A Sweet Indoor Decor Crocus Bowl

2 Materials
$5
30 Minutes
Easy
Undeniably Springlike Crocus are an Autumn flowering sweetie here in New Zealand.
But no matter where in the world you live, when crocus begin their flowering season, you too can create an indoor crocus bowl.
You will need some freshly dug crocus bulbs.
Longer stems are encouraged by under-planting the bulbs beneath a shrub.
Mine were under an azalea before digging for use in this bowl.
If in full sun the flowers will  appear just above the much shorter strap like leaves.
A vintage style bowl to make the garden in.
Wet potting soil. Place the soil in your bowl.


 Make a hollow and place your bulbs in the middle.
Hold with one hand while pushing soil around the bulbs and straightening them.
Use real moss or lichen as a cover layer on the soil.
Press the lichen or moss around and in between the planted bulbs.
This will also give them extra support to stand upright.
Then gently use a wet tissue to clean up the excess soil on the stems and the bowl.
This decor arrangement is for a short term display.
You can enjoy the bulbs flowering in the bowl for two or three weeks before you will need to replant them into another pot for outside or into the garden.
I use a spray water bottle to keep the moss and soil damp in the bowl, but after initial planting the soaked soil is enough to keep moist so don't water it again in that first week..
Over watering will mean the bulbs will rot, and the leaves will yellow.
Place in a light and sunny situation indoors and enjoy the pretty flowers.


My bowl lasted 2 weeks with flowers and another 2 weeks with just foliage before I planted the bulbs back in the garden.
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Tracey Lee Cassin
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