Spring Blooms In The Gardens

A collection of photos of spring blooms in various public gardens

As I write this post, spring officially started a week ago. Depending on what part of the world you live in, you may now be seeing blooming signs of spring, or, like me, still waiting for the snow to completely melt and thinking about spring flowers.

I love visiting gardens when I travel and have visited several during springtime. Here are a few photos from those visits to inspire a springtime mood.

A bush full of blooming pink rhodedendrons — *In Exbury Gardens in the New Forest region of England*

Trees and blooming shrubs (lilace and rose coloured blooms) at edge of field — *Shrubbery at Beaulieu, Hampshire, England (in the New Forest region)*

Shrubs with delicate blooms in shades of lilac and lavender — *In Kew Gardens, Richmond, England*

A field of ranunculus blooming in different colours — *A field of ranunculus blooms at The Flower Fields at Carlsbad Ranch in California*

A filed filled with blooming blue Texas bluebonnets — *Texas bluebonnets at San Antonio Botanical Garden, San Antonio, Texas*

A rhododendron bush full of pinkish blooms — *Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens at Fort Bragg, California is known for the rhododendrons blooming in spring*

*Assorted rhododendron blooms at Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens*

Rose bushes ablaze with pink and red blooms — *April and May are good months for visiting the Mesa Community College Rose Garden in Mesa, Arizona*

Bush of buttery-yellow rose blooms — *Julia Child rose variety in the colour of butter*

Garden with cacti and desert bushes and flowering spring blooms — *At the Boyce Thompson Arboretum, Superior, Arizona*

The first time I visited the Greater Phoenix area in Arizona in spring time, I was blown away by the beauty of the wild flowers that bloom in the Sonoma desert and by the pretty, delicate flowers to be found on the rough-looking cacti. I continued to be blown away on any subsequent visits.

Yellow poppies — *Poppies at Boyce Thompson Arboretum*

Tall spiky blooms of orange on aloe elegans plant — *Aloe Elegans at Boyce Thompson Arobretum*

Hedgehog cactus full of compact red cylindrical blooms — *Hedgehog Cactus at Boyce Thompson Arboretum*

Spring wildflowers — *Spring blooms at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, Arizona*

Orange-yellow Mexican poppy blooms amid other wildflowers — *Mexican poppies (also known as California poppies) at Desert Botanical Garden*

*Cacti blooming at Desert Botanical Garden*

A field on a forested hill with daffodils in bloom — *Daffodils blooming in Beacon Hill Park, Victoria, British Columbia*

The southern part of Vancouver Island on the west coast of Canada is in the mildest area of Canada. That means spring blooms arrive earlier there than in other parts of the country. The city of Victoria on Vancouver Island is sometimes known as the Garden City. There are many gardens to enjoy throughout the year, but I have managed to see a few in springtime.

Delicate spring blooms amid the rocks — *Spring blooms at Government House in Victoria, British Columbia*

White fawn lilies blooming in a cemetery — *Fawn lilies blooming in St. Mary the Virgin Church cemetery in Metchosin, British Columbia*

Orangish tulip, yellow daffodils and other spring flowers blooming in a flower bed — *In The Gardens at HCP, Victoria, British Columbia*

White and purple heather on a hill — *Heather on a hill in The Gardens at HCP*

I have written posts in the past about most of the gardens these photos were taken in. If you are interested in seeing and learning more about any of the gardens, check these posts: