Refers to the closing period of spring, often with a poetic or literary feel. Used in seasonal descriptions.
In the garden at the end of spring, the last cherry blossoms were falling.
Variant spelling without れ; less common but still encountered.
Compound of 暮れ (kure, 'end') + の (possessive particle) + 春 (haru, 'spring'). The form 暮の春 is a contraction of 暮れの春.