As I was traversing the web recently, I came across this fantastic site appropriately named Little Landscapes [site since closed]. It's a site that is devoted to creating landscapes in miniature that can be contained within a pot or planter. The site sells all most of the accessories required and has an instruction page for those who may need some guidance.

These mini landscapes are basically bonsai for those of us who don't have the patience to create bonsai. But more than the oriental artform, these garden themes actually create a minute still of scenes that we may have encountered ourselves or perhaps have dreamed about.

For those of us gardeners who are holed up with driving autumn rains this seems like a great opportunity to expand our gardening repertoire. I'm just waiting on some inspiration...