Just thought I'd throw mine in.

Adorable I love all the little animals

Thanks for the complement, I think there is a mini version of
your adorable dog in the middle of my mini!

I see her and one of my cats too Your mini is so relaxing I think I need to shrink down and grab a chair or maybe a hammock.

I have yet to do anything like that but it looks like a lot of fun.

This is completely awesome!! What a great mini garden! I love the animals too! TY so much for sharing this. How long have you been working on it?

Thank you. Well, I've always had some "Bonsai starter" plants in individual pots hanging around the house. At one point I thought I should put them together to aid with watering. Now I have about 3 spots where these plants are collected. Their Final Destination is my "Secret Garden" It's maybe a 10 X 10 foot area. I'll do three themes. (Old Lady with Road-Side Stand, Japanese Garden and Backpacking in the Sierra Nevada) The current mixmashed animals will make better sense then.
Maybe I'll do a video of it all once it's finished? It IS truly a "Secret Garden" almost completely unseen from all angles. Isn't it all just too much fun! Thanks for the nice comments!

How is this aging this summer?

Tiffany, Sorry I never answered your question. I missed it. My plants don't get much fertilizer (a bit of fish emulsion) and the table is in "Part-Shade", so they haven't grown much. I trim regularly too. When I finally transplant them all, I'm sure the roots will be intertwined. That will be my challenge. The height of this table makes it easy and fun. (tummy high) I'm not eager to change it. Eventually I want to transplant them to the big "Fairy Garden".

it is lovely.! The longer you look at the garden the more things you find...I love the trees,and the fence,,But where in the world did you find those lamps.? Never seen anything like them....

Fascinating update, TYVM! My 2 mini gardens are a bit lower than that, but I agree, their accessibility makes them so much fun to "check" often, and play with rearranging/adding stuff.

Shape's comment helped me notice the lamps, there really is so much going on! IDK if you made them, but it looks like they could be made by coiling wire around a marble?

I bought those goofy "lamps", but you are so right Tiffany, they would be really simple to make. A piece of copper wire and....yes, marbles. (Those marbles in particular are glow-in-the-dark) Just so much silly FUN!
Thanks Shape.

Lori - adorable scene! Love all the details.

Where do you get glow-in-the-dark marbles?

Very nice.

I think those marbles are out there at toy stores. If you sneak up at night to the Mini, all lights are out, but....
if you are wearing a bright head lamp and direct the light at the marbles, then shut off the headlamp, it's quite a show. Oh what a geek I am to be wandering these mountain lion hills only to reach a garden to relish the plants by moonlight.

I love it!