The Making of our "Fixer Upper" inspired Miniature Garden...

 O.K.....let's face it...who isn't inspired by the incredible duo of Fixer Upper, Chip and Joanna Gaines?  Well the answer is....no one.  They, with their amazing talent and joyful spirits, have simply inspired everyone!  I'm not a big TV watcher except for HGTV and of course my favorite show, along with the rest of the country is Fixer Upper! It's my Tuesday night date with the television plus all reruns of course!  

So since I have the wonderful pleasure of working in a greenhouse at Central Farmers Supply... Melissa, my good friend and partner in all things "dirt" decided to create a "Fixer Upper" miniature garden.  Inspired by Chip and Joanna's beautiful farm...we tried to incorporate elements that remind us all of a happy, peaceful place that anyone would love to call home.

 We started with an old galvanized wash tub that had the perfect patina for our mini garden (thanks Mrs. E) ...drilled in some holes to help with drainage...

Next, we turned over a pot to take up some space to save on soil plus it makes it not as heavy to move around...

...we added some quality potting mix...

We began to put together items that reminded us of Magnolia Farms...

...This was our "dry run"...

We planted the Pixie Plants in the garden first...our lil' garden only has a total of 6 plants...then we began to add in the Miniature Garden items...

Next we laid out our veggie garden and added the moss around some of the items we had placed...

We placed some plastic down for the walkways - this keeps the rocks from "sinking"...

We even planted small succulents in the mini pots...

Of course, we had to have a chicken coop and little rooster placed just to the left of the white farmhouse...

Just like at Magnolia Farms...a white arbor and chandelier - only thing missing from this is a farmhouse table and benches...we will have to work on that...

A cute little dog guards the mini greenhouse - now, if we could only grow Joanna's favorite pink roses in there...we'd be doing really good!

...Flower pots by the front door...

And their it is...even with its own windmill..

...Our Fixer Upper inspired miniature garden...we just love how it turned out...and the best part of it is...we get to share it with our customers each day and have lots of great conversations about how that show has made such a positive impression on so many people!

 So thank you Chip and Joanna....for sharing your talents, your family, your laughter and your beautiful home and farm with us all!  May God continue to bless you and your endeavors!  Looking forward to Season 4!

Cathy