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Step 1
Buy spring flowers best suited for hardiness zones 3 through 9. You'll find the zones listed on the package or you can ask a garden store salesperson for help. Zones 3 through 9 cover most climates except extremely cold areas like Alaska or tropical areas like Florida or Hawaii.
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Step 2
Head to your local nursery and pick up some hearty annuals. Be sure to check the package to determine how tall your flowers will be. This helps prevent large blossoms or tall plants from overwhelming small flowers or ground cover. Buy a variety of tall plants for the back of the garden, and then incorporate progressively shorter plants up to the front.
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Step 3
Buy peonies if you want an especially fragrant flower. Be sure to pick up some support stakes as you'll need them when your flowers grow tall and start to lean to the side. Peonies are great for dry or hot climates, and they bloom in late spring.
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Step 4
Purchase a flowering plant and transplant it directly into your garden in the spring. This is a great technique for getting a new garden started without having to sow seeds or plant bulbs. Look for full sun flowering beauties like Day Lilies or Autumn Joy plants.
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Step 5
Buy perennial seeds and plant them in a full sun location in the early spring. Pick up wildflowers, Black-Eyed Susans and bluebells.
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Step 6
Pick up plenty of versatile and hardy snowdrops. They thrive in partial shade or full sun and they're among the first flowers to bloom in the spring.
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Step 7
Add a unique looking winter crocus to your garden. This flower blooms in the early spring and is hardy in zones 5 through 9. The intricate colors of this variety make it a conversation piece in any spring garden.
