{"id":55059,"date":"2017-04-12T11:50:44","date_gmt":"2017-04-12T15:50:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.nybg.org\/plant-talk\/?p=55059"},"modified":"2017-04-12T11:50:44","modified_gmt":"2017-04-12T15:50:44","slug":"whats-beautiful-now-spring-in-swing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2017\/04\/around-the-garden\/whats-beautiful-now-spring-in-swing\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s Beautiful Now: Spring in Swing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2017\/04\/around-the-garden\/whats-beautiful-now-spring-in-swing\/attachment\/mco-7689\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-55076\"><img data-attachment-id=\"55076\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2017\/04\/around-the-garden\/whats-beautiful-now-spring-in-swing\/attachment\/mco-7689\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/MCO-7689.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,704\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark III&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1490800944&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Daffodil\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/MCO-7689-300x264.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/MCO-7689.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-55076\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/MCO-7689-300x264.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of daffodils\" width=\"300\" height=\"264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/MCO-7689-300x264.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/MCO-7689-768x676.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/MCO-7689.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>After a shaky start to spring, with cold and warm days jostling for the lead, this week&#8217;s steady warmth has finally cut the ribbon on the start of the season&#8217;s flowers. All across our 250 acres you&#8217;ll find collections waking up with purples, pinks, yellows, and whites, providing fragrance and beauty after the long winter.<\/p>\n<p>Have a look at just a few of the highlights to be found this week, then plan your visit to NYBG!\u00a0It&#8217;s only going to get better from here.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"ngg-imagebrowser\" id=\"ngg-imagebrowser-01ea5362193bb655f6ba593913398b16-55059\" data-nextgen-gallery-id=\"01ea5362193bb655f6ba593913398b16\">\n\n\t<h3><em>Prunus<\/em> \u00d7 <em>yedoensis<\/em> 'Akebono'<\/h3>\n\n\t<div class=\"pic\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/gallery\/4.10-wbn\/Prunus-X-yedoensis-_Akebono_-08.jpg\" title=\"Flowering cherries are among the first trees to herald the arrival of spring. Look for them throughout the Garden grounds, where their pink and white blossoms are easily spotted during their fleeting glory.\" class=\"shutterset_01ea5362193bb655f6ba593913398b16\" data-image-id=\"1449\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/gallery\/4.10-wbn\/Prunus-X-yedoensis-_Akebono_-08.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/gallery\/4.10-wbn\/thumbs\/thumbs_Prunus-X-yedoensis-_Akebono_-08.jpg\" data-title=\"&lt;em&gt;Prunus&lt;\/em&gt; \u00d7 &lt;em&gt;yedoensis&lt;\/em&gt; &#039;Akebono&#039;\" data-description=\"Flowering cherries are among the first trees to herald the arrival of spring. Look for them throughout the Garden grounds, where their pink and white blossoms are easily spotted during their fleeting glory.\"><img alt=\"<em>Prunus<\/em> \u00d7 <em>yedoensis<\/em> 'Akebono'\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/gallery\/4.10-wbn\/Prunus-X-yedoensis-_Akebono_-08.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"ngg-imagebrowser-nav\"> \n\t\t<div class=\"back\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"ngg-browser-prev\" id=\"ngg-prev-1454\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2017\/04\/around-the-garden\/whats-beautiful-now-spring-in-swing\/nggallery\/image\/_ivo3116\/\">&#9668; Back<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"next\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"ngg-browser-next\" id=\"ngg-next-1450\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2017\/04\/around-the-garden\/whats-beautiful-now-spring-in-swing\/nggallery\/image\/mukdenia-rossii-_karasuba_-04\/\">Next &#9658;<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"counter\">Picture 1 of 6<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"ngg-imagebrowser-desc\"><p>Flowering cherries are among the first trees to herald the arrival of spring. 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