I put this arrangement together for a dear friend this past weekend…and thought I should share. So easy! And such a pick-me-up as we wait for the first day of Spring to get here!
A trip to buy the flowers is the first step….and so much fun to see what looks good together and gives your heart a lift. I was drawn to these sunny yellow primroses and cheerful daffodils……:)
and the periwinkle primroses added such a beautiful fresh punch!
I had an old pine box–reminiscent of a outdoor window box–that I thought would be perfect for the container. I recycled a plastic Target back to act as my liner….
Easy as pie….just some snips around the outside, and stretch and staple the bag to the inside of the box…and then you have protected the wood and your furniture from drips and moisture from the potted plants.
Next, before putting the plants in place, you want to remove any spent blooms (known as “dead heading”) so that the plant will continue to push new blooms up. You can do this by simply pinching the stem underneath the old bloom, thereby removing it. At this time you will also want to remove the colorful plastic outer pots or wrapping so that everything around the base of the plants can visually recede….
Now we can begin to place the plants in the box, and work out an arrangement that we like.
For this window box, I used two Daffodil pots and six Primrose pots…lovely!! Feel free to squeeze the pots in tightly to give you a nice full looking arrangement.
After the plants are in place, the dirt and black pots will still be visible. The finishing touch is to use green sheet moss to cover all of this up and further add to the feeling of a lush, mini springtime garden.
Floral pins can be used to secure it in place.
Break pieces of the moss off and tuck around the base of the pots, and soften the edge of the box…
Makes me so happy just to think about it!…..
and then you have your final product…a lovely window box that helps bring Spring to your home a few weeks early!
Enjoy!
