Higan cherry blossoms, courtesy of that most inspiring time in fall when nature reminds you that it’s only dozing.

Prunus x subhirtella ‘Autumnalis Rosea’ — Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen

Are you tired of cherry blossom pictures yet? Nope? Good, because I’m not either!

It seemed too good to be true. All winter, I kept holding my breath; I kept thinking in the back of my mind that winter had to arrive eventually; that all these nascent flowers and blooms and buds would be pummeled, at last, by a snowstorm as equally freakish as the October 29 blizzard that blew in like some harbinger of an Arctic winter. But, it never came. It never happened. And now, in mid-March it is glorious. On several occasions it has been warmer in the Bronx than in Los Angeles. The birds are singing, the breeze is blowing, sweaters have been (mostly) relegated to the bottom drawer, and flowers are popping up all over the Garden.

Prunus 'Okame' flowering cherry near the Library Building

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It is beautiful here today. Just in case you can’t make it out of your office to hop a train and come up to the Bronx, I thought I’d take a walk and snap some pictures for you. It’s more than just beautiful out, too. According to one birder I met today, it’s also prime warbler migrating time. As he put it, the next two weeks will be “warbler heaven.” So whether you’re a birder, photographer, gardener, or walker, now is the time to come and visit the Garden!

It is prime time for taking flower pictures at the Garden. So grab your camera and come visit!

Magnolia Way: just a few more days, and all this gorgeousness will be gone.

The "beach" house is set amid a sea of muscari in the Ruth Rea Howell Family Garden.

So much more below including cherry blossoms, incredible tulips, and the amazing Rock Garden.

Can you think of a more iconic image of The New York Botanical Garden in spring than this one?

The Enid A. Haupt Conservatory (photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen)

We’re having a strange spring in New York City; full of cool, misty days, punctuated by short bursts of sunshine and warmth. It may not be good for humans the long , snowy winter we just got through, but it’s fabulous for the flowers. So damn the weather! Come visit, it’s pretty incredible.

Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen

Things are moving fast here at the Garden; each day brings word of another extraordinarily beautiful plant that has burst into bloom. So, while we’re closed today (but we’ll be open next Monday, April 25), we thought we would share with you some of the amazing flowering trees that are in bloom around our 250-acres. Of course, just as plants burst into flower, they also stop flowering, too, so we cannot guarantee that all of these will still be in bloom when you visit. So, be sure to follow us on Twitter or “like” us on Facebook and get up to the minute updates on what’s beautiful now at the Garden (keeping an eye on the NYBG Blog, Plant Talk can’t hurt either). And if you’ve got a question about whether a specific plant is in bloom, feel free to ask us! We’ll dispatch a plant-porter out into the Garden and get back to you.

Willow-Leaf Magnolia Salicifolia

Cherry Blossoms

In the Mist

Forsythia along the Bronx River

Magnolia 'Columbia'

Cherry Blossoms

Star Magnolia in front of the Library

Weeping Cherry

Near the Library

Magnolia stellata

Photos by Ivo M. Vermeulen and Mark Pfeffer.