Even if you don't believe that faeries exist..you are welcome....
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The realm of faeries and elves is divided into four groups: the earth spirits - elves, gnomes, and trolls; the water spirits - nymphs, undines and water sprites; the air spirits - sylphs; and the fire spirits salamanders. It is important that your garden be an environment that welcomes all living beings, especially faeries and elves.
The elves are hidden in flowers and trees, scattered across the forest floor, hammering at their crystal and gold. In the twilight, the faeries flit about from flower to flower, causing mysterious twinklings of light which invite you to follow. The way into Faerie is easy to find, if you remember not to look for it. Closing your eyes, you fall into the magic realm that steps cannot find.
ENTER INTO THE FAIRIES' WORLD
The Faeries awake each day to greet the scented garden air. They love to play at the bottom of the garden amongst the flower beds.Here they are busy with faery tea parties and collecting blooms.
Create a garden that is conductive to all life. Put up birdhouses, birdbaths and bird feeders, bat houses and hummingbird feeders.
Plant flowers and plants that are attractive to bees and butterflies. Faeries are attracted to any place where there are butterflies. Put nuts out for the squirrels.
Whatever you do to bring life to your garden will bring faeries as well.
Here is a short list of plants that attract beautiful butterflies and faeries to your garden:
Achillea millefolium (common yarrow)
Aster novi-belgii (New York aster)
Chrysanthemum maximum (shasta daisy)
Coreopsis grandiflora/verticillata (coreopsis)
Agastache occidentalis (western giant hyssop or horsemint)
Lavendula dentata (French lavender)
Rosemarinus officinalis (rosemary)
Thymus (thyme)
Buddleia alternifolia (fountain butterfly bush)
Buddleia davidii (orange-eye butterfly bush, summer lilac)
Potentilla fruitiosa (shrubby cinquefoil)
Petunia hybrida (common garden petunia)
Verbena (verbenas, vervains)
Scabiosa caucasica (pincushion flowers)
Cosmos bipinnatus (cosmos)
Zinnia elegans (common zinnia)
Install a small fountain or waterfall or put in a fishpond. You might want to include statues of faeries. Anything that reflects light or is colourful and moving particularly attracts the gnomes and elves. Both faeries and water sprites like the splashy sound and sight of a fountain.
Leave an area of your garden a bit wild and not too cultivated. Faeries. It need not be a large space, but having one area that is dedicated to the faeries will make them feel very welcome.
Ask faeries and elves to come to your garden. "Where Intention goes, energy flows." Whatever you place your conscious awareness on, you will pull into your life. As you put your attention on faeries and gnomes and the elemental realm, they will respond by being drawn into your garden.
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