RECIPE FOR A SPRING PLANTER

We asked Todd Caldwell — the Toronto floral designer and owner of Emblem — for his perfect planter. It features both spring bulbs and flowering shrubs for an evolving look, and almost everything can be planted permanently in garden beds later. Focus on just two or three colours, he advises. Here, he’s used purply azalea, hyacinth and pansies with green hellebores for contrast.