Quaint Flower Box inspiration for a Cottage Home
Looking for some quaint flower box inspiration? Today I’m sharing exactly what I plant in my DIY flower boxes for a cottage vibe!
If you’ve been on the hunt for some quaint flower box inspiration than I hope this post will help! I JUST planted my flowers, so they will look a little dinky in today’s post. But I promise to update you all in July when they are full and overflowing!
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Be sure to watch the YouTube video linked above to see me plant my flowers from start to finish! 🙂
We built our flower boxes about eight years ago now, and while I stick with the same color palette each year, the flowers I choose tend to vary.
There are, however, a few staples that I love to include every single year just because they are so whimsical and cottage-y, and I’m going to share all of those flowers with you today!
Quaint Flower Box Choices
Since my home is gray, I love how blues, purples and dark pinks look in my gardens, so those are the colors I tend to use. Here is what I used this year –
Diamond Frost – tiny, whimsical white flowers that are heat tolerant and do not need to be deadheaded. They weave around flowers nearby and are very self sufficient.
Trailing Amethyst – perfect for containers or flower boxes, these small purple flowers trail beautifully and are also self cleaning!
Laguna Sky Blue – tiny periwinkle flowers that cascade, do not require deadheading, and bloom all season long.
Easter Bonnet Violet Alyssum – dainty, dark purple flowers that spread in gorgeous clusters.
Petunias – this year we chose a light purple variety that blooms all season long. Petunias are heat tolerant and multiply all summer. Best of all, they attract hummingbirds!
Tips for Quaint Flower Box Planting
In order to remove the flowers from their containers, simple scrunch the bottom of the container until you loosen up the soil inside. Tip the flowers over and they should slide right out into your hand!
Create a hole for your flowers but before placing them in the soil, and loosen up the roots a bit so that they are no longer compacted together.
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Do not plant your flowers too close. It might be tempting to cram everything in for a fuller look, but believe me your flowers need room to grow and expand.
Once you place the flowers into your box, fill in the area around it with soil and be sure to water thoroughly.
I once read a neat tip that I thought I would share with you guys. Water every day, but on Sunday’s give your flowers “holy water” – a.k.a Miracle Grow. Haha! I try to follow that rule through the end of May and most of June. Come July I simply stick to water.
When to plant flowers in Zone Six
We live in Michigan, and honestly you NEVER know what type of weather you’ll get in the spring. This year, we had snow the first week in May. It was crazy! I usually don’t plant until Memorial Day weekend. Usually at that point we are safe from any more frost or snow!
Well I hope my post helped to provide some quaint flower box inspiration! I am really loving the combination of flowers I have for this year. What do you guys usually plant in your boxes? Do you have any tips and tricks you’d like to share? Please let me know in the comments below!
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Looks great!!! We live in Michigan too and I also plant Memorial Day weekend.
Thank you!! And yay for beautiful weather!! 🙂
I love your beautiful home, that you have created for you beautiful family! You remind me a lot of myself when I was younger. I am constantly working on a project as well. I love watching you on you tube. You are beautiful inside and out and I find your voice to be very soothing. Keep doing what you are doing and take time to enjoy your amazing little family as well. 💟 one more thing I love your hutch with the scalloped edging I love scalloped edges as well. You have great style.
Patricia you are so so kind!! Thank you so much for telling me that, your comment made my day 🙂 I love creating video and I’m so happy you are enjoying it!! 🙂
I have always loved flower boxes and seeing how beautifully they accent your home I decided to finally do it myself. I looked at flower boxes at local stores and they seem too deep and wide (front to back). Yours are so perfectly proportioned, I wonder if you know the dimensions. Also, did you line your boxes with anything? And lastly I just wanted to say I love watching your videos. Even though my house will never look like yours, I finish every video inspired to some improvement or other in my little home. And I am so happy and content. Not only do I leave inspired but soothed and calm as well. I think it’s your beautiful demeanor and voice. I am so thankful for your videos and for you to brighten my day.
Kim, your comment made me tear up!! Thank you so so much!! It’s comments like yours that make me want to continue to create. 🙂 Yes, we lined ours with plastic and just poked holes in the bottom. They are 8 inches tall and 8 inches deep, and about 5 feet wide. I hope that helps!! 🙂
Yes it helps a lot. Thanks!
I just wanted to share that on Sunday I watered my plants with “holy water”. I have big hopes for botanical blessings from the Miracle Gro.
Thanks so much for that great tip!
Hugs, Kim
Hahah aww Kim!! That is awesome!! Your plants will be beautiful!! 🙂