Pink magnolia blossoms on bare branches against a bright blue sky

Spring Story Bloomometer

The Bloomometer declared the arrival of Spring on the 27th February 2026

The Bloomometer tracks the blooms that declared the arrival of Spring on 27 February 2026.

The moment Cornish magnolias flower, spring has arrived in England. Spring is declared on the day that all six champion magnolias campbellii trees have flowered with 50 blooms a piece.

The live bloomometer is shown below. One can also receive regular updates by following @TheNareHotel or @great_gardens_of_cornwall on Instagram.

Progress across all 6 gardens

100%

Trewidden Gardens
50
Tregothnan Garden
50
Trebah Garden
50
Caerhays Castle Gardens
50
The Lost Gardens of Heligan
50
Trewithen Garden
50

Bloom Count  300/300

The date spring was declared in each year

 

27th February 2026
24th February 2025
16th February 2024
27th February 2023
22nd February 2022 
26th February 2021
18th February 2020		 14th February 2019
26th February 2018
28th February 2017
10th February 2016
3rd March 2015
3rd March 2014
19th February 2013

 

Read the full Spring Story

Large Magnolia tree covered in vivid pink spring blossom against a clear blue sky in Cornwall
A man and a young girl admire a large pink magnolia blossom on a branch in a garden beneath flowering trees.
Pink magnolia blossoms on tree branches against a blue sky
Young girl standing beneath blooming pink magnolia branches, gently holding a magnolia flower.