What is a magical garden? Magical gardens are beautiful, whimsical landscapes filled with myths, mysteries and magic, drama and dreams, secrets, adventure and romance. When it comes to such garden designs, you’re limited only by your imagination but we’ve gathered some ideas to get you inspired.
What Plants To Choose For A Magical Garden?
Plants for magical garden designs are up to you, so select those that you enjoy. Include vining plants like morning glory, sweet peas or honeysuckle to climb over a trellis or fence. Hosta and ferns are ideal for shady corners and create a feeling of peace and romance. Plant honeysuckle or old-fashioned roses to fill your fantasy garden with a sweet aroma. Other aromatic plants include lilac, freesia, nicotiana, wisteria, jasmine and gardenia. Weeping trees, ornamental grass, or plants with seed pods rattle in the breeze work well and will add sound to your garden, too.
This magical branch arbor is covered with greenery and string lights, it can be a nice decoration for a magical garden.
Cute colorful mushroom figurines of porcelain or other durable materials will be funny and lovely outdoor decor with a touch of magic.
A colorful mosaic bird bath is a nice fit for a bright garden with a fairy-tale feel, surround it with bold blooms.
A stone path lined up with pastel and bright blooms ends up with a little dining space surrounded with more flowers.
A whimsical tea time space with hanging colorful teaware and cages and a rattan chair is inspired by Alice in Wonderland.
A fun and colorful fairy space with various figurines as decor or a space for your kids' playing.
A garden bed turned into a fairy space with houses, paths, a river, various plants and moss looks amazing.
A beautiful waterfall styled as a vintage well covered with lush greenery and blooms is a beautiful solution for a magical garden.
Stick to unusual pathways, for example, this one made of large tree slices and surrounded with pink blooms.
A fairy flower bed with a pebble house, a pinecone, some stones, a birdbath and much more to take a look at.
A rough stone pathway accented with purple fillers and lined up with beautiful lanterns will look magical at night.
A tall fairy house covered with blooms and greenery will be a nice decoration or a kids' play space if you have any.
A witchy garden decoration made of an old stump holding a vintage mirror - it will take you a minute to repeat!.
How To Light Up A Magical Garden?
Lighting creates a magical, other-worldly atmosphere in magical garden designs. A string of white holiday lights works well in nearly any enchanted garden. If you have a pond or fountain, place lights strategically where they will reflect. Also, consider solar pathway lights or tiki torches. I also love the idea of mushroom-shaped and flower-shaped lights that can be placed along the paths and on garden beds, they really create a mood.
A quirky and colorful mushroom fairy house is a fun decoration for a magical garden and can be a kids' toy at the same time.
A semi-circle clad with stones, with a stump and colorful lanterns plus blooms around feels like some witchy.
A mystical green space with ferns and an arch covered with greenery and lights is a cool outdoor nook.
A colorful garden made whimsical with light blue gazing balls styled as large flowers looks absolutely unique.
Rounded garden beds with pastel blooms of various kinds that feel like wildflowers because of how they are planted.
A colorful space done with lots of bright flowers, a simple path, lanterns along it and a single gazing ball on a stand.
Bold spotted mushroom figurines are amazing to style an enchanted garden, place them along your paths.
A staircase accented with candle lanterns, petals and lights on the trees plus blooming shrubs is adorable and fairy-tale inspired.
Make or buy such cool celestial lights and illuminate your garden at night giving it a unique celestial feel.
Large bright mushroom figurines will bring a lot of fun to your garden, they can be placed in garden beds or next to the flowers.
A colorful garden bed with purple and red flowers and small mushroom-shaped lights adding an enchanted feel to it.
Small poisoned mushroom lamps will make your garden feel enchanted and will add specil coloring to your outdoors.
An arrangement of cute little fairy houses and fairy figurines will be either a pretty decoration or a kids' playspace for a long time.
How To Decorate A Magical Garden?
You can bring a magical garden to life by adding whimsical décor, like fairies and gnomes. But if you’re looking to liven it up even more, encourage wildlife to visit. If you plant blooming flowers, you can expect butterflies, bees and hummingbirds to visit your garden. If you have a pond or creek, frogs will be frequent visitors. A bird feeder will attract songbirds, which provide both sound and color. A fountain or bubbling bird bath provides a gentle sound of running water. I love the idea of adding large faux mushroom figurines here and there: along the pahts and the garden beds, they look realistic and give a witchy feel to the garden. Last but not least are gazing balls, which can be also integrated into garden design to give it an eye-catchy look.
Funny faux colorful mushrooms like these ones will add color to any garden bed, trees, shrubs and other objects.
Gorgeous flower-shaped lamps will add some light to your garden in quite a natural and beautiful way.
Extra bright mushroom figurines and bold blooms under the trees will be nice garden or outdoor decor.
A mini village of fairy houses and bright flowers is a lovely decoration for a fairy garden, add fairies and magical animals here.
Fantastic globe outdoor lamps will not only beautifully line up the path but also add a magical touch to the garden.
Oversized mushroom figurines, some of which are lamps, will instantly turn your garden into a magical outdoor space filled with mysteries.
Colorful blooms around a bird bath of vintage style are a lovely combo for a bright garden, whether it's an enchanted or a usual one.
Pretty pink and lilac flowers are quite natural for enchanted gardens.
Tiny mushroom-shaped lights attached to the stumps create a real feel of natural mushrooms growing a finrest.
Small and colorful toadstool lights will be an ultimate decoration for a fairy-tale garden or a woodland-inspired one.
Beautiful and lush pink blooms paired with a blue gazing ball for a more unusual and mysterious look.
Potted greenery accented with lights will add a magical touch to you garden, and these lights will work in any weather.
Potted greenery topped with tall and fun faux mushrooms are a great combo for a witchy garden or an enchanted one.
Lush purple, mauve and pink flowers plus a lot of greenery are a cool idea not only for a mystical but also for any garden.
Colorful spotted mushroom figurines seem poisoned and are purposed at sprucing up your flower beds and other spaces of your garden.
Purple, burgundy and yellow blooms are a beautiful combo suitable for many gardens, mystic and not only.