New spring color arrives with every passing day. Weeping flowering cherries
(Prunus x subhirtella 'Pendula') in the Japanese Garden are at peak
bloom. Yoshino cherries (Prunus x yedoensis) are beginning to flower
and should be at peak bloom by mid week. Flowering plums in the Plum Arbor
remain showy.
Daffodils and Hyacinths in the bulb borders are outstanding. Early tulips are
beginning to bloom, their flower heads rising above pansy beds packed with color.
Magnolias are flowering in many locations on the grounds. Several trees in the
Lopata Azalea and Rhododendron Garden are showy. Only a few early azaleas are
now in bloom, but swelling buds promise greater color for the weeks ahead.
Virginia bluebells (Mertensia virginica) are beginning to bloom in the
English Woodland Garden. The large swath of Forsythia in the Knolls is still
showy.
Large drifts of Glory of the Snow (Chionodoxa luciliae) and Squill
(Scilla siberica) dot the understory in the Mausoleum Garden.
Don't miss the side-by-side Pulmonaria trials now approaching full bloom in the
Kemper Flower Borders.
The Shoenberg Temperate House is at its peak of spring color. The beautful
soft-pink blossoms of the Australian wax flower (Chamelaucium ciliatum)
cascade over the stairs. The tiled Moorish garden features Easter lilies
(Lilium longiflorum) and the vibrant blue daisies of cineraria
(Pericallis hybrids).
The camellias in the Linnean House are past their peak, but are still showy.
Cheerful cyclamen (Cyclamen 'Halios Series') and fairy primrose (Primula
malacoides) illuminate the beds beneath the camellia trees and the heady aroma
of jasmine (Jasminum polyanthemum) and the fragrant olive trees (Osmanthus
fragrans) wafts throughout the house.
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