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Spring­time blooms emerge across Gov­er­nors Island

Apr 1, 2020 1:56 pm

Gov­er­nors Island is closed, but sea­son­al changes con­tin­ue to sweep across the land­scape. From the His­toric Dis­trict to Pic­nic Point, beau­ti­ful spring blooms are appear­ing every­where! Above, a Prunus ​‘Snow Goose’ flow­er­ing cherry’s bril­liant white blos­soms light up Liggett Terrace. 

Pink mag­no­lias con­trast with the blue sky near Cas­tle Williams. 

Star mag­no­lias emerge in daz­zling num­bers on Colonels Row. 

This sum­mer­sweet, whose flow­ers form in long clus­ters called bot­tle­brush­es, aids drainage as part of a bioswale in the Urban Farm (and looks great while doing it). 

Saucer mag­no­lia buds are near­ly ready to unfurl at the foot of Dis­cov­ery Hill. 

A vari­ety of bright daf­fodils dot the His­toric Dis­trict along with an assort­ment of wildflowers. 

Hibis­cus buds appear small for now but will soon become impres­sive­ly large, scar­let blooms in Liggett Terrace. 

Vibrant cor­nelian cher­ry flow­ers match the icon­ic yel­low hous­es of Nolan Park. As spring pro­gress­es, more and more blooms will appear on Gov­er­nors Island — fol­low us on social media for the lat­est flo­ral developments!