We can't see them: therefore they are there.

Do you believe in fairies?

The new way of doing science provides evidence that flower fairies are real. Prof Charmant at the Institute of An Infamous Frauster in Paris first isolated the Sweet-Pea Fairy. He said, while showing off his cute dimples, that of course he hadn’t been able to separate the fairies from the rest of the plant, nor take pictures of them, even with a giant microscope. However, he did find some petals that looked very much like tiny hats and some spiky leaves that looked just like little bodices.

Christian Trustme I’ Madocter, writing in Euroflowers weekly, said that someone had sent him some fairy dust in the post. The sender claimed that is was made by the Eyebright fairy. Christian took them at their word, did some wizardry that makes fairy dust grow and put the spell up for sale. If we buy it we can all find out if we have the Eyebright fairy in our gardens.

Lady Anthonia Farquar at the Manor House has a lovely collection of Zinnias which she’s very proud of. However, recently she’s noticed that they’re not looking well. She has been telling all her friends that the Zinnia fairy is responsible (even though she discovered that the gardener was not feeding nor watering her collection properly). She has become an expert on wilting and spots and recommends (almost insists actually!) that we use her own patented anti-fairy spray on our flowers. She has recently been getting some negative press. People who’ve used the anti-fairy spray have said that their Zinnias and everything around them have been poisoned. Some say she is taking a fall for the rest of the gentry and is retiring from society to spend more time elsewhere.

Do you believe in fairies?

Jo🐒