在灵谷，四季流转，景致各异。冬遇水墨金陵，春赏玉兰古刹，秋寻桂子飘香。每年9至10月，灵谷景区万株桂园桂花盛开，是品香、赏花、悠然游园的绝佳时机，其中树龄百年的“金陵桂花王”最为夺目，花开时，香气弥漫在整个山谷。
Here, the seasons unfold in their own rhythms—winter brings the ink-wash charm of Nanjing, spring sees magnolias bloom beside the ancient temple, autumn is perfumed with osmanthus blossoms. From September to October, tens of thousands of osmanthus trees burst into bloom, filling the valley with fragrance, the most striking being the centuries-old “King of Osmanthus” of Jinling.