What's in Bloom? Spring in the Gardens

Beautiful Blossoms

Find a cloud of pale pink and pure white blossom around every turn. The best places to spot blossom covered trees are Charlotte's Garden, the Japanese Garden, and the orchard. 

In March and April, you'll be able to spot clusters of pear blossom all around the perimeter of the orchard.

Charlotte's Garden features many spectacular magnolias including a single plant of Magnolia 'G.H. Kern' which flowers continuously from April to August. Other magnolia plants to be found in this area are M. soulangiana, M. kobus, and M. hypoleuca.

Spring highlights in the gardens

Spring showers bring a rainbow of flowers to every corner - geraniums, azaleas, violas, verbenas, and more.  

Listen to a pleasant chorus of birdsong and buzzing bees. Some of the bushes adjacent to the Broad Walk can be heard loudly humming with so much insect activity.

You may feel completely surrounded by flora as you wander down a gentle valley to the Leech Pool where new spring growth takes over. This small pond shaped like a leech is fed from the Golden Brook, the main body of water in the garden.

Don't miss the delightful display of rhododendrons bursting into life mid to late Spring. Marvel at these distinctive flowers in bright yellows, warm oranges, and every shade of pink.