5 Beautiful Garden Flowers to Brighten any Space

Sometimes it’s enough just to enjoy what’s growing.

 

This post is to give love to a few beautiful garden flowers — no deep dives, and minimal growing tips, just some photos and small notes on what I love about each one.

Calendula

Cheerful and dependable, these orange and yellow blooms seem to glow in any weather. I love how they pop against green foliage — a garden staple that’s both useful and beautiful. It’s easy to grow and a great companion. Although not necessary, picking the dead heads will make it even more prolific.

Calendula flower ideal backyard companion

Marigold

Bright, compact, and full of character. These are growing along the edge of one bed, and they always look like they’re up to something. I am showing off the French Marigold variety but there are of course many more and all of them are beautiful and great to plant in any vegetable garden. I grow them with my tomatoes. Similar to the Calendula, if you pick the dead heads it will just keep blooming. I ordered my seeds here, but you only need to buy them once because you can save the seeds very easily and they will self-seed everywhere in the garden.

 

Beautiful French Marigold planted in vegetable raised bed

Ranunculus

These feel like something out of a painting. Layered, soft, and a little dramatic — they’ve been one of the most beautiful flowers in my garden. They are stunning to look at but also amazing as cut flowers. So, plant as many as you can. In colder climates, the corm can be lifted and replanted the next season. In warmer climates, they can survive the winter unless the soil is not well drained and too wet.

Ranunculus beautiful cut flowers from garden

White Sweet Alyssum

Low-growing and delicate, alyssum is easy to overlook until you get close — then the scent and soft white texture become something special. They are very easy to grow and bloom quickly. The tiny flowers will self-seed. I had my sweet Alyssum mixed in a bed with Calendula. 

Beautiful White sweet Alyssum growing in garden with Calendula

Blue Felicia Daisy

A little wild, dainty, and whimsical. I love how the blue petals look next to anything — they seem to soften the space around them. The flower is small and could easily be missed — but its striking, almost surreal blue makes it unforgettable.

 

Blue Daisy Felicia grown from seed

There’s something grounding about walking through the garden and seeing these beautiful garden flowers every day. Some came from seed, some from starts, but they’ve all added beauty in their own quiet ways.

Have a look at this post if you would like to see how I build a seed starting station from scrap material.