An often overlooked tip when designing a garden layout is to choose plants with different blooming times. This results in a dramatic show of flowers that are condensed within a short window of time. Choosing plants that bloom in the spring lengthens the time the garden is alive with vibrant colors, extending its beauty.
Early spring flowers are the surest sign that warmer weather is coming. These bulbs, perennials, and trees provide a splash of color before many other plants have started to leaf out after a long winter. Once you spot these blooms, you’ll know it’s soon time to get back to work in your garden!
Daffodils
Daffodils are another classic spring flower that is commonly recognized for their yellow trumpet-shaped petals. Although yellow is the most widely recognized, these spring bloomers also come in shades of white, orange, and pink.
Daffodils bloom in late winter or early spring when planted in fall. One Daffodil stem can actually hold up to 20 flowers. They grow best in a loamy and slightly acidic or neutral soil.
In the language of flowers, Daffodils symbolizes friendship.
Dahlias
Dahlias are known for their colorful spiky flowers that range in color from orange, pink, purple, red, and white to yellow. Most of them have no fragrance and instead rely on their brightly colored petals to attract bees and other pollinating insects.
Dahlias can’t survive in extreme weather and grow best in cool, moist climates and frost-free areas. They thrive in a free-draining and well-watered soil with plenty of sunlight.
Lilacs
Lilac is a true spring flower known for its sweet fragrance which attracts butterflies, making it one of their unique characteristics.
Lilac comes in many colors such as pink, purple, lavender, and white but the most popular color is lilac, hence its name.
They are easy to grow, require low maintenance, and produce great cut flowers. These flowers can grow from 5 to 15 ft tall while thriving in temperate areas
In the language of flowers, lilacs symbolize the joy of youth.
Snowdrop
Also called Galanthus, these bulbs must be planted in the fall for an early springtime show, often appearing when snow is still on the ground in northern climates (thus the name!). Their pretty drooping white and green flowers do best in rich soils. Part shade to shade.