Stroll through Central Park and admire its cherry blossoms. The park actually has two types of cherry tree: Kwanzan and Yoshino. The Yoshinos on the east side of the Reservoir were a gift from Japan in 1912. 

Brave April showers to see spring flowers, as these visitors did at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. (It’s even better on a clear day!) 

Check out this cherry blossom festival, which brings Japanese culture to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden every April with live performances, fashion shows and tea lectures.

An array of brilliantly colored orchids, like those pictured here, enter the spotlight during the garden’s annual Orchid Show in March and April.

Which is more picture-perfect: the charming brownstones of this Brooklyn neighborhood, or the budding foliage framing them? 

With its iconic arch, fountain and bright flowers, this Greenwich Village park is an inviting setting for relaxing, strolling and people-watching.

Spend a spring afternoon walking around this serene spot, admiring the foliage and Japanese landscaping. Notice the eye-catching bright red tori (or gateway) at the center of the pond.

Built on a former elevated freight rail line, the park forges a lush, green path through the Meatpacking District and Chelsea. Its walkway is lined with overgrown grasses and wildflowers.

Eastertime in Rockefeller Center means pink and white flowers and playful bunny topiary in the plaza. 

Queens’ Unisphere is photogenic year-round, but the sculpture is all the more striking when bordered by vibrant flowers.

Technicolor flora surround the botanical garden’s Enid A. Haupt Conservatory, which houses lilies, lotuses and other blooms.

For more, check out our Spring in NYC guide.