if you don’t have them on hand. Although, I could have painted a bench purple and throw some beads around the pot – but I looked – we didn’t even have any beads. (I know, right? I was ill-prepared! ;o)

So, let’s do St. Patrick’s Day, it’s my Grandmother’s favorite “holiday.”

With the help of some floral picks (the sign and the stars) we made this wee holiday work in the wee garden – only after collecting everything “green” we could find.

We found that tiny antique garland at our local miniature show. The hat came from an old stash found at a rummage sale. We painted the bench green, it’s made of balsa wood and shouldn’t be left out in the weather because it will fall apart quickly.

The world’s cutest St. Patrick’s Day cupcakes are by Ruth Stewart from Stewart Dollhouse Creations – link is below. She’s amazing! They make all-occasion treats the doilies too. (Note that these tiny miniatures are not waterproof or weatherproof.)

Our new, trusty miniature cedar decks can be stained or painted. That’s an upside-down pot that we used for a table. Small hen and chicks are the red-tipped rosettes, the fuzzy, grey-green plant to the left and right of it is Wooly Thyme.

The grass on the left is Silver Mist Lily Turf (new in our store!) the bushy shrub is Blue Moon Sawara Cypress, the taller column is a Miniature Juniper. This combination is slow-growing, for a full-sun spot, moderate watering, we let the soil dry out to barely damp in between watering sessions to avoid over-watering.

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May the luck of the Irish be with you, always.

Have a Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

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Miniature Garden Spotlight: Ann’s Miniature Worlds

07/03/2013 at 1:40 pm · Filed under Because it's fun, Customer Interaction, D.I.Y. Ideas, Fairy Gardening, For the New Gardener, Life-sized Gardening, Miniature Garden Accessories, Miniature Plants ·Tagged connecting, container gardening, DIY, garden, How to's, inspiration, miniature garden, miniature plants, plants, railroad gardening, small space gardening

A half-inch scale garden. The trees look like Myrtles, small-leafed sedums are in the garden bed and individual sedums are in the wee terra cotta pot. The patio furniture tells the scale.

Miniature Garden Spotlight: Ann’s Miniature Worlds

One of the fun parts of being in business is meeting others who are just as passionate as you are. I once had a woman come into my booth at a big garden show and said, “Your minis give me the squealies.” A new word for my dictionary at best. Lol!

Ann has been a customer of ours for just about forever. She is a Mom with the cutest and most curious little boy ever. Her husband, Erik, just got back from active duty in the Navy, (THANK YOU, ERIC!) and he is a model-maker-miniaturist too. They live in South Carolina and I can only imagine the fun that they have with their miniature gardening. I was delighted when Ann said I could post her pictures here for you to see.

A wee boxwood tree anchors the garden. Different colors of small-leafed Sedums and ground cover Thymes make up the understory of the garden. That is ground cover Thyme trailing down the front of the pot – it flowers in early summer.

Look at what Ann has done with the “lawn” or Irish Moss – she made the path out of lawn instead of pavers. So cute! Shrink me down to miniature now!

Methinks Ann dipped into Eriks’ model railroad stash – Lol! Wouldn’t you? Check out how well the tiny accessories force the scale of the “big” little trees.

Pretty greens and pinks create the charm in this garden. That pink one is called Tricolor Sedum. Notice the brickwork on the patio too – you can get the same results with our Mini Patio Mix Kit that create a permanent miniature patio that won’t wash away in the rain or watering.

Just darling! Ann trimmed up bigger succulents to create the trees. Look how meticulous the patio is – it’s just perfect. Again, the accessories tell the scale of the garden.

Who let the dog out? I love this rustic, free-form garden. That fluffy plant on the right is baby Asparagus Fern but it looks like tiny bamboo here. That’s a fairy vine on the left.

Their in-ground miniature garden that Erik helped set up the fountain and pond and then apparently was “kicked off the project” by Ann when it came time to do the miniature gardening. What fun! Check out the stand-alone structure that they made for it . You can see the stone wall that is built up and around the pond. Very clever!

Ann and Erik’s in ground mini garden looks like a fun project. The tiny plants tucked in among the rocks makes the whole rockery and garden fit together as one. Check out the tiny rock wall too!

The before picture: Ann took advantage of the garden as it was growing in and created a miniature graveyard for Halloween.

Back to summer – and a different view of of the garden. I love the different levels they created – it really piques the interest. You can see the edge of the pond if you look – otherwise it’s all viewed as one lovely rockery-pond.

The different plant colors keep the miniature garden bed interesting. Every plant in this rockery garden does well in full-sun. “Right plant, right place” for the best success.

The wee path invites the eye to follow it. It looks very natural and follows the edge of the mini garden beds on either side.

Tiny ducks in the reeds! These little thoughts place strategically throughout the miniature garden entice the viewer look for more details and surprises.

Very. Sweet. HO scale figures are from the model railroad industry.

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Hobbits at the Northwest Flower and Garden Show

22/02/2013 at 2:54 pm · Filed under Because it's fun, Life-sized Gardening ·Tagged connecting, flower and garden show, garden shows, gardening, Janit Calvo, northwest flower and garden show

A good hobbit is hard to find. Our fellow MG, Steve, fooling around in front of the Arboretum’s award winning display garden. Checkout his shoes! Lol!

Hobbits at the Northwest Flower and Garden Show

And here is our favorite full-sized display garden from this year’s show. Pillow Talk with Doris Day and Rock Hudson gardens.

Pillow Talk with Doris Day and Rock Hudson gardens at the NWFGS

Doris Day’s garden.

And Rock Hudson’s garden. They are both on the phone to each other but you can’t see the figure – only the phone. Too fun!

(Here’s the rest of the series in case you missed it: #1 of the Series, Part Deux, Part III, #4 and #5 from yesterday.)

To see more photographs of the full-sized displays, we’ve left it up to a professional, Mark Turner of Bellingham, Wa. Click here.

Going to a garden show near you this season? Here’s a quick blog of what plants to look for here.

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Miniature Gardening at Your Local Garden Show: Shopping Tips, #5

21/02/2013 at 9:29 am · Filed under Because it's fun, Conifers, Customer Interaction, For the New Gardener, Indoor Mini Gardens, Miniature Plants, Resources ·Tagged bedding plants, Conifers, connecting, container gardening, DIY, flower and garden show, garden shows, inspiration, Janit Calvo, miniature, miniature garden, miniature plants, nature, northwest flower and garden show, plants, shopping, trees and shrubs, trend

Looking for the right Miniature Garden plants at the garden shows this season? Here’s what to look for.

Miniature Gardening at Your Local Garden Show: Shopping Tips

Looking for the right Miniature Garden plants at the garden shows this season? We have some examples from our Northwest Flower and Garden Show that’s going on right now in Seattle. Here’s a quick overview what plants to look for.

(Here’s the rest of the series in case you missed it: #1 of the Series, Part Deux, Part III, and #4 from yesterday.)

Miniature Gardening at the Northwest Flower and Garden Show

Miniature Hostas are usually less than 3″ tall and great for dry, shady spots. If you’re in the PNW and have snails or slugs, they are great in pots too. ~> At the Naylor Creek Booth, (from the Olympic Peninsula) in the NWFGS plant market. Owner Jack said, “Any one called “Mouse” is a miniature!”

Miniature Trees and Shrubs: Look for a growth rate of under 3″ per year. And note the overall shape – upright column, upright broad, globe or spreading. The young conifers will grow to their adult shape after a couple of years. It should say on the tag!

Ravenna Gardens from right here in Seattle, have some really cute Monteray Cypress in 4″ pots. The Monteray cypress is a bit faster growing than 3″ per year but with plants this small, we can still enjoy them in the miniature garden for several years. (Note that there are several common names for this one, Lemon, Wilma Goldcrest, etc.)

You can find an wide selection of ‘miniature bedding plants‘ or ground covers. Look for slow growing, short and small-leafed. Think about layers in the garden bed while you shop – different plant heights create a more interesting garden.

Air plants (tillsandias) are great miniature garden plants for your indoor pots. Easy to care for. Visit Rick and Barb at Owens Gardens in the plant market. They are just north of the city and they have been at every single Northwest Flower and Garden Show since it started 25 years ago.

Several vendors have miniature and dwarf conifers for sale. Think about where your miniature garden will live first, and get the appropriate tree to suit. Full sun plants for full sun, shade plants for shady spots, etc. Canadian shoppers at the NWFGS can get their plants certified by the USDA right here at the show so you can bring them across the border.

Miniature Roses!! They are just the cutest thing in the whole wide world AND they HAVE TONS OF THEM here: http://www.HeirloomRoses.com. Even the leaves are miniature!

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Miniature Gardening at the Northwest Flower and Garden Show, Part Deux

18/02/2013 at 1:16 pm · Filed under Because it's fun, Life-sized Gardening, The Business ·Tagged connecting, creativity, garden shows, hobby, inspiration, Janit Calvo, miniature garden, seattle, trend

Hey Hercules! One of the many, many reasons I love my husband – he can lift heavy pots to strange places!!

Miniature Gardening at the
Northwest Flower & Garden Show

Welcome to part two of this series of blog posts for the Northwest Flower and Garden Show.

Load-in was yesterday and, as usual, it was a fine balance of organized chaos. It looks a lot worse than it really is. AND it always takes days to get organized and to set up – but it’ll take minutes to dissemble!

Miniature Gardening at the Northwest Flower & Garden Show

Load ‘em up! We got the bulky stuff into our garden truck… doesn’t look like much, huh?

Our big miniature garden is trapped in so it wouldn’t slide around. We place it on cardboard so we can slide it to the back of the truck-bed.

More flowers are tucked in here and there – bracing them so they don’t slide out of the truck on the viaduct.

… and the rest of the plants into Bruce’s van.

On our way to the Seattle Convention Center. That’s the Skybridge where we will be displaying.

No, really, everyone is organized – really! Lol!

Load everything in, sort it out and start building!

Get the trim on and the facade in place and everything else will follow.

Judith Jones from Fancy Fronds Nursery lent us an array of really cool ferns for the display. Judith is a fern-aholic, quite entertaining and extremely knowledgeable – I learn something everytime I speak with her! She’s creating a Teddy Bear’s Picnic with her co-conspirator, Vanca Lumsden – can’t wait to see what this very creative garden duo come up with! It’s always fun!

Inside the Convention Center: Huge trucks, bull-dozers and the piles of compost and sawdust are for the big display gardens – or “full-size” gardens as we like to call them. Another reason to go with miniature gardening – it’s much easier on the back!

We’re going back again today – and I’ll get some more sneak peeks for you – stay tuned!

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Miniature Gardening at the Northwest Flower and Garden Show, 2013

16/02/2013 at 1:20 pm · Filed under Because it's fun, The Business ·Tagged business, connecting, container gardening, craft, DIY, french queen, Garden Art, gardening, Humour, inspiration, Janit Calvo, miniature garden, miniature gardens, miniature plants, moses lake, northwest flower and garden show, plants, seattle, trend

Preparing for the Marie Antoinette Display at the Northwest Flower and Garden Show this weekend. This is a tiny Hameau for one of our display gardens – the young French Queen sought solace in her faux cottages and farm buildings set up around the palace grounds that make delicious fodder for the miniature gardens!

Miniature Gardening at the
Northwest Flower & Garden Show

I’m taking you with me this year.

We’re going on a visual romp of the Private Realm of Marie Antoinette – and then some!

That’s our theme for our annual display at the Northwest Flower and Garden Show in Seattle this coming week. This year we are teaming up with the very creative and knowledgeable mind of Mr. Bruce Bailey of Heavy Petal Nursery in Moses Lake to bring you a taste of this young Queen’s inner life.

Did you know what she was a plant-nut as well as a trend setter and fashionista? Neither did we until we dug deeper into her … private realm – ! Lol!

So, this is the first of the series for this long week ahead. I’m going to try to do one a day and show not only our display work, but I’ll take you into show to see what kinds miniature gardening we can find now that this trend is upon us. It’ll be nice to have some company in this niche, it’s our 9th year doing a display and more than not, we were the only ones with miniature gardens – plugging along… Lol! But I bet that changes this year!

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And here’s the start of your visual romp! (I just wanted to say that again.)

Planning, planning, planning. We start with a lot of ideas and the ones that are doable eventually emerge as the deadline draws closer.

Bruce paints the backdrop as Steve horses around. Humor is a required ingredient in doing these shows!

Bruce found the PERFECT chairs – they aren’t authentic Louie XVI so we had no problems painting them to match the display.

Marie Antoinette created a faux farm and had her servants tie ribbons on the sheep, clean the eggs in the chicken coop and even created fake rivers and ponds for her swans. Oh to be a Queen!

Bruce’s painting on the backdrop to bring some Chinoiserie (a fancy word for Chinese-style) into the display. Marie Antoinette was heavily influenced by the new furniture, art and decor from China during the late 1700s.

Moo Poo Tea is a life saver when one tries to revive dormant plants to get them ready for the show in the dead winter. Moo Poo Tea is a soil conditioner to add to your water – so you give the plants a little boost every time you water and it’s 100% organic. While us miniature gardeners tend to shy away from fertilizers, it really helps during showtime.

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Miniature Gardening Call for Submissions

31/01/2013 at 3:17 pm · Filed under Because it's fun, Customer Interaction ·Tagged connecting, container gardening, gardening, hobby, inspiration, miniature garden, new, plants

Mary’s Miniature Pond Garden. That’s a Jean’s Dilly Dwarf Spruce tree – perfect for full-sun containers or in the garden bed.

Miniature Gardening: Call for Submissions

The Two Green Thumbs Miniature Garden Center website renovation is now underway and – besides craving a magic wand to speed things up – we are in need of your input!

Want to be included in the new miniature garden galleries on the new website? Any theme, any size,

Ada’s Miniature Garden with a young Pieris japonica ‘Little Heath’

indoor or outdoors photos of mini gardens are needed.

If you have purchased any plants, accessories or patio material from the online store or the etsy store, and want to share how you use TGT plants and products in your miniature gardens in our new galleries – this is a call for YOU!

A Miniature Garden with a Moonfrost Hemlock

Why base the photos on Two Green Thumbs’ products?

As fellow miniature gardeners, we are a lot like you and strive for realistic gardens in miniature. The attention to scale is the precise point where the enchantment is able to happen. Of all the companies and competing miniature garden stores out there now, the TGT line of high quality plants and products is the only line that can stand up to the scale and realism that you need to easily create a magical miniature garden scene.

Two Green Thumbs Miniature Garden Center makes it easy for you to achieve that enchantment in your gardens because our products are based in realism and are true to scale – whether it be small, medium or large scale (quarter inch, half-inch and one inch scale, respectively.) No resin houses, no fantasy furniture and no fast growing, out of scale plants that won’t deliver the magic. If it doesn’t happen in your full-sized gardens, it simply won’t look like a true garden in miniature.

Ryan’s Miniature Garden. Teeny Mugo Pine on the left, a Fernspray Cypress on the right.

But, Janit, it’s January!?!? My garden is under a foot of snow!

If you don’t have a picture of your miniature garden yet, we’ll put out another call in the summer for more submissions. This post is to get your creative garden juices flowing again.

How to Submit Your Photo

- Here are some photography tips to help get your best shot of your garden here.

- Your first name, city and State will be on each of your photos. (If you want to use your full name for the photo credit, do let us know.)

- Send medium to low resolution pictures. If you are not sure of what this means, just send your photos and we’ll take care of this techno-gobblety-gook on our end.

- Email your photos to: info@TwoGreenThumbs.com

Need inspiration? Checkout the old galleries here – each one is different!

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