When we’re busy peeling boiled eggs, hiding plastic ones, and eating chocolate ones, it’s easy to forget what Easter’s about. If you’re seeking something deeply symbolic that will remind your kids and everyone who visits that there’s a lot more to Easter than eggs, you need a Resurrection Garden—a mini, earthy tribute to the big story at the heart of it all.
@Domesticallyblissful shows us how to make a simple one—a mound of soil, a tiny tomb, a stone rolled aside, and fresh flowers or greenery pushing through. It’s the Easter story told in plants and pebbles, and it somehow manages to be both meaningful and oddly calming—like a nature-based Sunday sermon you build with your hands.
We can’t go back to Calvary, but here’s how you can have a mini Calvary right on your dining table.
Materials You’ll Need
Here’s what you’ll need to get started:
- A salad bowl or medium planter (depending on the size of your flowers and smaller pot)
- Flowers or greenery
- A small pot to fit in the “scene”
- 6 twigs
- Water
1. Start With a Large Bowl or Planter
Look for a big salad bowl or medium-sized pot that’s deep enough for plant roots. Give it a rinse if it’s been sitting outside, then fill it about three-quarters of the way with potting soil.
This is your canvas. Pack the soil down gently to make a firm mound that can hold a few plants and props. Nothing too perfect—it’s meant to look like a little hillside.
2. Add Flowers From Around the House
You don’t need to buy new plants for this (although you can pick on up easily this time of year, too). Look around your home for small potted flowers you already have. Gently lift one or two out of their pots and replant them into the soil mound.
Arrange them to one side so there’s room for the tomb. Pansies, marigolds, petunias—anything bright and cheerful will do. You’re building a scene that speaks to life, renewal, and hope, and flowers get that across better than any store-bought decoration ever could.
3. Lay a Small Pot on Its Side to Create the Tomb
Take a small empty plant pot lay it on its side, nestling it partway into the soil. That’s your tomb.
Now, grab a handful of smooth stones or garden rocks and place them in front of the pot. Some should look like they’ve been rolled away from the entrance. The less staged it looks, the more natural and peaceful the setup feels.
4. Make Simple Crosses From Twigs
You’ll need three crosses—one larger, two smaller. Head outside and collect a few sticks or twigs. Break them into size, then tape or tie them together with twine or string.
Press the crosses gently into the soil, just behind the tomb. This step pulls the whole story together without needing an explanation. If you’re making this with kids, it’s a great moment to talk about what happened on that hillside all those years ago and why the cross in the middle split history into two.
5. Water, Place, and Let It Speak for Itself
Give the soil a light watering, just enough to help the plants settle in. Then, pick a spot where it can be seen—a coffee table, the entryway, or right in the center of your Easter table.
It doesn’t shout for attention, but everyone who sees it will pause, look a little closer, and feel the weight of what it represents. And if little hands helped build it, they’ll remember it for years.
Why You Should Do It
You don’t need stained glass or a sermon to tell the Easter story. Sometimes, a handful of soil, a few bent twigs, and a pebble in just the right place say more than a well-crafted sermon ever could. The Resurrection Garden won’t outshine the egg hunt or the dessert spread—but it’ll linger. Quietly. Long after Easter dinner is cleared and the chocolate’s disappeared.
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