Early Magnolias throughout the grounds are nearing full bloom, but a predicted
light frost for Monday morning may nip the petals of any open flowers.
Early daffodils, Squill and Crocus are blooming in the bulb borders and the
English Woodland Garden.
Large drifts of blue Squill (Scilla siberica) and Glory-of-the-Snow
(Chionodoxa spp.) brighten the understory in the Mausoleum Garden.
Forsythia on the Knolls are at peak bloom. The ‘Gold Tide’ forsythia in the
Kemper Flower Borders, a Plant of Merit, is very showy.
Winterhazels (Corylopsis spp.) in the Jenkins Daylily and English
Woodland gardens are showy.
Flowering apricots (Prunus mume, Prunus mandshurica) and Winter jasmine
(Jasminum nudiflorum) in the Chinese Garden are in full bloom.
Barring any changes in the current weather forecast, Flowering cherries in
Seiwa-En should be in bloom by the weekend of March 27-28.
Flowers and fragrances of spring delight your senses in the Shoenberg Temperate
House.
Camellias are past peak bloom in the Linnean House, bu many are still showy.
The fancy leaves of the Rex begonias add color and texture to the understory.