Grow your own spring bouquet in winter

The feeling of receiving a bouquet of flowers is unmatched. As much as we love these gifts, we can also be the ones doing the giving. With growing your very own cut-flower garden, the possibilities are endless. Start planting these winter flowers for a beautiful bouquet in the spring.

Here are the best flowers to grow in winter to enjoy in spring.

Tulips

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French Tulips are known for their vibrant buds and are noteworthy flowers to grow in your garden. They enjoy cool climates and can be planted from May through June.

Tulips are spring flowering plants producing beautiful, bright colours in the right season. The weather is still pretty chilly in South Africa, so planting these now will yield you a beautiful and vibrant bouquet in the spring.

Also see: Tips for growing tulips

Lilies

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Arum lilies are a popular type of lily grown in South African gardens. These are incredibly easy to grow and produce marvellous white, pink and green petals that can steal the show in any spring bouquet.

These lilies are available to plant from May until August. Get your green hands on these winter growers to add to your cut-flower garden. There is so much to enjoy about growing flowers, especially completing a bouquet from your own backyard.

Clivia miniata

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Also known as the Bush lily, clivias are hardy flowering plants that can experience good growth during winter. These flowers tend to grow wild in the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal. You can also witness the beauty of these spring blooms when adding them to your bouquet when springtime arrives.

Roses

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These are ideal for growing through the winter. This well-loved flower blossoms in a variety of bold and pastel colours, reminding us of the beauty of nature. Your cut-flower garden is almost incomplete without a rose bush making a striking statement. Rose can be planted during the winter as they are cold and frost-hardy. They merely require moist soil and plenty of sun to grow well.