The Best Flowers for Spring Weddings

There are many reasons that spring is the most popular season for weddings. The weather is perfect (warm, but not yet hot) and the leaves are green and flowering. Springtime brings the year’s most colorful blossoms, making for gorgeous bouquets and picturesque photo opportunities. If you’re planning one of these spring weddings, you’ll want to select blossoms that highlight the beauty of the season.

Keep reading for some of our favorite flowers for spring weddings, designed to help you select the perfect flowers for your upcoming nuptials.

8 Perfect Spring Flowers

Ranunculus

Ranunculus blossoms lend a delicate, vintage look to any bouquet or tablescape. These perennials are frost-hardy, making them an ideal springtime blossom. Ranunculus are a versatile choice for any bride and come in a variety of colors including pink, peach, yellow, red, white, and more.

Garden Roses

These delicate blooms are a classic choice for spring weddings. Garden rose blossoms, which include the vintage looking cabbage rose, are often large and layered, providing a splash of color and texture for any arrangement.

Peonies

Peony blossoms are large and brightly colored, giving you a lot of bang for your buck – a perfect choice for the budget-conscious bride. In fact, if you’re considering a DIY bouquet, check with friends and family, they may have a prolific peony bush in their backyards.

Sweet Pea

If you’re looking to add height and color to your centerpieces or bouquets, sweet peas are a fantastic choice. These blossoms come in a variety of colors including blue, scarlet, yellow, white, pink, and more.

Tulips

There is nothing that says spring quite like a bouquet of tulips, which are equally as beautiful on their own as in an arrangement. Tulips come in almost every color and range from classic to unique, offering a variety of contrast and texture.

Daffodils

You can’t leave home in the spring without being delighted by daffodils. These popular, yellow and white blossoms are easy to come by when in season and add a buttery richness to spring weddings. If you’re looking to do your own flowers, check to see when daffodils bloom in your area, you may be able to snag some at a great price from a local grower.

Hyacinth

If you’re looking to fill out a bouquet with texture and color, Hyacinth are a great choice for spring weddings. Hyacinth are actually a dense cluster of small flowers which provide amazing fragrance and dimension. These flowers are available in early spring and bloom in white, pink, yellow, purple, and blue.

Anemone

With the contrasting dark center and light petals, Anemone provide beautiful detail to any floral arrangement. There are more than 200 species of anemone to choose from, many of which offer unique color and texture for your wedding flowers.

Selecting Flowers for Spring Weddings

When it comes to planning your wedding flowers, start with your colors and wedding style. Modern weddings need flowers that fit the theme, while vintage brides may want to select heirloom blossoms. Whether you’re doing your own flowers or working with a florist, you need to always be mindful of your budget. Be sure to put your most stunning flowers front and center, in places like the bride’s bouquet and groom's boutonniere. If possible, reuse your ceremony flowers at your reception venue to enjoy each blossom to the fullest.

What flowers are you looking to use for your spring wedding? Share your plans and favorites with us in the comments section below.

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Best Spring Flowers to Beautify Your Garden

Spring is upon us, which means soon we will all be flocking to our local garden center to add a little color to our patios, decks and gardens. At any given store or greenhouse, there are hundreds of flower to choose from, but not every plant will be right for the spot you have in mind. Before you go out and drop some dollars you need to do your homework and have a good understanding of what your needs and growing conditions are.

Jot down the answers to the following questions:

●      What is your growing zone?

●      Are you selecting plants for shady or sunny spots?

●      Do you want to invest in plants that will come back every year with proper care or do you want a splash of color now?

●      Consider sketching out an idea or blueprint of what you’ll want your garden to look like when mature. This will help you invest wisely to reach your desired results.

Knowing what you want can save you a lot of time, sweat and money over time, but don’t worry, we’ve got you covered! Keep reading to learn more about the best spring flowers to meet your gardening and landscaping needs and dreams.

Spring Flowers: Annuals Vs. Perennials

There are two main types of flowers; annuals and perennials. Annuals only last for one growing season so you’ll need to refill that spot every spring. Perennials, on the other hand, return year after year with the proper care.

Easy to Grow Annuals

Snapdragons, pansies, violas, and dianthus are all easy to find and easy to care for spring annuals. They’ll add color to garden beds and container gardens and will thrive until temps truly warm up.

Easy to Grow Perennials

Daisies, clematis, and irises are all popular spring perennials that will bring color to your growing spaces year after year. Of course, each plant comes with it’s own set of rules and zone regulations, so do your research before selecting your perfect match.

Bulbs

Some of the most popular spring flowers are bulbs like tulips, daffodils, and hyacinth. These flowers pop up every spring in neighborhoods across the globe, signalling the official end of winter. You may be thinking, you’d like a bit of this spring color in your yard this year. Here’s the problem: you have to plant bulbs in the fall to reap their spring benefits. If you know you want them next spring, add them to your fall calendar now so you won’t forget.

Shade Vs. Sun

A Few Sunny Spring Flowers

The sunnier spots in your yard can be considered prime real-estate for vibrant, colorful blossoms. Peonies, ameria, and geraniums are all relatively easy to grow, full-sun flowers  which come back year after year to add color and whimsy to your garden.

A Few Shady Spring Flowers

No two yards or gardens are the same and while some spots in your yard offer hours of daily sun, others are shadier and closer to your home or treeline. Primrose, bleeding heart, and creeping phlox are all shade plants which may do well in garden beds which offer only part sun. When well cared for, these flowers will bloom all spring and potentially into the summer. 

What are your favorite spring flowers to plant or care for each year? Tell us about it in the comments section below.

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