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I love fresh flowers year round. One way to beat the spring growth season is to create a potted hyacinth (or other bulb) indoors. You can start enjoying fragrant blooms long before they're available for harvesting outside. These potted hyacinth arrangements were created the easy way...no forcing required. 

It's also Thrifty Style Team day, so there is quite a bit of lovely spring inspiration below for you to enjoy. 

If you've never smelled a hyacinth in full bloom, you've got to rectify that immediately. They are truly heavenly, y'all. And since I've had these particular potted Hyacinth bulbs around the past few weeks, their fragrance has basically filled our home with the scent of spring. See how easy these were to put together below.

And as I mentioned above, it's also Thrifty Style Team day. Check out all of this spring eye candy above. All of the links are listed further down in this post. All of my thrifty friends certainly brought their A game to get us inspired for the season.

DIY Potted Hyacinth Bulbs

Three years ago, I made a new year's resolution to keep fresh flowers in the house all year long. I've actually stuck with it ever since (for the most part). And last year, with the pandemic, I planted my own cutting garden that kept us fully flowered straight through the fall. Throughout the winter, I did a lot of poinsettias and a whole lot of greenery here and there, but goodness, I'm so ready for fresh stems of blooms. While picking up a bunch at the grocery store certainly works, I was wanting some stems that would last longer than a week or two. See how easy it is to put these potted hyacinth arrangements together to have fresh flowers before the spring hits.

Potted Hyacinth Centerpiece

I had to share the above photo. I planted these bulbs a couple of weeks ago. But, they've really come into their full glory this week. I took this photo yesterday to show how amazing they are right now! I'm using this container of bulbs on our dining table as a really fragrant spring centerpiece and I am definitely enjoying it. As a side note, we do move the candles off the mirror and away from the bulbs if we're going to light them for a meal.

How to Create Potted Hyacinth Bulbs

I purchased pre-forced bulbs to make this a cinch. I found these at Aldi for less than $3 each. But, I also saw them at our local HEB grocery store, so they're quite widely available this time of the year. Just look for the hyacinths in the hour-glass shaped vases. For around $10 or even less (I had the soil and containers on hand), I have a centerpiece that will last a lot longer than cut stems. And, I'll share how I'll be making these same Hyacinth bulbs work next spring, too.

Potted Hyacinth Supplies

• hyacinth bulbs that have already been forced (if you would like to try your hand at forcing your own bulbs, see this tutorial at BHG)
• potting soil 
• containers (I had these blue and white ones on hand)
• reindeer moss (I purchased the chartreuse reindeer moss here on Amazon...I barely used a fraction of just one package)

Directions for Potted Hyacinth Bulbs

• Remove your bulbs from the hyacinth water vases.
• If you like, you can trim your roots a bit, but I left mine in tact. The only reason would be if they're already too long for the vessel you're placing them into.
• Fill your containers with your potting soil.

• I just used my hands to make small spaces in the top of the soil for each bulb. You won't be covering the entire bulb, so your hole doesn't have to be too terribly deep.
• Add each bulb and adjust them until they are straight. 

• I like the look of the bulbs kind of peeking out the top of the soil. This is actually the most common way to pot up bulbs.
• In my experience, the hyacinths don't get too overly crowded, you can really pack 'em in for a good, full look. 

• Pull out the reindeer moss in small chunks and tuck it into the top of the soil. It will easily stick where ever you place it.
• I covered the entire surface with the moss so none of the soil was showing.
• I was able to gently water the potted hyacinth bulbs through the moss. I didn't overly saturate it, and I've just kept it moist since they were potted up.  

I did three of the bulbs in my larger container and one in the smaller. I had intended to keep all of the pink ones together, but the height was off, so I just mixed the larger container.

 

Tips for Keeping Your Hyacinths Fresh

• Keep the potted hyacinth bulbs in indirect sunlight (for at least a large portion of the day).
• Rotate your container often so the flowers don't start leaning one way towards the sun.
• Keep the soil moist (I gently water right through the moss).

Once Your Bulbs are Done

• When your bulbs have finished blooming, don't toss them!
• Hyacinth bulbs, (along with so many other bulbs), can be planted in the garden after they're finished for the season. Most likely, they will go dormant for the winter and re-bloom outside for you next year (and even in years to come). 

Thrifty Style Team Projects

Be sure to check out ALL of the wonderful spring ideas from my friends, below.

• Redhead Can Decorate - Simple Minty Green Scrunched Tissue Paper Tree
• DIY Beautify - Blue and White Decoupage Chargers
• 2 Bees In A Pod - Painted Frame Makeover
• Postcards From The Ridge - Simple Spring Mantel with Milk Glass Vases and Daffodils
• The Creek Line House - How to Whitewash a Stone Wall
• The How To Home - Easy DIY Paper Bunny Garland
• The Tattered Pew - Flea Market Style Spring Centerpiece
• Sweet Pea - Easy to make Spring Wreath
• What Meegan Makes - Champagne Bucket Spring Floral Arrangement
• Cottage At The Crossroads - DIY Bunny Garland
• Lora B. Create & Ponder - Simple Garden Theme Decor DIY
• White Arrows Home - Nautical Candle Holders
• Our Crafty Mom - How To Tint Mason Jars With Food Coloring
• Chas’ Crazy Creations - How To Stencil On Wood

Hoping you have a lovely, bloom-filled season.