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Sakura, daffodils and tulips: where to find spring flowers in New York

'20.03.2023'

Nadezhda Verbitskaya

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Today is the calendar spring. Soon New York will be full of flowers, although the first flowering plants can already be found in the city. From cherry blossoms in Central Park and the Brooklyn Botanical Garden to daffodils, tulips and other flowers in parks throughout the city. Nature gives us plenty of reasons to get out of the house with the kids and soak up the sun. Find out where and when the best spring flowers bloom in New York, advises Tiny Beans.

Manhattan

Central Park

The sheer size and varied topography of Central Park provide a wide variety of places to see the flowers.

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir Bridle Path: In early and mid-April, you can see a stunning picture of cherry blossoms along the reservoir. Enter at the corner of 90th and Fifth Streets at Engineering Gate and head north.

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Pilgrim Hill: This spot on the corner of E. 72nd and Fifth, popular with sledders in the winter, is also the best place to see the Yoshino cherry blossoms in mid-April.

Swedish Cottage (puppet theater): This famous place is charming at any time of the year. But in April and May, when the surrounding landscape is dotted with tulips, daffodils and other spring flowers, it looks like something out of a fairy tale. Find him on the west side of the park near 79th Street.

Cherry Hill: From the gentle slope, so named because of the cherry blossoms, which bloom with delicate white and pink flowers, overlooking the lake of Cherry Hill Park. It is in the middle of the park on 72nd Street.

If you are looking for something specific, check out A Guide to Flowering Trees in Central Park, where you can search by plants, species, months, etc.

Park riverside

This large park on the west side of Manhattan stretches from 72nd Street to 158th Street. And in its different points you can find a lot of fabulous flowers. So:

Sakura Park on 122nd Street: Named after the cherry blossoms that bloom here, usually in mid-April.

83rd street: next to Mount Tom and the Warsaw Ghetto memorial

91st Street, on the boardwalk: The Garden People's Garden is a community garden that has been maintained by volunteers for decades. And if you keep going north, you will come to Crabapple Grove, where cherry blossoms are magnificent in spring.

Hudson river park

Spread across 550 acres (223 ha) along the west side of Manhattan (from the north end of Battery Park City to 59th Street in the Hell's Kitchen district), this park offers cozy relaxation by the water as well as plenty of flowers.

To find out what's blooming in the park at any given moment, check out the Hudson River Park Conservancy's Blooming Guide, which you can find here.

In March, star magnolias usually bloom, and in early April, sakura and tulips should bloom.

Randall's Island

Another place where you can catch cherry blossoms is Randalls Island. The exposition of the island is so impressive that the cherry blossom festival is also held here. Cherry blossoms of various types bloom in early April and continue to bloom until May.

A guide to cherry blossoms on the island can be found here.

Brooklyn

Prospect Park

Sprawling over 600 acres (243 ha), this urban green space includes open spaces, woodland enclaves, and waterfront locations. Not to mention the many places to play.

You can see what's blooming in Prospect Park thanks to spring blossom guide from Prospect Park Alliance.

The most “flowery” places in the park:

Grand Army Plaza: Early spring brings early blooming cherry blossoms, tulips and daffodils. Later you will see pink, late blooming cherry blossoms.

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LeFrak Center at Lakeside: Bright yellow and orange witch hazel can be seen here in early spring. With warming in April, many white flowers of silverwort, angelica, witch alder and foxglove bloom. Late spring ends with the flowering of dogwood and blackberries.

Litchfield Villa: In front of this grand Civil War mansion on Prospect Park West is the Carmen Garden, which hosts an impressive display of tulips in April. In May, pink and white hawthorn flowers bloom, as well as colorful annuals. At the back of the building you will find Korean dogwood trees with cream flowers.

Long Meadow: a popular place for relaxing, sunbathing and picnicking, Long Meadow is also home to several fragrant flowering trees. In the northern part, peach and white magnolia and dogwood bloom in early spring. And then the lilac blossoms.

Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Not far from Prospect Park is the Brooklyn Botanical Garden, home to one of the city's largest cherry blossom festivals. It is held in mid-April. Do you want to know when the trees will bloom? It's not an exact science but this link might help.

For the latest information on which trees have already bloomed, check out the bloom tracker.

In the garden you can see magnificent and luxurious magnolia trees. And also lots of spring bulbs like daffodils, crocuses, snowdrops and tiny Dutch irises. Also in April, the exhibition of tulips around the central pool of the garden is amazing.

Lilac flowering begins in April and continues until June, depending on the variety.

Here you can see with a flowering tracker for the whole year.

The garden is closed on Mondays.

Address: 990 Washington Ave., Crown Heights. Tel. 718-623-7200. Website: bbg.org.

Greenwood Cemetery

Green-Wood Cemetery, founded in 1838 and now a National Historic Landmark, welcomes visitors seven days a week. Its 478 acres (193 ha) are filled with natural beauty in the form of towering trees, flowering shrubs, perennials and bulbs.

This is another place where magnificent cherry blossoms bloom in April and May. Look for them in the Valley Water and Battle Hill areas. To make it easier to navigate the cemetery, download the greenwood app, which has maps and a lot of information and media (video, audio) about the history, nature and art of this attraction.

Address: 500 25th St. Tel. 718-210-3080. Website: greenwood.com

Bronx

New York Botanical Garden

As you'd expect, the New York Botanical Gardens are a spectacular place to see spring (and summer) blooms. Recall that there is now annual orchid show. It will last until May 1st.

The Garden's impressive collection of daffodils numbers literally hundreds of thousands, and you can find these yellow flowers in several places here. In April, Narcissus Hill is covered with them and you will find many old varieties that were planted at the beginning of the XNUMXth century. Tiny species of daffodils grow in the Rock Garden. Even more varieties can be found on the alley of day lilies and daffodils. And in the Valley of Daffodils is a collection of Murray Liasson daffodils. You can find out at what stage the flowering of daffodils is at with the help of "Daffodil Tracker".

In the Garden you will find all kinds of spring flowering trees including crabapp, magnolia and cherry blossoms. And on Mother's Day, NYBG's Azalea Garden hosts an amazing exhibit. You can watch the Azalea bloom with this tracker.

The lilac collection, which blooms in early and late spring thanks to a wide variety of plants, dates back to 1896 and has been popular for over a hundred years. It was expanded in 2016.

While the lilac in New York does not bloom, but is already waking up. Photo: ForumDaily New York

Address: 2900 Southern Blvd. Tel. 718-817-8700. Website: nybg.org.

Wave Hill Public Garden

It is nice to visit here at any time of the year. And in spring you can see tulips, magnolias, trilliums here. Wav Hill hosts many programs for children and families, including weekly family art projects, bird watching and more.

Please note that tickets must be booked in advance to visit Wave Hill.

Tickets: $10 - adults; $6 - pensioners, $4 - children.

Address: 4900 Independence Ave. Tel. 718-549-3200. Website: https://www.wavehill.org.

Queens

Queens Botanical Garden

Spring at the Queens Botanical Gardens is cherry blossoms on Cherry Circle, magnolias on Magnolia Path, vibrant daffodil and tulip flowers, viburnum, dogwood, oriental redleaf bud, and more. To see what and when blooms, нажмите здесь.

Address: 43-50 Main St. Tel. 718-886-3800. Website: queensbotanical.org.

Flushing Meadows Corona Park

Not far from the Queens Botanical Gardens is Flushing Meadows Corona Park, the former site of the 1939 and 1964 World's Fair. Here you can find many flowering trees during April.

And after you admire this exposition, there is much more to see. Visit the Queens Zoo, the Queens Museum, the New York Hall of Science and Citi Field, home of the Mets.

Tel. 718-760-6565. Website: nycgovparks.org.

Staten island

Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden

Numerous cultural institutions and gardens are located here. This includes the New York Chinese Scholars Garden (NYCSG), one of only two authentic classical Chinese outdoor gardens built in the US. Built entirely from architectural elements crafted in Suzhou, China, the NYCSG is a beautiful sight in spring with magnolias, sakura, mahonia, jasmine and rose hips in full bloom. Most of Snug Harbor is free to visit, but NYCSG entry is $5 per person and children under five get in for free (Staten Island residents get in for free on the first Saturday of each month).

Another must-visit place with children is Connie Gretz Secret Garden, an enclosed space with a bush labyrinth and three towers, reminiscent of the turrets of a castle. It was created based on the book "The Secret Garden". Entrance for children is $3, and for adults accompanying the child, it is free. Lately it's only open on Sundays.

Address: 1000 Richmond Terr. Tel. 718-425-3504. Website: snug-harbor.org.

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