Falling in Love with Fall

Hi ,

I hope you're enjoying the fall and are safe from the weird storms across the country. Right now, we're enjoying stellar 70F+ days here in Seattle this weekend so the mandate is: "Get out in it!" because we never know how long it will last. It really is nature's way to telling us to enjoy the "now."  

ABOVE - 8 years of JOY: we just took apart this 8-year miniature garden experiment this week. Sniff! BUT what a joy to have around to play with! See the "before" photo below. 

It was planted with "larger" trees and shrubs to make, what we hoped would be, a "one-sixth-scale miniature garden. (1/6 scale = GI Joe & Barbie scale.) But it wasn't big enough so I used it for a large Size / one-inch scale garden instead. 

It'll have its own page in the Miniature Garden Society now that we've come full circle with it - the box  started falling apart so we were forced to take it apart. 

Today's Miniature Garden Tip!

Before you go and drag your pots and containers into the garage for the winter, STOP and double-check if you really have to. 

A lot of our plants and trees that we recommend for miniature gardening belong outdoors for the winter - THAT'S what makes them so easy to maintain. They need the change in light, and the change in temperatures, to know when to go dormant and rest. 

So, if you've chosen "the right plant for the right place," not only is it healthier for the plant, it's MUCH easier to maintain for YOU. 

You see, every plant has a dormant period (like us!) and if you don't give them that dormant period by keeping them warm and under lights for 12 hours a day, they'll think it's still summer and continue to grow. And thinking it still summer, they won't get the trigger to go dormant and they'll get stressed out. When a plant - any plant and us as well! - gets stressed, it lowers its resilience to ward-off pests and problems on its own. 

The golden garden rule is golden for a reason: Happy plants = happier YOU!  

More over-wintering tips to come! 

Got a question? Hit reply. :o)

A gentle reminder to be gentle with each other, we have more in common with each other than we think. 

Make Optimism a Habit, See the Good, 

BEFORE - 2015: Steve and I in front of our "one-six" miniature garden in 2015, just after we built it for the launch of the Miniature Garden Society. It was raised up on a big industrial spool to waist-height for years before it collapsed last year and we had to lower the planter about 4 feet, to the ground, as you can see in the "after" photo, above. 

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Recent Feedback from a New Member:

"It is full of information - it's a bit overwhelming but awesome!" 

ICYMI - there are now TWO different levels of membership for your miniature gardening pleasure, because we want you to be able to use this info!

• Mini Garden Lite: $35 level if you just need the info. 
• Fellowship: $75 level if you want 
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  • access to everything all at once, 
  • email support and 
  • a standing 15% discount for our Two Green Thumbs store!

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Thank you Anne Marie from PA! And thank you for your kind note too! I passed the kudos along to Steve - and a coffee. Lol!

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