Early Spring Plants to Jump Start Your Garden

We have had a couple of gorgeous, sunny days lately, and it’s been making us crave time outside! Spring can’t come soon enough, and for many of you, this is the time of year to start thinking about your garden and flower beds. Although we have a number of chilly days ahead in Southwest Missouri, there are a handful of early spring plants that are hardy enough to last!

Take a look at this list of early spring vegetables and blooming flowers if you’re ready to start your garden!

Early Spring Blooming Flowers

Bulbs

• Crocus
• Daffodil
• Early-Blooming Dwarf Iris
• Glory of the Snow
• Grape Hyacinth
• Lily of the Valley
• Siberian Squill
• Single Early Tulip
• Snowdrop
• Trillium
• Winter Aconite

Perennials

• Bleeding Heart
• Carolina Jessamine
• Columbine
• Dutchman’s Breeches
• Hellebore
• Pigsqueak

Shrubs

• Dwarf Flowering Almond
• Flowering Quince
• Forsythia
• Fothergilla
• Japanese Camellia
• Korean Spice Viburnum
• Pussy Willow
• Spring Heath

Click here to learn more about each of these early spring plants from Gardener’s Path.

Hardy Veggies to Plant in Early Spring

• Snow peas
• Lettuce
• Kale
• Radish
• Broccoli
• Asparagus
• Rhubarb

Click here for early spring planting tips from Smart Pots.

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