Our Guiding Principles

Healing The Earth. Preserving The Future

Mission

The LeFay Enchanted Garden Initiative was created to play a significant role in helping to generate awareness, education and engagement that empowers communities to preserve and heal Mother Earth, protect our natural resources and inspire citizens of all ages to see themselves as stewards of our earth.

Vision

We believe that enriching the preservation of our natural world and promoting stewardship of its wellbeing begins with each of us. Together, we can model and replicate what one very special community can accomplish! The Initiative is designed to grow. We intend to inspire chapters beyond our community to follow our mission. With the help of many forward-thinking public and private alliances we see sharing our model as central to our work.

Our initiative is dedicated to generating awareness, education and engagement that empowers communities to preserve and heal Mother Earth.

LeFay Cottage at Little Washington is the home base for the LeFay Enchanted Garden Initiative, a mission-driven project (soon to be a non-profit) dedicated to hands-on conservation and creating enchanted gardens.

The LeFay Enchanted Garden Initiative was created to play a significant role in helping to preserve Mother Earth, protect our natural resources and inspire citizens of all ages to see themselves as stewards of our earth. We believe that enriching the preservation of our natural world and promoting stewardship of its wellbeing begins with each of us. Together, we can model and replicate what one very special community can accomplish!

Becoming part of our community through the LeFay Enchanted Circle, The LeFay Enchanted Garden Initiative means becoming a partner with our environment, and supporting activities to preserve, protect, and find joy in our natural world. The Initiative is designed to grow. We intend to inspire chapters beyond our community to follow our mission. With the help of many forward-thinking public and private alliances we see sharing our model as central to our work.

Our first garden is on The Sperryville Trail on The Thornton River in Rappahannock County, Virginia and is powered by the commitment of adults, children, educators, physicians, gardeners, citizens, and businesses. Our members continue to create our enchanting garden with whimsy, native plants and trees; to promote healing, preservation, and kinship with our Natural World.

The LeFay Enchanted Garden Initiative is currently operating as a mission-driven project of LeFay Cottage and is in the process of applying for 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status. We are dedicated to providing ethical, transparent stewardship and will update the community immediately upon final IRS approval. All funds and resources allocated to the Initiative are currently managed with non-profit standards of transparency.

With gratitude, we thank The Baltimore Faerie Faire, Mythicon and the Richmond Faerie Federation who celebrated International Faerie Day at the Cottage’s Love Lavender Farm in 2024. At this event our Fae community sparked the beginning of the LeFay Enchanted Circle preservation group, based in Rappahannock, VA.

Proceeds from the event were given to the Make-A-Wish Greater Virginia as well Sperryville Alliance for our FIRST Enchanted Garden project and the idea of adopting a section of the Sperryville Trail on The Thornton River in Sperryville, Virginia, was born, with the intent to beautify, preserve and generate awareness to our cause, which would be our first and ongoing earth project.

LeFay Enchanted Garden proposal: IMAGINE. BELIEVE, DREAM was created by a donation by Guy Williams, Landscape designer, from DCA Landscape Design, Washington DC. The plan was approved by The Sperryville Alliance (SCA) Board, a non-profit that built and maintains the Trail on September 8, 2024.

The LeFay Enchanted Garden proposal: IMAGINE. BELIEVE, DREAM was created by a donation by Guy Williams, Landscape designer, from DCA Landscape Design, Washington DC. The plan was approved by The Sperryville Alliance (SCA) Board, a non-profit that built and maintains the Trail on September 8, 2024.

The design of the garden was created with a playful and interactive approach to support a biodiverse habitat. The habitat fosters curiosity for users to explore native and pollination plantings and inspire visitors to create similarly themed gardens at home. Our members continue to create and enhance our enchanting garden with whimsy, native plants and trees; to promote healing preservation, and kinship with our Natural World.

Photography by: Luke Christopher Photography

The Crowning Ceremony at LeFay Cottage at Little Washington

On International Faerie Day, June 24, 2025, we began a program to create awareness and inspire young people in our community with a summer camp offered through Rappahannock County Public School SPARK DAY CAMP in collaboration with the Headwaters Foundation. Students participated in two special nature-based enrichment experiences, connecting with nature and enchantment through hands on activities designed to spark imagination and environmental stewardship of our Earth.

We have crowned 20 first grade Faeries who have pledged to heal and preserve the Earth. We are excited to continue to encourage communities to learn about the environment and experience the joy of living in accord with our natural world.

Photography by: Luke Christopher Photography

2025 LeFay Enchanted Circle Faeries

Photography by: Luke Christopher Photography

A newly crowned Faerie makes a wish with her lavender wand

We Invite You to Join The LeFay Enchanted Circle! 

The LeFay Enchanted Circle is the vital inner community—the collective of Stewards, Dreamers, Partners, and Kin who directly fuel our mission. We welcome those with kind hearts and curious hands to build a more enchanted world. We believe that magic, beauty, and ecological stewardship are inseparable. Your membership in the Circle transforms these ideals into tangible, joyful action.

By joining this enchanted community, you gain Impact and Access into the heart of our work:

IMPACT

You directly support our mission-driven project—the LeFay Enchanted Garden Initiative—and help nurture the enchanted gardens that are the living foundation of the LeFay Way of Life.

ACCESS

Private Workshops: Exclusive invitations to seasonal events and unique, hands-on workshops led by The Proprietor.

The Steward’s Journal: Behind-the-scenes insights and first looks at our ecological projects, shared only with the Circle.

Priority Booking: First access to volunteer days at the Cottage and reservations for our special Fae Gatherings.

Community Connection: Immediate access to our private online space for sharing ideas, stories, and growth.

The best part? We promise a little whimsy and a lot of fun, too!

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