54 Easy Spring Flower Arrangements You Can Totally Pull Off

You can create beautiful spring flower arrangements even if your floral prowess ends at store-bought bouquets.

If your floral prowess ends at dropping store-bought bouquets in a vase, these easy DIY spring flower arrangements are entirely achievable. This list is a how-to guide to creating envy-inducing bouquets that are a snap to pull together. Flowers are beautiful in every type of display, whether mimicking nonchalant wildflowers or arranging a tightly positioned elegant bouquet. To make more striking spring arrangements, don't stop after adding flowers. Centerpieces can use everything from tulips and roses to asparagus, carrots, and cabbage. There is one commonality between all arrangements, which is that anyone can achieve this look. Take a look and try your hand at one of these simple spring flower arrangements.

Celebrate Early Bloomers

Lenten roses are among the first to bloom in late winter making them perfect to perk up a table before spring varieties are in full force. Here, Mark Thompson, co-owner of the Birmingham garden store Shoppe, positioned cut Lenten roses in a shallow, basket like vessel using a bundle of chicken wire to hold the stems and then filled it with an assortment of the cut flowers.

Hang A Door Basket

Start with a door basket, then nestle in your favorite florals. A small pot of angelonia (the spiky white bloom), 'Snow Princess' sweet alyssum (the white lacy flowers), 'Variegata' greater periwinkle (the greenery that's trailing in front), dusty miller (the velvety blue-green leaves), and asparagus fern (the feathery foliage peeking out of the back) make a nice mix. These should last two to three weeks with regular waterings. Just before your company arrives, insert clippings of fresh tulips and orchids.

Follow Nature’s Lead

Rather than making one large centerpiece, New Orleans textile designer Beetle Hillery Antonatos opted to display small clusters of irises in an assortment of mismatched glass vessels at a Mardi Gras brunch. These little arrangements are not just easier to pull together; they’re also a nod to the blooms’ natural surrounds. “I wanted them to look like they do in the bayou. Louisiana irises are swamp flowers,” she explains.

Create A Collection Of Vases

For an eye-catching design that doesn’t require any technical know-how, set small vases in coordinating colors down the length of the table. Trim daffodil stems at varying heights, and then place a few blooms in each vessel. These bitty bouquets can also double as favors for guests.

Make Your Tulips Pop

You can use a bouquet of grocery store tulips (we used three varieties: French, variegated, and standard single) as an unexpected display by popping their petals to create a showstopping focal point. Start with a third of the blooms, selecting ones that have just begun to open. Use your thumb to gently push the base of each petal until it snaps outward. This technique will reduce the life of the arrangement slightly, but it should still last four to five days.

Float Your Flowers

This flower arrangement might be one of the easiest. Start with a clear glass centerpiece-worthy bowl filled with water. You can mix in some flower food, but be sure it fully dissolves so you don't have grains swimming around in the bottom of the bowl. Clip a few miniature rose buds or other petite flowering varieties. Gently spread the petals out to make a flatter base that will help them float on the water's surface. Place your buds in the bowl, keeping them to one side. There's no perfect equation here—use as many or as few as you like. We thought four flowers worked well with the size of our bowl.

Next, take your tulips and gently curve them around the opposite side of the bowl. Stagger them so the blooms are at varying heights and tuck in a branch or two for a rustic finishing touch. This arrangement should last a few days if you swap out the water daily.

Style A Shelf

These tiny bunches of blooms are a foolproof way to add bursts of color in small spaces. Place clusters of spring flowers (we used daffodils) into bud vases in an array of shapes and sizes. Position them atop short stacks of books, or nestle them in among other treasures on shelving.

Group Buds In Silver

Create a display featuring silver-plated vessels in a variety of heights and shapes. Stick to the formula height, plus cluster, and add hero. Foxgloves and snapdragons give the display a peak, working well together due to their similar sizes and structures. Group three peonies in a julep vase to balance out the real star, a wide-open peony bloom sitting directly on the mouth of its vessel.

Create The Look Of A Basket

Cover a container in preserved moss and dried flowers (you can look for one at a garden center or crafts store) to start this earthy arrangement. Set a plastic liner in the basket to fill with potting soil. Add a pink kalanchoe, succulents, and a creeping Jenny as a spiller that trails off the edge. Use nerve plants as fillers and mini caladiums or gomphrenas as focal points. Bend a silverberry branch to form the handle.

Fan Your Foliage

Mix in palms as greenery to elevate the simplest of bouquets. Start by positioning three palm fans in florist foam, switching the direction so one is facing forward, another is standing tall but a little bit off-center, and a third is slightly angled. Next layer in midsize flowers: chocolate Queen Anne’s lace and pink and white peonies. The most delicate elements such as tulips, hellebores, and ranunculus step in as the final flourishes, filling open spots and creating movement. For even more interest, you can then reflex the petals on a few of the tulips by placing your thumb at the base of each petal and gently pushing until it pops backward.

Little Vases With Big Variety

If you’re wary of large centerpieces, use smaller vases to make flower arrangements that will wow. Get several vases that are similar in size and height, choose a simple color palette for your flowers and table setting and allow your imagination to take over. Coordinate with table decor like these sweet eggs painted with lily of the valley from Dondolo and add extra charm to your flower arrangement.

Pack A Bowl With Shades Of Green

In this laid-back composition, Mark Thompson opted to forgo using florist foam or wire, packing the vessel with an assortment of Lenten rose clippings. “The greenery is beautiful, so you don’t need to add any extra filler,” explains the florist. He also advises using flowers that have been blooming for a while. “This will help them last for weeks in cut arrangements if you change out the water as needed."

Make An Impact With White

Place a block of well-soaked florist foam inside the vase. Begin with your statement flowers—three white peonies with stems cut to slightly different lengths—and insert them around the foam in a triangular shape, putting the largest blossom at the front.

From there, place five or six ranunculus blooms with remaining stems in the foam and around the peonies to create a random pattern. Use short clippings of white hydrangea to cover the foam. Add in a few sprigs of spray roses for texture near the base. Last, work in tall flowerless stems of camellia greenery for height and shine mixed with some soft-looking variegated pittosporum (both commonly found in yards).

Use Colored Glass

This idea is for those who have always wondered what to do with those little glass jars they've gathered over the years. The key to this arrangement is grouping the tiny vessels onto a tray. Displaying your florals this way will give order to your collection and ensure it doesn't look haphazard. Bright yellow daffodils create a charming contrast to the blue glass.

Plant Homegrown Greens

Ditch the faux grass filler, and plant the real thing in an Easter basket this year. Add a plastic liner to the container, and fill with potting soil. Ten days to two weeks before Easter, sprinkle wheatgrass seeds (available at garden centers) on top. Set in a sunny spot and water well. Nestle naturally dyed eggs in the grass. A festive bow finishes the look.

Create A Beautiful Branch Display

Blooming trees signal the arrival of spring. Bring flourishing buds inside with a few cut branches of dogwood mixed with long clippings of airy Queen Anne's lace and loose spirea. The branches will last a long while, but add droopy tulips to dress up the look. Choose a cylindrical container, so the vase's neck is not too wide. If the stems need more structure, use florist tape to make a grid across the top to help everything stay upright.

Say Hello, Yellow

Boost curb appeal with a blooming front door display. Find a similar hanging basket with a sturdy handle at a crafts store, and fill it with potting soil. Add color by layering plants of various heights and textures like petunias, daffodils, violas, and succulents. Lemons can provide a pop of color, and a ribbon helps add cohesiveness to the bouquet. Daffodils can be short-lived, so replace them with a small fern after they finish blooming.

Stick With Simple Potted Bulbs

There is no arranging in this arrangement. Place potted irises within a basket and cover with moss—it's as simple as that. Sound too easy to be true? We bet you'll be pleasantly surprised.

Support Blooms With Flower Frogs

Don't let a single flower go to waste. Create a grouping of individual arrangements with leftover blooms and your favorite teacups or bowls. The trick to keeping these wonky flowers standing tall? Rest the stems in flower frogs, a tool used to hold flowers in place, at the bottom of the containers.

Create A Kitchen Garden

For the kitchen, pick an arrangement that's equal parts attractive and practical. This plant has fragrant ingredients ready to be clipped for cooking. Fill a ceramic container (add a hole in the bottom for drainage) with potting soil. Then plant parsley, thyme, Swiss chard, and violas. Incorporate some tangerines on top for extra punch. Form a "handle" out of fresh rosemary. Water regularly, and keep in a sunny spot on the counter.

Hang A Floral Swag

Tie a florist foam, soaked in water, to a cage with the center of a wooden stick. Use camellia greenery (the glossy green foliage) to cover the materials and give the wreath shape. Then tuck spiky sword ferns behind Queen Anne's lace (the clusters of small ivory flowers) with hellebores sprouting from the greenery. A peony with a halo of variegated leaves acts as a focal point but uses single blooms to fill the empty spaces. Tie a ribbon to either side of the stick to serve as a hanger. These hardy flowers and foliage selections will last a week. Swap out tired blooms to keep the swag fresh.

Display Daffodils On Your Door

A wicker basket that’s overflowing with blooms is this season’s delicate answer to winter’s sturdy wreath. Line a flat-backed hanging version with a plastic bag. Then add flowering daffodils (including the soil) and small, complementary plants (like English ivy, maidenhair fern, and grape hyacinth) to the container. For a fuller look, layer in cut daffodils, placing stems in florist water picks.

Incorporate Asparagus

Don't worry about waste—you can eat the asparagus too. Wrap your flower arrangement with asparagus spears and secure it with ribbon. Set the arrangement in a shallow water dish so the stems stay fresh. We also recommend spritzing the bouquet with water twice daily.

Achieve Natural Elegance

Place a ball of chicken wire in a shallow vase with a wide opening and fill it with water. Fan out variegated pittosporum (the leaves with white edges) and oakleaf hydrangea branches (the cone-shaped flowers) on either side of the arrangement. Add a cluster of peonies toward the bottom midsection to give it weight before tucking in oakleaf hydrangea leaves toward the bottom right.

Transform Your Flowers Into An Easter Basket

You're going to love this Easter basket. Choose springtime blooms that work with your decor and are available at your local florist or grocery store. We love the look of this rustic pot, but feel free to use whatever you have on hand. Tuck bright green moss around the base.

Group Pretty Bud Vases

A cluster of elegant vessels can be just as impactful as a single centerpiece. Select a few simple vases (we suggest three to five) that vary slightly in height and shape. Fill each with water, and add one to three stems. Line them up along a windowsill, spread them out on a credenza, or accent a bedside table.

Use Cabbage As A Container

A sturdy head of cabbage makes an unlikely vase in this quirky arrangement. Cut a hole in the center of the cabbage head for placing a jar or vase. We love the combination of green leaves and bright pink flowers (we used tulips, hyacinth, and spray roses). Add a tray or decorative plate below the cabbage base to collect draining water and falling petals.

Let Purple Reign

To create this centerpiece, start with a ceramic flowerpot and add a corresponding saucer to catch any drainage. Fill it with potting soil, and plant a collar of violas around the rim. Place blooming hyacinth bulbs in the center, and add a few stately salvias for height. We fashioned a "handle" out of thin wooden branches. Fill the saucer with decorative sheet moss, and finish the look with faux eggs and birds' nests.

Create A Carrot Centerpiece

Mix up traditional floral arrangements with a bouquet of bright carrots for a subtle Easter-inspired piece. A few branches of Brussels sprouts add to the kitchen garden feel. The trailing vines and pops of colors make this a standout of any dining table. Fasten the carrot tops together to create a unified base.

Brighten With Blooming Hyacinths

Cruise the aisles of your favorite garden center to find a variety of bulbs ready to display. Blooming weeks before their in-ground counterparts, these much-anticipated blossoms lift our spirits and brighten our homes. Repurpose a holiday punch bowl with a plastic container insert to pack a dozen pre-planted hyacinths in soil. Lightly water, and top with moss.

Pile On The Purple

For this festive spring centerpiece, we grouped blue hybrid delphiniums and purple anemones against white stocks and tulips. Touches of silvery dusty miller and seeded eucalyptus provide contrast and texture, and succulents from a garden center give an unexpected twist. We added simple twigs from the yard for a bit of height—without blocking the view.

Bring In Backyard Blooms

As the soil warms, begin sowing flower seeds to ensure bucket-loads of color in late spring or early summer. With scissors in hand, you'll be able to create simple arrangements from flower cuttings grown in your backyard. Using flowers from your garden adds a homegrown feel to your arrangements and provides a nice cohesiveness to your exterior and interior decor.

Embrace The Blues

Cool off your table with a soothing swath of florals. To create this arrangement, we used billowy hydrangeas, plumbagos, cornflowers, and scabiosa for visual heft. We then filled in with salvias, cineraria, and 'techno heat' lobelias to add texture. The result? A casual centerpiece with a vibrant blue palette for a tranquil focal point.

Sunny Bouquets

These fiery blooms stand up to the Southern regional temperatures. We snipped dahlia and dahlia buds, lantana, and zinnia to form a loose cluster for this display. Yellow Billy buttons and calendula from a local florist round out the mix. Bonus: Including yet-to-bloom buds ensures an arrangement with staying power.

Try This 3-Step Arrangement

Mattie Bush from Nashville's Amelia's Flower Truck shared this simple but beautiful arrangement that anyone can put together. Put foliage or greenery in the vase to set the stage. Strip leaves from the bottom of the stem, so leaves don't sit in water. Add filler flowers, ones that have multiple blooms per stem, or a variety of wildflowers. Last, add statement flowers like tulips to create a focal point. It's always good to remember the natural direction flowers lean. Carnations give this one more texture and depth.

Use Potted Bulbs

Dress up store-bought potted tulips with moss and a container upgrade. Keep the pot close to a window so it can bask in the sunlight, but be sure to rotate it daily to avoid droopy flowers. Using one flower variety is an excellent way to keep arrangements looking clean and sophisticated.

Staggered Vessels

"I always work in odd numbers," says florist Buffy Hargett Miller, who created this centerpiece. She emphasized a mix-and-match theme by staggering five vessels of different sizes along with the table runner. Fill the vases with white tulips and purple hyacinths, and then weave in a makeshift garland of tree clippings and allium blooms among the vases toward opposite corners of the table.

Submerge Your Tulips

You need zero arranging experience to submerge some freshly cut tulips from the grocery store into any glass vessels you have around the house. Fill three small vases in various sizes with water. Place a tulip stem in each. We placed one upright, the other facing downward, and the third floating on top of a broader vessel. Float a small votive candle in at least two of your vases. The candlelight will flicker off the water and provide a stunning ambiance.

Bring In A Ray Of Light

Pair an assortment of colorful bulbs with a rustic galvanized metal container. Make sure to buy healthy, firm bulbs with tightly closed buds. When planting, pack the bulbs closely to intensify their fragrance and beauty. Top off your living arrangement with lush, green moss. To assemble, line your container with plastic to prevent rust and fill it halfway with soil, adding a layer of gravel to improve drainage and keep the bulbs upright. Nestle the bulbs into the gravel, planting from left to right and tallest to shortest. Finish with a top layer of soil to cover bulbs. Water lightly and frequently so flowers and moss stay fresh.

Arrange A Trifecta

Three petite bouquets create one stunning arrangement. If you don't have a linear vase like this one, a cluster of single tube vases will also work. Working with a single color and flower variety can strengthen its impact as an accent piece.

Azalea Arrangement

"Azaleas are easy to work with and fairly long-lasting in water," says florist Buffy Hargett Miller. For this centerpiece, start with a water-soaked block of florist foam. Next, place it in a large, decorative dish or bowl. Choose a lush filler, like the green viburnums used here, and insert them into the foam. Then fill out the arrangement with garden roses and pruned azalea sprigs (also tucked into the foam), letting the blooms spill out.

Show Off Seasonal Flowers

Make the most of seasonal daffodils’ many dazzling varieties by weaving a few of them into one arrangement (any kind you have growing in your yard will do.) Anchor the flowers in a shallow, watertight vessel using chicken wire; then fill in bare spots with tulips, Queen Anne’s lace, and chamomile. The trick to making it feel especially dynamic? Leave some stems extra long so they seem to float above the rest of the bouquet.

Float Flowers In A Glass Globe

This colorful centerpiece adds elegance to your table without hurting your wallet. Fill a glass globe-shaped bowl halfway with water. Swirl a grouping of tulips inside the bowl and float additional blooms (with half-inch stems) on the water.

Use A Mason Jar As A Bud Vase

You don't have to rush out and buy a flower vase when a humble Mason jar will do the trick. You might think there is another flower variety in this tiny arrangement at first glance. The open flowers are indeed tulips. Delicately spread the petals of each bud to create the look and be amazed at this classic spring flower's transformation.

Turn A Carton Into An Easter Basket

Even the kids can get in on this adorable spring flower project. Plant violas or pansies in cardboard cartons and use pipe cleaners for handles. Set the baskets out as Easter place cards and let guests take them as favors after the meal. Supplement the sweet arrangements with spring decor or fruit to add interest.

Make An Ombré Flower Arrangement

An ombré arrangement is easy to create. Place a dampened block of florist foam into a vessel. Then, working in three groups, insert white garden roses into one side of the florist foam. Next, place light pink roses and ranunculus in the center. On the remaining side, add deep pink peonies. Fill in any gaps with greenery.

Create A Classic Tulip Bouquet

Opt for two or three small bouquets to achieve this look. Cut all the stems to the same height and place them in a wide-rimmed vase. Spin the stems just a bit to create a circular effect, as shown here. If leaves are hanging over the vase's side, twirl them around a pencil to make a corkscrew.

Line A Wooden Bowl For Your Flower Arrangement

Since you can replant this easy-to-make arrangement in the yard for summer, it is the gift that keeps giving. We started with a washable wooden bread bowl lined inside with reusable plastic. We filled it with white fan flowers, blue plumbagos, 'Lucita' echeverias, and flapjack plants.

Use Boxwood As A Focal Point

Velvety moss adds extra charm and character to plain terra-cotta vessels. Speed up the growth by applying a moss-and-buttermilk mixture on new clay pots and spraying them weekly with water. Plants like dwarf English boxwoods, 'Icy Blue' violas, and tulips are great for filling out these containers. To help blooms last, surround the boxwoods with violas and add potted tulips purchased from a garden center. (Or plan and plant some tulip bulbs next year in December or January for early-spring blooms.) At the end of spring, replace the violas and tulips with summer annuals.

Plant A Basket Of Buds

This stunning centerpiece might take a bit more skill than others. We used roses and some filler in addition to the tulips, but you can certainly stick to one flower variety if you choose. Floral foam is the secret ingredient here. You also might need to insert some floral wire in some of the taller tulip stems to keep them from drooping.

Arrange With Budding Branches

Get a head start on spring arrangements by taking advantage of late-winter/earl-spring buds. Trim off non-essential branches, placing them in a deep, slim-mouthed vase with water and, and you've got an early spring display that will steal the show.

Plant A Window Box

Flowering window containers give instant curb appeal to your home’s exterior (or even to a child’s playhouse). Plant bulbs in the fall for a brilliant reveal come spring. If you’re short on time, add already blooming daffodils for color on the spot. Tuck in variegated English ivy to create a whimsical base.

Let The Lettuce Ware Do The Talking

Make even the most simple of arrangements a winner by giving them a stellar container. A lettuce or cabbage motif vase, like this pitcher from Tory Burch, will do just the trick. It screams springtime and does the heavy lifting for any arrangement you put in it.

Use Long-Lasting Carnations

Even the inexpensive, modest carnation can wow when gathered up into a large bouquet. Carolyn Chen, owner of Wild Things in Birmingham, Alabama, demonstrates the power of this long-lasting flower with an arrangement inspired by Dutch still lifes. Choose several colors from the grocery store and cut the stems in short, medium, and long lengths, then really pack in the blooms.

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