This article will show you how to make your own fairy garden out of a broken pot. 

Fairy Garden Tutorial

It is easy to make a fairy garden! Just start with that old broken clay pot you found while getting the porch ready for spring. This article will break down how to do it.

Step-by-Step Instructions

1. Save Your Broken Pot
2. Clean the Pot
3. Let It Dry
4. Break Up One of the Larger Pot Shards
5. Fill the Pot With Soil
6. Prepare Your Plants
7. Arrange Plants and Shards
8. Add Steps
9. Add Fairies

 

Step 1: Save Your Broken Pot

Save your broken clay pots and turn all you find into a charming fairy garden.

 

Step 2: Clean the Pot

Remove the old soil and scrub it clean.

 

 

 

Step 3: Let It Dry

Leave it to dry out thoroughly.

 

 

Step 4: Break Up One of the Larger Pot Shards

Use a hammer to break one or two (or more) of the larger pieces into smaller pieces. It will depend on the size of your clay pot and how it is broken.

 

Step 5: Fill the Pot With Soil

Fill the remaining pot with fresh, clean potting soil.

 

Step 6: Prepare Your Plants

Get your plants ready to plant. I used succulents.

 

I also used blue lobelia

 

 

Step 7: Arrange Plants and Shards

Arrange the plants and pieces of the broken clay pot.

 

Step 8: Add Stair Steps

Don’t forget to add stair steps. 

 

Step 9: Add Fairies

Now magical beings can climb up to live in your fairy garden.