The Gnome House activity was a blast!

We had a great group show up to make gnome houses at Rock Wall Garden last week. There was no shortage of creativity, and simple clay pots soon became adorable little dwellings covered with moss, rocks and a mushroom stove pipe apiece.

Flower pots, moss, and a cute little gnome door were the main materials.

My own little gnome house which I had made as a demo, was in need of a wooded hillside setting. Unsold herbs such as strawberry mint and lemon balm can be invasive when planted outside, so I didn’t really want to put them next to the other plants in my three large gardens. They often have a more pleasant flavor if grown in a bit of shade.

We had instructions available for each step, but everybody had a different technique! And all the houses turned out great in the end!

Using my gnome house from the class, and a couple of log sections, I built a two story “gnome habitat” in a large planter and filled it with assorted herbs. The variety of leaves and aroma of herbs made an attractive woods around the little houses.

A satisfied Gnome House Builder!

I finished off the woods with a small stream made from glass rocks. Parsley, lemon balm, and strawberry mint are relatively slow growing as is also celery, so I’m hoping to keep back the “wilderness” around the gnome homes by regularly harvesting herbs.

My fairy garden and gnome house make the Rock Wall Garden greenhouse a magical place!