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Enjoy the Simple Beauty of a Sensational Spring Garden

In about a month the daffodils will poke up through the dirt in front of my house giving me new hope and anticipation of the spring season. Little by little I plant a few more tulips throughout the yard and when they make their appearance, along with the Virginia bluebells, my heart starts to sing. Enjoy today’s inspiration featuring the simple beauty of a spring garden.

When it comes to spring flowers, my favorites include tulips, hyacinths, daffodils, and Virginia bluebells. Purple hyacinths have a stronger scent than the other colors and their color complements the reds, pinks. and orange hues of the tulips.

A colorful garden with tulips, daffodils, and hyacinths

 

Look how beautiful this spring garden looks with all those bulbs planted en masse. They’re easier to plant when grouped together like this. Dig a large shallow hole and drop your bulbs in, tip side up, then cover with soil. It’s faster than digging individual holes for each flower.

spring garden with daffodils

 

A gravel garden path is lined on either side with orange and pink tulips. What a charming and inviting path leading to the garden shed!

gravel path with tulips on either side

 

When you think of your entire springtime yard, don’t forget spring flowering shrubs like dogwoods and forsythia.

spring flowers along flagstone path to farmhouse

 

We have several public parks that feature spring flowers and flowering cherry and apple trees. I love walking along the paths and seeing all the beauty of the earth coming to life again.

Colorful Blooming cherry tree and tulips in

 

If you don’t have any Virginia bluebells in your garden, consider adding them this year. They’re so beautiful with their droopy heads and they’ll naturally spread so they’re extremely economical. I love the way bluebells spread and you can clip them for indoor floral arrangements. Here’s some of mine in the shade garden.

Virginia bluebells in shady spot

 

The buds start out a pinkish lavender and then turn to blue as they open.

Virginia bluebells

 

Last year I planted pink tulips between the white picket fence and the sidewalk so passers-by can enjoy them. I usually think of what people will see when I plant my gardens. I know how much I enjoy looking at pretty yards when I’m out for a walk, so I like to create that same experience for people walking past our house. And since our street empties into the path to the forest preserve, we get a lot of walkers!

Pink tulips along white picket fence

 

Tulips are fabulous because there are so many varieties from which to choose. I try to select groups of them that grow in early spring, mid spring, and late spring. That way I’m insured a few months of their colorful blooms.

spring garden in front of yellow house

 

Consider adding spring bulbs to container gardens. Once the flowers fade and the leaves start to wither, you can simply move the potted blooms out of sight. You don’t want to trim the leaves back until they’ve turned yellow or brown. The leaves continue to soak up the sun and feed the bulb for next year.

potted tulips along gravel path

 

You only need one pot of tulips to brighten your outdoor living space.

pink tulips in wicker garden pot

 

Do you have a spring garden in your yard? I’d love to know what type of flowers you planted.

 

3 Comments

  1. i planted many kinds of daffodils and lots of types of tulips. thank you so much for the joy, i still have allium and hyacinth to plant. i also have ranunculus coming up from tubs last summer.

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