Spring Blooms

March 29–May 4, 2025
a spring woodland landscape with the pale green foliage of spring and purple blossoms in the foreground
Holden Barnes

Spring into Something New ...

The season of fresh beginnings is here. From the progression of early spring bulbs ushering in the season, to vibrant blooms of our beloved tulips, to the welcoming fragrance of our flowering trees beckoning you to explore more, spring is in the air—and all around you—in our Gardens this season.

Spring has sprung.

Experience Spring Blooms

We’ve dug into photo and video archives to share the inspiration and beauty of favorite past displays. Enjoy spring splendor from 2018.

March 29–May 4, 2025

Explore the Season

yellow and purple flowers in grass

The first blooms of spring usually arrive in March

white magnolia tree in bloom

Magnolia denudata in bloom; magnolias typically bloom in early April

a meadow in fall colors with two people walking on the pathway

Look for spring ephemerals starting in April

dark branching silhouettes of tree branches support a bounty of pink blossoms against a blue sky

Expected to be in bloom mid-April

a fountain spraying water

The Open Air Theatre comes alive with fountains set to music, starting late April

Flowers in shades of purple and pink line a brick walkway and are punctuated by cone-shaped green shrubs

Flower Garden Walk blooms late April into May.

beds of tulips in a variety of colors

Idea Garden blooms late April into May

a flowering tree with pink and white flowers in the background

Expect peak blooms in Peirce's Woods in May

white and purple wisteria surrounding a gravel pathway

The Wisteria Garden typically blooms in May

From Our Blog

Cynorkis: A Jewel Box of Possibilities
The Cynorkis orchid with small pink flowers set in front of green foliage.

Cynorkis: A Jewel Box of Possibilities

By Greg Griffis, on May 1, 2024
Do You Want to Know a Secret?
The end of a stone bench with a carved head of an eagle in it.

Do You Want to Know a Secret?

By Gillian Hayward, on April 24, 2024
Family Nature Strolls: Your Family, Our Gardens
A group of people, kids and adults, walking on a paved path through Longwood Gardens.

Family Nature Strolls: Your Family, Our Gardens

By Emily Gerber, on April 17, 2024
Seed Banking on the Future
Two dozen small sprouting seeds in a glass bowl.

Seed Banking on the Future

By Jessica Turner-Skoff, Ph.D. and Peter Zale, Ph.D., on April 10, 2024

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