How to Make a Spring Flower Basket With Bulbs

If you need to give a gift to a loved one who loves gardening, why not make them a spring flower basket? This basket can contain everything a person needs to fill their spring garden with colorful blooms. You need to give the basket to the person before November, so she can plant the bulbs when the nighttime temperatures average between 40° to 50° F.

Variety of spring bulbs
Gardening gloves
Small spade
Kneeling pad
Greeting card
Basket
Tissue paper
Cellophane bag
Ribbon

Instructions

- 1
  Purchase a variety of spring bulbs such as tulips, daffodils and crocuses. Include gardening gloves, a small spade and a kneeling pad. Obtain a basket big enough to fit all of the items.
- 2
  Place shredded, colorful tissue paper at the bottom of the basket. Place the taller items in the back of the basket and smaller items in the front such as gardening gloves and the spade.
- 3
  Step back and make sure the basket looks balanced. Move items if necessary.
- 4
  Include a greeting card for the occasion in the front of the basket so your loved one notices it.
- 5
  Place the basket in a cellophane bag big enough for the basket. Gather the top of the bag and tie it with a twist tie. Tie a big, colorful ribbon over the twist tie.

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