Better Homes Gardens USA April 2019

BETTER LIVING

PHOTOS JASON DONNELLY PRODUCED BY SCOTT JOHNSON April 2019 | Z1

GROUNDCOVER

Add sheet moss,

fi lling in any

gaps with pebbles.

(The moss will

cover them

fairly quickly.) ■

FERNS

Add some small

indoor sword

ferns for lushness.

MINOR BULBS

Plant a few
clusters of shorter
spring fl owers
like grape hyacinths
or crocuses in front.

FOCAL PLANTS

Start with a pot

or two of blooming

fl owers like

daff odils, tulips, or

hellebores. Repot

them in a wide,

shallow container

with potting soil.

HOW TO

PLANT

With a few easy-to-find plants,

you can re-create the forest’s

springtime exuberance in miniature.

in a pot

A mix of

daff odil colors

gives a more

found-in-

nature look.

Tuck in a piece

of drift wood

to mimic bark

and ground the

scene.

LIGHT AND

WATER NEEDS

Indoors, place

the pot on a tray in

bright, indirect

light; keep soil moist.

Once fl owers

have faded, replant

the ferns in pots

for indoors.

The bulbs can be

planted in the

ground come fall.