Spring, we finally see you. The days are getting longer, warmer temps are here and soon flowers will be in bloom. If tulips are your thing, you’ll find millions at Holland Ridge Farms, Arrowhead Farmstead Von Thun Farms and Dalton Farms. Prefer daffodils? Head to Reeves-Reed Arboretum or take a walk through Moorestown. For cherry blossoms, make plans to visit Branch Brook Park in Newark or head south to Margate. All over the state, flower festivals are popping up with gorgeous views, photo ops and plenty of plants to bring home.
Through March 26
Winter Wonder Season
Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, PA
The rare Himalayan blue poppies are back for a limited time inside the historic Main Conservatory from now through late March. Blooms are on view Wednesdays through Mondays.
credit: ©istockphoto.com / andykazie / Cherry blossoms in Newark
Select dates in April
Cherry Blossom Festival
Branch Brook Park, Newark
You can come any day during the week to see the beautiful blossoming cherry trees. Special events include a bike race on April 4, a 10K run on April 12, a 1-Mile Fun Run and Walk on April 18, Essex County Family Day also on April 18, and BloomFest! on April 19.
April 1-15
Daffodil Days
Reeves-Reed Arboretum, Summit
You’ll get to see more than 50,000 beautiful daffodil bulbs in bloom in the Daffodil Bowl, an area that was shaped by ancient glaciers. You can stop by the gardens anytime from April 1 to 15 to see the flowers in bloom. The Daffodils Day Festival is on April 12, with spring-themed games and crafts, a story trail, food trucks, market vendors and their famous goats.
April 2-24
Tri State Tulip Festival
Dalton Farms, Swedesboro
Aside from 1 million tulips, there will be thousands of daffodils blooming during festival, which includes u-pick flowers on weekdays and a festival every weekend – featuring kids’ activities, a new playground, live music, paddle boats, and a beer garden.
Select dates, April 9 – May 3
Dinosaur and Tulip Festival
Arrowhead Farmstead, Manalapan
More than 150 acres in Manalapan will turn into grounds for 30+ life-sized dinosaurs hidden amongst 1 million tulips and other springtime flowers. Kids can dig for fossils, “meet” a baby dino, watch a stage show with lifelike prehistoric creatures, and learn lots of science facts.
April 11 through May
Holland Ridge Farms U-Pick Tulips
Holland Ridge Farms, Cream Ridge
Every spring, the flower fields burst into bloom with millions of rainbow tulips. The season kicks off on April 11, with u-pick daily. Themed weekends include Pick ‘n’ Play with kids’ activities; Blooms, Brews & Bites; a Dutch Fest, and a fill-a-bucket promo.
April 18
Daffodil Day
Main Street, Moorestown
Spring arrives with horse-drawn carriages, live entertainment by local musicians, arts & crafts demonstrations, sidewalk sales, merchant specials – and lots of daffodils.
April 18 – May 7
Tulip Festival
Von Thun Farms, Washington Twp.
In November, 250,000 tulip bulbs were planted for the first time ever at the Washington Twp. location of Von Thun’s (note: South Brunswick does not have any tulips). You can come during the week to pick flowers, or bring the kids on Tulip Festival Weekends for family activities, food trucks, a hayride, a meeting with Hope the Highland Cow, and a beer barn.
Through April 19
Tulip Picking Hayrides
Johnson’s Corner Farm, Medford
A combination ticket includes a hayride to the u-pick fields, and time in the Discovery Barnyard play area for kids, plus a stop at the animal farm.
May 2
Cherry Blossom Festival
In front of Margate Community Church, Margate City
Celebrate spring with kids’ games and activities (like egg, spoon, potato sack and three-legged races), live music by Dead Reckoning (a Grateful Dead tribute band), food vendors, Wawa snacks, wine and beer, arts and crafts, an environmental exhibitors, a petting zoo and a Tai Chi demo.
May 3
Chestnut Hill’s Home + Garden Festival
Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia’s Garden District will set up a marketplace along Germantown Avenue with more than 250 vendors; plus live craft demos, food and drinks from neighborhood hotspots, food trucks, history-themed performances, live music, and plenty of opportunities to buy garden products or seasonal blooms.
Through May 7
Spring Blooms
Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, PA
There’s so much to see among the 1,100 acres of gardens, woodlands and meadows. Already growing are hardy bulbs, crocus, forsythia and cherry blossoms. By next week, more than 150,000 tulips and other spring bulbs are expected to reach peak bloom along the 600-foot-long Flower Garden Walk. Come a little later in the season for flowering magnolias and dogwoods.
May 10
Spring Blossom Festival
Riamede Farm, Chester
Tour the historic apple orchard on the hayride. Each pink and white bloom you see could eventually become an apple. There will be live acoustic music, a variety of food trucks and craft beer, 40 craft booths, apple cider donuts for sale at the farm store, and garden plants for sale. Pick peas and flowers in the fields, and sign up your kid to make a painted pot with a plant.
Azalea Festival
Sayen Botanical Gardens, Hamilton Twp.
Walk through a magnificent display of over 250,000 flowering dogwoods, azaleas and rhododendrons through the walking paths, fountains, bridges, lakes and gazebos.
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