The Garden Fairy Ring is a very simple way to display your flowers in your garden in a muti-tiered planter. Making the ring consists of simply constructing or building the walls and filling them with soil, however location and choice of flowers play an important role in the success of your Fairy Ring.

We added this Fairy Ring to the side of our beach house in a bed of Baby Tears. This gives the effect of forest floor similar to moss. We have several varieties of flower already in our garden but that changes every year. This Fairy Ring will consist of mixed color Impatiens (Pink, purple, white). The bottom layer will also consist of Baby Tears. Eventually the Baby Tears cover the whole mound walls and all leaving the flowers peeking out of the top like icing on the cake.

We were lucky enough to find a length of 4 inch backer board or planter edging. It is made of a compound plastic that will not erode in the soil so you can use it again and again.

Simply loop it around until it is the size you prefer and then cut it with a hack saw. Once it is cut you can drill two holes in either end so that they will line up when you place the edging end to end. I used a heavy guage steel wire to fasten the ends together but you can also use plastic twine or even zip ties.

Be sure the tied ends of your wire are joined on the inside of the ring or they will show and look kinda funky on the outside.

Obviously, when you place the rings in the soil you can place the seam to the back of the display unless the ring is out in the open such as your front yard etc. IN which case you will want to be sure that the wire joining the ends is fastened on the inside of the ring.

We made this ring only eighteen inches around on the base and only two tiers but you could potentially make the ring virtually any size you like and with even more tiers again, as many as you like.

Once you have placed the ring into the ground you are ready to fill the first layer with soil. This is a good time to add fertilizer if you decide to use it because you can mix it more evenly into the soil. Follow the directions for using fertilizer as per the manufacturer.

Fill with soil to within one inch of the top of the edging. Leave only enough room so as not to spill the soil over the sides when you plant your flowers and/or grass/moss/Baby Tears.

Now you are ready to add the next layer/ring. Follow the same steps above for the next tier. You can make the next ring much smaller for affect or even just small enough to fit into the edge of the first ring and build up your walls a little. Either way the construction is the same. I made my second tier just three inches in diameter smaller than the first so that I have small shelves or steps climbing up the sides. Again, depending upon how much room you have, you can build the ring as high or as big as you like dependent only on your imagination.

Now fill the top ring with soil and fertilizer. Soon you'll be ready to plant your flowers. Fill the soil to within one inch of the top of the edging. Leaving room for planting your plants and not spilling over the top.

The next step is up to you. You can plant absolutely any type of flower, grass, moss, vine, bulb or herb you like. The limitations are only as previlent as your imagination. Enjoy!!!