I tried making a mockup of the miniature setting I hope to have in the Flower Show. Well, actually, first I tried to draw it, many times, but I can’t draw and only got a vague sense of where things might go.
So then I tried to make a 3D version with foam board:
This seems to be a better approach for me but after a few tries I have decided to rip it apart and start over:
Oh, did I mention that my scene will include a murder???
The Wonder of Miniature Worlds 