A Postcard from Darjeeling: Thinking Spring

While in Darjeeling.

It’s nearly time for the summer harvest and we found this photograph from our spring shoot. This is a small shop near Goomtee, one frequented by the tea garden workers. But what caught our eye was the garden. Flowers are popular here in the hills – every house, no matter how small, has a flower garden. Primroses and magnolias are popular. When magnolias bloom, you know spring has arrived!

Photograph by Gautam Virprashad

Originally published on Still Steeping, the Teabox blog, on May 15, 2015. Lightly edited for clarity in October 2026. Taste the season in this postcard: explore our first flush teas or all our single-estate Darjeeling teas.