Spring is in full swing! Come celebrate with a tour of the flowers in bloom in the Museum Park.

Begin your exploration of color in the formal landscape around East Building and West Building.

A variety of bulbs and Lenten Rose begin blooming in early spring in the landscape beds throughout the Plaza.


Take a short walk from the Plaza to the Carla McKinney Volunteer Garden to see beautiful, native flowering trees, including Redbud Trees and White Fringetrees.


During your tour of blooms in the Carla McKinney Volunteer Garden, be sure not to miss the Catawba Rhododendron, Dwarf Fothergilla, Florida Anisetree, and Lenten Rose.




Head to Picture This to see the Crossvine and Carolina Jessamine blooming on the R letter form. These beautiful native vines are excellent nectar sources in early spring for bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds.


In April look for the Apple Serviceberry and Flowering Dogwood Tree blooming throughout the Museum Park.


In April the woodlands in the Museum Park are full of native wildflowers, such as this Green and Gold, Perfoliate Bellwort, and Bloodroot:



The Parterre Garden and Wave Gardens surrounding the Ellipse provide a variety of floral displays throughout spring:



Come visit the Park this spring and capture your own colorful pictures! Share them on social media at #ncartmuseum and #ArtNaturePeople.

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2 thoughts on “What’s Blooming This Spring in the NCMA’s Ann and Jim Goodnight Museum Park”
Thank you for capturing these beautiful pictures and informing the public of the names of these beauties! Be well 🙂
So enjoyed your pictorial tour of spring flowing plants and trees in the museum garden. How about regular such pictorials following the seasons?
The garden is a true treasure that is unique to this North Carolina Museum of Art.