(WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- The rollercoaster ride of weather this spring means no cherry blossoms yet at two popular gardens in the suburbs. But a warm-up next week could change that.
The handful of cherry tree varieties at the Chicago Botanic Garden usually bloom around April 15 but can be as much as two weeks ahead of that schedule.
Jacob Burns, curator of plant collections at the garden in Glencoe, expects them to start next week -- with the prunus snow fountains going first with their weeping white color.
At the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, plant clinic manager Spencer Campbell is more hesitant to speculate, telling WBBM Newsradio the exact date is as unpredictable as Chicago weather.
Once they open, the white or pink flowers typically stay for one to two weeks. But weather conditions could hasten their departure.
Campbell says if you miss that window at the arboretum, there are other flowering trees to enjoy, or you could always plant one in your own yard.
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