Alphabetical Plant Listing

A Contemporary Blue Spring Garden


Garden blues can be pale and luminous, dark and glowing. In their infinite tints and shades, they create emotions, and excitement and draw the eye. Blues in the distance, such as banks of blue flowers, compel motion and push out the garden boundaries, giving the illusion of space and distance.

  • In this contemporary blue garden, minimalism is the key. Large quantities of one type of plant provide the perfect effect in this space with its clean, simple lines and contours.
Contemporary blue garden, Blue spring flowers, grape hyacinths, Muscari, Scilla siberica, Anemone blanda, Iris reticulata, alliums, Grecian Windflowers

Contemporary blue garden, Blue spring flowers, grape hyacinths, Muscari, Scilla siberica, Anemone blanda, Iris reticulata, alliums, Grecian Windflowers

Scilla Siberica, Siberian Squill

Scilla siberica
Siberian Squill

Anemone blanda 'Blue Shades', Grecian Windflowers

Anemone blanda
Grecian Winfdlowers

Iris reticulata, Dwarf Iris

Iris reticulata
Dwarf Iris

Muscari armeniacum, Grape Hyacinth

Muscari armeniacum
Grape Hyacinth

Contemporary blue garden, Blue spring flowers, grape hyacinths, Muscari, Scilla siberica, Anemone blanda, Iris reticulata, alliums, Grecian Windflowers

Anemone blanda 'Blue Shades', Chionodoxa forbesii, Muscari azureum

Contemporary blue garden, Blue spring flowers, grape hyacinths, Muscari, Scilla siberica, Anemone blanda, Iris reticulata, alliums, Grecian Windflowers

Crocus sieberi

Contemporary blue garden, Blue spring flowers, grape hyacinths, Muscari, Scilla siberica, Anemone blanda, Iris reticulata, alliums, Grecian Windflowers

Crocus tommasinianus Whitewell Purple

  • If you prefer container gardening, choose Grape Hyacinths (Muscari) or the rich and heavily scented Hyacinths (Hyacinthus).
Contemporary blue garden, Blue spring flowers, grape hyacinths, Muscari, Scilla siberica, Anemone blanda, Iris reticulata, alliums, Grecian Windflowers

Muscari armeniacum

Contemporary blue garden, Blue spring flowers, grape hyacinths, Muscari, Scilla siberica, Anemone blanda, Iris reticulata, alliums, Grecian Windflowers

Hyacinthus 'Blue Festival', Muscari

Contemporary blue garden, Blue spring flowers, grape hyacinths, Muscari, Scilla siberica, Anemone blanda, Iris reticulata, alliums, Grecian Windflowers

  • The taller bulb flowers provide other choices such as purple-blue Ornamental Onions (Allium) or Quamash (Camassia) that look particularly nice as accents in borders with ornamental grasses and foliage plants. Each and everyone is an ingredient to a grand gesture.
Contemporary blue garden, Blue spring flowers, grape hyacinths, Muscari, Scilla siberica, Anemone blanda, Iris reticulata, alliums, Grecian Windflowers

Contemporary blue garden, Blue spring flowers, grape hyacinths, Muscari, Scilla siberica, Anemone blanda, Iris reticulata, alliums, Grecian Windflowers

A minimum of plant varieties for a maximum effect!

Guide Information

Plant Type Bulbs
Season of Interest Spring
Garden Styles Modern Garden

While every effort has been made to describe these plants accurately, please keep in mind that height, bloom time, and color may differ in various climates. The description of these plants has been written based on numerous outside resources.

Guide Information

Plant Type Bulbs
Season of Interest Spring
Garden Styles Modern Garden

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