Macy’s Flower Show honors America the Beautiful with a series of charming vignettes (photo by twi-ny/mdr)
Macy’s Herald Square
151 West 34th St. at Broadway
Daily through Sunday, April 3, free
212-494-4495
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Spring has sprung, albeit with a little dusting of snow, so it’s time for Macy’s annual Flower Show, continuing in Herald Square through April 3. This year’s theme is “America the Beautiful,” as Macy’s celebrates the country geographically, with installations dedicated to the Shining Northeast Shores, the Pacific Northwest Wonderland, the Midwest Fruited Plains, the Enchanting Southeast, the Vast Southwest, and the Majestic Rocky Mountains.
Mannequins wear floral hats at Macy’s Flower Show (photo by twi-ny/mdr)
There’s a covered bridge, a lighthouse, white mannequins in floral hats, and window displays showing off Redwood trees, a cute house, blooms in the city and the desert, and blossoming in our nation’s capital. At the main entrance, Lady Liberty holds aloft her mighty flame. Among the special events are a daily bouquet by Kenji Takenaka, Jessy Wolvek, James François-Pijuan, Olivier Giugni, Yena Jung, and Jes Gordon, “Discover Your Scent” with Frank Voelki, Elizabeth Musmanno, and Ann Gottlieb on March 24 at 5:00, a Southwest Terrarium Seminar with Mike Stone on March 24 at 6:00, a Garden Cocktail Dress Party with live music also on March 24 at 6:00, and a Great Plains Wreath Making Seminar with American School of Flower Design director Michael Gaffney on March 26 at 1:00.
Lighthouse serves as a kind of homey beacon at Macy’s (photo by twi-ny/mdr)
In addition, there are flower seminars at 1:00 on the ninth floor on March 28 with Nic Faitos, March 30 with Tara Simone, and April 1 with Dimitri and Sara Gatanas. And on March 26 & 27, you can have Breakfast with the Easter Bunny at 9:00 or 10:30 ($40-$45) at Stella 34 Trattoria on the sixth floor. (The restaurant will be featuring specially selected flavors from around the country every day.) This year you can also follow along with Macy’s free Flower Show app, a guided audio tour through the various gardens, helping you to identify the desert rose, rhododendron, Asiatic lilies, sunflowers, beach plum, Spanish moss, agapanthus, azaleas, salvia, orchids, magnolias, and more. There are also unique gardens on the seventh and eighth floors, including one dedicated to Krazy Glue, of all things.