Plant Seeds to Create Spring Flower Baskets

A basket of flowers ready to burst into bloom in the spring is always a lovely sight. As winter hits its peak and spring looms ahead, now is the time to start planting seeds inside so you have seedlings of flowers ready to pop into a basket when it is warm enough to put it outside.

A basket of flowers looks cute sitting on an outside porch or on a table inside in a sunny spot. For anyone who loves flowers, a home-made basket of flowers is a wonderful gift too.

Use your favorite, easy to grow flowers to start a garden basket. Plant the seeds inside several months before you will put the basket of flowers outside. Cut down used milk containers or use yogurt containers to use as planters for the seeds. Keep the pots of seeds moist and out of direct sunlight until the seeds sprout. Then move them to an area with a bright sun.

Geraniums & Hyacinth

Geraniums are easy to sprout and take care of. These flowers are also available in a wide range of colors including white, pink, coral, red, and light lavender. Using geraniums in a flower basket adds some height and a focal point to the flowers.

Petunias & Pansies

Petunias are beautiful in a flower basket. They come in many colors and grow profusely. The flowers have a soft look and a spicy scent at night.

Pansies add a burst of color to a garden basket. These flowers are easy to take care of and bloom continuously. Once this flower starts blooming, just deadhead the blowers that are dying and more flowers will keep coming.

Purple Coneflowers &Lily of the Valley

Purple coneflowers are a beautiful color. They add some height to the flower basket. The stems are delicate and the head of the flower is wide to add some drama to the arrangement.

The lily of the valley flower has a delicate scent. Its flowers are bell shaped and white. The leaves are green with gold stripes, notes Martha Stewart. The leaves add an unusual focal point of the basket. The lily of the valley flowers are small and add a contrast to the larger purple coneflowers.

Start Planning & Planting Now

There are many different kinds of spring flowers you can use in a flower basket. So find some time this winter to start thinking about spring flowers. Browse garden stores or online gardening websites to start imagining the flower baskets you want to put together.

Then get some seeds and start planting seeds inside now. Then you will have spring flowers to look forward too the next time a blizzard hits.

Sources:

Martha Stewart
Personal experience & ideas