In February, we had some of the coldest days we have had in years. With the added pandemic, this made for a long winter.

We are all ready for the spring colors to brighten up our days. We sat down with the experts in Forest Park Forever’s Land Management team to see what areas in the Park they recommend you take a stroll through in the coming weeks. Plan your route in Forest Park around these spring blooms in mid-March until May.

The Dennis & Judith Jones Visitor Center

The central hub for visitor information and education will fill your Instagram feed with stunning photos every season, but especially during springtime. What to expect:

• March-April

  • Hyacinth

  • Golden Harvest Daffodils

• April-May

  • Globemaster Alliums and Mount Everest Alliums

  • Magnolias

Government Hill

Climb the stairs of Government Hill from Government Drive to be met by several beds (some hidden on your right or left) of daffodils (blooming soon) and camass (blooms in late spring). Once you reach the top (congratulations — that is a lot of stairs!), walk along the World’s Fair Pavilion for a magically lined display of crabapples that will bloom in April.

Art Hill

Get ready for a burst of color in one of Forest Park’s most popular landscaped beds on top of Art Hill. In the fall the Forest Park Forever team planted 32,200 naturalizing bulbs and 200 tulips in these beds. Here is what to expect:

• March-April

  • Tall Grape Hyacinth

  • Tall Species Tulips (8-12 foot tall)

• April

  • Crown Imperial

• May

  • Hardy Gladiolus

In the terminal beds in front of the east and west side parking lots, over 5,000 fire glow tulips will be blooming in April.

Entrances to Forest Park

Get ready to be wowed as you enter into Forest Park with an epic spring bloom display. In March, expect British Gamble Daffodils to be blooming as you enter the Park from Hampton and Highway 40 or Skinker and Lagoon Drive across from Washington University. Right now, Blue Moon Crocuses are starting to bloom. In April, a wave of pastel tulips will catch your eye, as will the giant alliums.

Jewish Memorial

At West Pine and Kingshighway, the bed designs are show-stoppers in the spring. Daffodils, tulips and hyancinth surround the Jewish Tercentenary Monument.

Crabapples and cherry groves also create a line around the Jewish Memorial.

Don’t miss the next blog coming up on wildflowers to check out in the Park.