These brilliant red monarda flowers cozied up to a bit of magenta phlox and day lilies are a brilliant bit of Maine Garden Magic.                   Harvesting Fairy dusted flowers for arrangements is one of the most pleasant ways I can think of to spend a morning, or […]

Trolls are an elusive group and among the largest inhabitants of the Fairy Kingdom as well as perhaps the most misunderstood. Here on the north side of a small mountain in Maine we live and work side by side all sorts of magical beings including a Clan of Trolls. Some Troll facts : Did you […]

As August approaches, fairy folk work diligently alongside the grand children as we harvest and prepare our foods for winter storage.                   Early each morning the fairies add an extra sprinkling of fairy dust to help ripen and mature our fruit and vegetable crops.       […]

July is a fairy fine month here at the farm.                 For the Home Place Fairies who have worked so hard all spring and summer tending the gardens it is a month of merriment and playfulness. Our gardens are bursting with flowers and vegetables. The fruits in the […]

As the sun rises here on the north side of a small mountain in Maine                   everything is exactly as it should be.                   Fairy Folk rise early and begin dusting their magical fairy dust ground precious and fine. […]

The day began just like any other and then something happened and nothing was ever quite the same. Anniversary: A day of acknowledgement, a special occasion of gratitude or woe. On the 20th of July, the Home Place Fairies and I celebrate a private anniversary of great significance.               We […]

Early in the morning the Home Place Fairies Nightingale, La Rosa and Delphinia affectionately greet Old Horse.               Old Horse is their companion; the loyal guardian of all the Home Place Fairies.                   Through the long cold months of winter Old […]

In late July the lovely green wide leaved annual herb Basil tastes especially fine and we traditionally make pesto to freeze for the winter months.               I plant our Basil in mid to late April from seed in my greenhouse and transplant the seedlings come late May into raised beds […]

Magic Happens in Every Garden.                   All you have to do is look.                   Helping the Home Place Fairies spread fairy dust on lovely June Poppies in Maine.    

A hot July afternoon is the perfect time for hosting a fairy tea party.