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Beautiful spring container gardens

Buckets, baskets, and spring planting boxes



Buckets, baskets, and spring planting boxes all help create space for new transitions. Colorful container plantings celebrate the start of the gardening season. Use your favorite spring bulbs and flowers to welcome the warmer weather.


1. Pink spring container



Tulips, daffodils and hyacinths are the bellwethers of spring. In this simple ceramic bucket, a skirt of pale pink daisies surrounds magenta tulips. Extend the life of your plantings by purchasing plants with tightly closed buds. The buds open in a few days and color your spring container garden for two or more weeks.


2. Spring Dianthus pots



Two small galvanized buckets (like this Better Homes & Gardens Galvanized Metal Planter, Set of 2, $34, Walmart) crosswise and connected by a simple handle make a perfect planting spot for perennial dianthus or pinks. Spur dianthus will send out second blooms by cutting off the spent flowers. If grown in full sun to partial shade and watered regularly, the plants will bloom well into summer.


3. Informal container gardening



A painted wooden garden trowel follows annual dianthus and dichondra as a focal point, creating a bountiful and informal look. The combination of pink and green screams spring and will stand out anywhere in the garden (even on a tree stump).


Smart Garden tip: Line the bottom of the container with heavy-duty plastic or set the pots on plastic watering cans.



4. Fragrant flower basket


Sweet perfumes are delightfully chilled. The handles on the loosely woven basket make it easy to hang this aromatic treasure anywhere you can walk in and enjoy the scent. An excellent cut flower, stock is available in white, pink, purple, red, yellow and orange colors.


5. Upcycled Spring Planter



Plum-and-white regal geraniums (pelargonium spp.) are tucked away in a toy-sized garden with cheerful deep pink pansies (Viola x Wittrockiana). An exterior wood sealant protects the crib from moisture. For long-term plantings, drill drainage holes in watertight containers. If that's not possible, water only to lightly moisten the soil and allow the potting soil to dry out slightly between waterings.


6. Ancient toolbox plant



The evergreen white heart-shaped flowers of Perennial Bleeding Heart (Dicentra spectabilis f. alba) complete the diacea layering of annuals while incorporating the flowers in this old tool box. Perennials come to life as container plants. After enjoying their blooms, transplant them into the garden to make them a permanent part of your landscape.


7. Fragrant hyacinth plant



At your local garden centers, look for spring-blooming bulbs that are already potted and growing in large containers (like this Great Homes and Gardens Round Brown Resin Whiskey Barrel Plant, $19, Walmart). Here, hyacinth bulbs fill the air with sweet perfume. The difference in size between pink hyacinth and purple grape hyacinth adds texture to this container garden.



8. Tightly planted bulbs


Sometimes, simple is best. When transplanting sprouted bulbs like white muscari, arrange them tightly for best results. The concrete garden and bright white flowers give a bold contrast. Try this as an easy spring window box idea.


9. Antique daffodil container



Celebrate the early bloomers. An old metal container gets a new lease of life when used to plant spring daffodils beautifully. Mix colors and sizes of daffodils for a one-dimensional plant full of bright bulbs.



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