Spring planter: what composition for a beautiful flowering?

To honor the arrival of next spring and enjoy very flowery plantersall you have to do is create beautiful compositions by combining species that have the same needs in each pot. Nothing very complicated in short, since it suffices to choose the varieties which lend themselves to it. In this area, the choice is vast. So let’s look at some gardening secrets for creating spring planters capable of producing abundant blooms in shimmering colors to green terraces, balconies, window sills and even certain little corners of the garden.

Spring-Blooming Plants for Window Boxes

The first thing to do for create splendid compositions of spring-flowering plants is to shine a spotlight on species and varieties with similar needs. The list is long and therefore leaves everyone plenty of time to express their creativity.

Here is a table consisting of a selection of plants that bloom in springas well as the time of planting, and the main needs of each in terms of watering and exposure.

Just plant in the same planter them plants with the same needs to take advantage of easy-going compositions which bloom profusely in the spring.

The beautiful plant associations for a flowery spring

Opting for the association of various plant species makes it possible to create the most beautiful marriages. For example, to enhance spring bulbs, the pomponnette daisy is essential. Grasses are also very fashionable and are making their way into spring planters. There is also nothing to prevent planting in a planter in the middle of spring-flowering plants a Mirror of the Elves or Nemesia (Nemesia) which will quickly take over after the flowering of the earliest ones since this plant begins to flower from the last days of May, i.e. at the very end of spring.

You can also associate in a large planter with spring-flowering plants and ornamental foliage plants. This brings volume to the composition, and some foliage is extremely decorative. For example, we can insert Euphorbia, a Carex ‘Evergold’ very graphic, a dwarf Dicentra, a Lamier… In a good-sized planter or in a large pot, the effect is spectacular.

Precautions to take when planting spring-flowering species in a window box

Regardless of the variety or species chosen, the garden or pot culture spring-flowering plants involves the use of pierced bottom containers. It is also strongly recommended to place at the bottom, before the soil for flowering plants, a drainage layer gravel, terracotta shards or expanded clay balls. This prevents the roots from bathing in water and therefore rotting.

Finally, note that all spring-flowering bulbous plants can be forced if desired. see them bloom at home for Christmas. But it will be necessary to plant others in the planters because the bulbs that flowered in winter are likely to be completely exhausted in the spring.