photo by Erin
“Dear PoPville,
Now that we’ve reached peduncle elongation, NPS is predicting we’re about a week away from peak bloom at the Tidal Basin. Are there clusters of trees around town that are a little ahead of schedule? Foxhall? Catholic’s campus? Anything at the Arboretum? I have guests in town this weekend, and I would love to crowdsource some wisdom of where we could spot any non-Mall clusters of trees. Thanks!”
and
“I’ve been in the area close to 10 years now, and have somehow never made it to the arboretum! I’m going this weekend, and was wondering if y’all had any ideas of the best places to sit for some almost peak-bloom vistas?”