Parks May 01, 2011 Spring in Astoria Park Yesterday I took a walk over to Astoria Park and saw for myself just how beautiful it is this spring, so I thought I’d share some of the photos with (…) Share this Scoop by Meg Cotner total shares! Twitter Facebook Email Print Yesterday I took a walk over to Astoria Park and saw for myself just how beautiful it is this spring, so I thought I’d share some of the photos with (…) by Meg Cotner Share this Scoop total shares! Twitter Facebook Email Print Related scoops Watch a LIVE Tour of Blooming Astoria Trees This Friday with (...) Astoria’s Spring Retail Crawl is Back in April The Ultimate Astoria Dessert Crawl Yesterday I took a walk over to Astoria Park and saw for myself just how beautiful it is this spring, so I thought I’d share some of the photos with you! Classic shot of the Hellgate Bridge Looking up towards 19th Ave from Shore Blvd. A lot of these bushes are flowering right now Beautiful fresh green on the trees Jules from Astoria Park Alliance overseeing upkeep of the butterfly garden under the Hellgate Bridge These gorgeous pink trees are over toward the north side of the pool Close up of the tree's pink flowers More photos from this weekend can be found in the Astoria Park Spring 2001 photoset. If you get a chance today, definitely head out to the park. It’s gorgeous out. Twitter Facebook Email Print astoria parkspring About Meg Cotner Meg Cotner was trained as a harpsichordist and now works as a freelance writer and editor. She is the author of "Food Lovers' Guide to Queens," and is a skilled and avid home cook, baker, and preserver. Related scoops Watch a LIVE Tour of Blooming Astoria Trees This Friday with (...) Astoria’s Spring Retail Crawl is Back in April The Ultimate Astoria Dessert Crawl 2 Comments Jules Corkery May 2nd, 2011 Beatiful pictures! Those white flowering crabapple trees are a variety called “snowdrift”. This new planting is based on the original 1930’s landscaping plans for Astoria Park. The purple flowering trees are Red Buds which are a wonderful choice for that part of the park as they thrive in the shade of the larger taller oaks and tulip trees and provide an understory of tree landscaping. If you have old Easter lillies or tulips you’d like to donate to the garden, please leave them at the garden and we’ll put them in for you! Reply megc May 2nd, 2011 Thanks for all the great information, Jules! I think the Red Buds are my favorite. Lovely little flowers. But everything is just gorgeous at the park right now. And thanks for the reminder about donating lily and tulip bulbs to the butterfly garden! Reply Leave a Reply Cancel replyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Comment * Name * Email * Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.
Jules Corkery May 2nd, 2011 Beatiful pictures! Those white flowering crabapple trees are a variety called “snowdrift”. This new planting is based on the original 1930’s landscaping plans for Astoria Park. The purple flowering trees are Red Buds which are a wonderful choice for that part of the park as they thrive in the shade of the larger taller oaks and tulip trees and provide an understory of tree landscaping. If you have old Easter lillies or tulips you’d like to donate to the garden, please leave them at the garden and we’ll put them in for you! Reply
megc May 2nd, 2011 Thanks for all the great information, Jules! I think the Red Buds are my favorite. Lovely little flowers. But everything is just gorgeous at the park right now. And thanks for the reminder about donating lily and tulip bulbs to the butterfly garden! Reply