With a boost from last week’s unseasonably warm weather, blooms are bursting forth along the Boulevard. A few shrubs and trees stand out. The Magnolia ‘Galaxy’ at Rochambeau has large dark pink to purplish flowers. In time this shrub will grow into a striking tree more than 30 feet tall. Near Freeman Street, three Magnolia stellata ‘Rosea’ are blooming. Also known as Pink Star Magnolia, they have light-pink flowers with many thin petals. The blooms are sensitive to frost, and may turn brown due to the cold March nights.
Light pink blossoms cover the Autumn Blooming Higan Cherry trees (Prunus subhirtella ‘Autumnalis’) at the Trolley Shelter. Stay tuned, these trees have the delightful habit of producing another set of flowers in the fall and even winter months.
If you prefer blooms closer to the ground, check out the Hellebores (magenta and white) and daffodils around the Witherby statue, the many flowering bulbs at 
the Trolley Shelter and around some benches, and the blue Scilla siberica in the grass near Intervale Street.
