2 weeks Ago By Zahna Eklund
Bring a touch of woodland magic to your garden with these flowers . With spring officially here, many of us will be spending the end of March getting our gardens into some sort of order. This means tidying up our lawns, getting rid of any weeds that have grown over the winter, and planting flowers ready for the summer.
The plants you choose to grow in your outdoor space can drastically change how your garden looks. You can choose bright and bold flowers that bring an exotic flare to your home or create a functional farm-like space by planting vegetables that you'll harvest for your dinner when they're ready. One popular garden theme involves incorporating a woodland vibe by planting flowers that you would most commonly see when out for a stroll among the trees.
This can help bring a calming feel to your garden so you can use the space to sit and reflect. And one gardening expert has shared the five best flowers you can plant in your garden this month to bring a touch of the woods to your outdoor space. On TikTok, the gardener shared their "ideas for a spring flowering woodland garden", with some of the best blooms you can get at this time of year.
The woodland feel was topped off in their video by the presence of several trees in their large garden - but you can plant these flowers even if you have a smaller space. The first flowers featured in the video were snowdrops, often known as the "heralds of spring". These flowers are actually coming to the end of their flowering season, which runs from January to March, but they should be planted in the late spring once the foliage has started dying back, so now may be the perfect time to start getting them in the ground.
The gorgeous white flowers are extremely versatile and can be planted in almost any garden. They do not like dry or sandy soil, and they shouldn't be left in full sun, as this can dry out the bulbs in the summer months. Instead, try planting in moist - but not permanently wet - soil in partial shade.
There are several types of cyclamen, but this delightful tuberous perennial plant is known for bringing flashes of colour to the garden when not much else is flowering. While they should be planted in early spring, they mostly flower throughout the spring, autumn, and winter. Hardy varieties of this plant are ideal for naturalising under trees, but would also work wonders in a shady border that may not be the perfect growing space for other plants.
For a little bit more height in your garden, try planting hellebore. Often known as "Christmas roses", these plants flower from late winter into spring and thrive in light shade, so they are perfect for creating woodland spaces at this time of year. They should be kept away from spots that are too sunny as this can scorch the leaves, and they also don't like very wet soil.
Also known as lady's nightcap or moonflower, the wood anemone is a dwarf herbaceous perennial that only grows to around 20cm tall. This makes it perfect for growing under trees as it won't be competing for sunlight in shaded areas. If you don't have trees in your garden, the flower is also ideal for informal garden spaces, wildflower meadows, or rock gardens.
The plant thrives in moist but well-drained soil, and flowers primarily throughout the spring. Finally, the gardener recommended one of the most quintessential British wildflowers, the bluebell. Our native bluebells grow to around 40cm in height and bear deep violet-blue flowers throughout the spring.
They make excellent ground cover, but would also work in a wildflower meadow or an informal garden. The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) also marks bluebells as a "pollinator plant," meaning they provide nectar and pollen for bees and other pollinating insects..
