Many hobbyists who enjoy creating miniature dollhouses concentrate on the interior of the house and forget about the exterior. Adding little touches to the exterior can be the perfect way to get people to notice your dollhouse and make it unique from others. You can get many types of accessories to add to the exterior of your dollhouse that will add that extra special touch you are looking for. Hanging baskets, window boxes, vegetable gardens and other types of planting materials are available to help make your dollhouse’s surrounding lifelike.

You can also find many books that will help you create realistic miniature gardens of all kinds. A few of those books are listed below.

* Period Floral Designs in Miniature gives you tips and techniques on how to create authentic-looking gardens from different time periods. If you want a Victorian-style garden or a contemporary vegetable garden, this book will give you ideas for each.
* The How-to Book of Miniature Landscaping, by Carolyn Stephen, is an easy-to-follow guide that includes the basic ideas and techniques behind creating a well-maintained yard that surrounds your miniature dollhouse. It also gives tips on how to make realistic yards that you can use for parks or other outdoor scenes.
* Basic Landscaping in Miniature, by Dot and Cardi Moore, gives miniature hobbyists the basic idea behind creating a landscape that is characteristic of a home’s yard.
* Making Miniature Gardens, by Freida Gray, specializes in miniature gardens and garden accessories on a 1/12 scale. Some of the accessories include arches, ponds, cottage gardens and window boxes.

Following the steps in these and other miniature garden or miniature landscaping books will help you create a garden that people will have to touch to prove it’s not real.