5 Flowers to Fall in Love With This Season
This spring, embrace flowers like zinnias, calendula, nasturtiums, cosmos, and sunflowers for their beauty and benefits in the garden. They attract pollinators, are easy to grow, and enhance your gardening experience with joy and color.
Spring has finally arrived—and for gardeners, that means one thing: it’s time for our annual Spring Fling. That joyful obsession with sunshine, seedlings, and the promise of full beds and full hearts. After a long, gray winter, nothing feels more alive than digging in the soil and watching something beautiful begin again.
This season, we’re crushing hard on flowers—and not just for the aesthetics (though we love a blushing bloom). Flowers are powerful: they attract essential pollinators, improve veggie yields, and bring a burst of energy to your garden space. They’re functional beauty, and we’re here for it.
Let’s meet five flower varieties that are guaranteed to steal your heart this season.
🌼 1. Zinnias – The Life of the Garden Party
Zinnias are the extroverts of your spring garden. They come in a dazzling range of colors, bloom for weeks, and attract butterflies, bees, and compliments. Plus, they’re one of the easiest flowers to grow from seed—perfect for beginners and pros alike.
Why We Love Them:
- Quick to bloom, big on drama
- Thrive in heat and sun ☀️
- Great for cut flower bouquets
🌱 Pro Tip: Direct sow after last frost, or start indoors 4–6 weeks earlier for a head start on the color explosion.
🌸 2. Calendula – The Healer With a Sunny Smile
Calendula (aka pot marigold) isn’t just a pretty face—it’s also a medicinal powerhouse. These golden blooms soothe the skin, repel pests, and brighten any raised bed or pot.
Why We Love Them:
- Edible petals = garden-to-table glam
- Self-sows easily = more blooms next year
- Supports pollinators and repels aphids 🐝
🌱 Pro Tip: Plant in early spring and deadhead to keep the blooms coming. Dry petals for salves or teas!
🌺 3. Nasturtiums – The Flirt With Flavor
Nasturtiums bring playful energy to the garden. Their bright blooms trail and tumble over beds and containers—and their peppery leaves and flowers are edible, adding bite and beauty to salads.
Why We Love Them:
- Dual purpose: flower and food 🌿
- Natural pest trap (great in companion planting)
- Beautiful cascading habit for raised beds and hanging pots
🌱 Pro Tip: Sow directly in beds or containers after frost. Don’t over-fertilize—too much nitrogen = fewer flowers!
🌷 4. Cosmos – The Dreamer
Cosmos bring a breezy, romantic vibe to the garden. Their ferny foliage and delicate daisy-like blooms dance in the breeze and bring bees running.
Why We Love Them:
- Tall, airy structure = great garden contrast
- Thrive in poor soil = low maintenance 💪
- Bloom until frost
🌱 Pro Tip: Direct sow and forget. These wild-hearted flowers thrive on neglect and sun.
🌻 5. Sunflowers – The Bold and Loyal
Nothing says spring fling turned summer romance like sunflowers. Tall, strong, and sunflower-faced, they anchor your garden visually—and feed both pollinators and birds.
Why We Love Them:
- Great for kids and first-time gardeners
- Attract bees, birds, and good vibes
- Seeds can be harvested for snacks or saved
🌱 Pro Tip: Space them out—sunflowers can cast serious shade. Choose dwarf varieties for smaller beds or containers.
💌 Make Gardening Your Love Language
Planting flowers isn’t just a chore—it’s an act of joy, care, and intention. It connects us to the rhythms of nature, reminds us to slow down, and creates a space that feeds us in more ways than one.
This spring, let your garden be your Spring Fling. Fall in love with color. With possibility. With the tiny bee hovering over your calendula, and the zinnia blooming bigger than you expected.
🌟 Ready to Fling?
Here’s how to make the most of this season:
- 👉 Grab your Spring Fling shirt here!
- 💬 Comment your favorite spring flower below – we’d love to hear what you’re growing!
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