These 5 Date Ideas Are Sure to Make Your Love Life Bloom
By Bethany Nicole
Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 4/22/23 – Spring is in the air and with it, the undeniable urge to flirt. There is just something about the flowers blooming that makes us want our love life to do the same. Well, thankfully Los Angeles is just full of fun and flirty springtime date ideas that will help you take your love life to the next level. So, grab your significant other or your favorite current crush and head out into the wild world of springtime dating. Here are five of our favorite date ideas, sure to help you get your flirt on. Enjoy!
Descanso Gardens
Nothing says ‘kissable moment’ like a flower-covered bridge in a Japanese-themed flower garden. We just love love and Descanso Gardens isn’t just growing a wide array of unique and often rare flowers, it is growing springtime bliss. Located in La Canada Flintridge, it is just a quick drive up the 101 to feel like you have been transported to a completely different country. The Gardens is a great spot to enjoy both the local plant life and the love of one’s life (or hopeful) anyway. The Japanese Garden features cherry blossoms, Koi ponds, and Japanese-themed architecture, including a magical bridge just made for that picture-perfect moment. The garden also puts on themed events including Spring Bloom. The event includes a guided tour of the garden to hit all the high spots and see what’s new and in bloom. It’s a truly magical place and perfect for everything from a first date to a wedding, which they also host regularly. It’s no surprise either, with all the flowers in bloom, this urban paradise is what every Angeleno is craving at this time of the year. So, check out their website for all the details, and take yourself and your honey on one of our favorite springtime date ideas.
P.S. If you’re single, we can’t think of a better meet-cute spot than the Descanso Gardens. Peaceful, spacious, and beautiful, it gives the sense that your special someone could be right around the next cherry-blossomed corner.
Venice Canals
Take a stroll through the famous canals of Venice—Beach that is. While they may not be exactly like the real Italian thing, they come pretty close, and springtime is a prime time to enjoy them. The temperate weather makes for a perfect stroll around the canals, and they truly are one of Los Angeles’s treasures. Modeled after the traditional Venice canals of Italy, visiting them is the perfect way to take an Italian-themed vacation, without ever leaving the city. Located in the famous Venice Beach district not only are the canals themselves beautiful, but they also lead to the beach. So, a perfect springtime stroll could also lead to a perfect springtime beach day. Plus, Venice Beach is full of restaurants, coffee shops, and stores that could make for a great day of exploring. So, what are you waiting for? Grab your partner and head to Venice, the LA version anyway.
Getty Villa
Right off of the scenic Pacific Coast Highway, hides the off the beaten trail treasure of the Getty Villa. The sister site of the Getty Museum, the Getty Villa features incredible gardens, scenic fountains, and all kinds of historical beauty. Set in the theme of ancient Greek and Roman villas the aptly named Getty Villa offers tours or allows its guests to wander at their own pace. Not only are the gardens currently in full bloom but the cool ocean breezes blowing lazily through the gardens will transport you and your partner to the Grecian coast, where so many great love stories were written. Could you ask for anything more in a date spot? So, explore 4000 years of ancient art and history and create a little of your own with your favorite person. Check out their website to snag your spot.
Lake Shrine
Tranquility meets trail in this hidden gem. Lake Shrine is a meditation garden that features walking paths, beautiful greenery and happens to be a partial final resting place for the great spiritual leader Paramahansa Yogananda. Lots of various wildlife call the beautiful lake home and there is seemingly no end to the beautiful, blooming flowers. It is the perfect environment to have long meandering talks, along the equally meandering pathways. It is very conducive to love, connection, and happiness, after all, that was exactly why it was built! Springtime is the perfect time to enjoy this little piece of paradise right off the Palisades. So, if you are looking to enjoy some quiet time with your special someone, then travel to this perfect place that is truly beyond words.
Echo Park Paddle Boating
We know, we know, it might seem a little cliché, but after all the cold, wet winter yuck, aren’t you in the mood for some fun? Echo Park features swan-lit paddleboat rides around its iconic lake. The rides are even better at night if we do say so ourselves, as the lit city skyscape features a romantic backdrop. The park is also surrounded by multiple trees in full bloom and contains several picnic spots just perfect for a post-swan snack and cuddle. Without a doubt, this is one of the most fun and flirty things to do in LA in the springtime. So, grab your partner, grab a swan, and get to paddling!
Los Angeles is a great place to fall in love and an even greater place to be in love! Springtime in the city offers the opportunity of the blossoming of a blissful new relationship or the graceful blooming of a recurring one. Either way, all of these fun and flirty date spots will help you celebrate one of the greatest feelings in the world, in one of the greatest cities in the world!
