Today I was reminded that Spring is very much on its way with the cherry blossom on the small tree in our front garden. Planted 5 years ago, the Prunus cerasifera 'Nigra' is starting to put on a show. For us this tree is something of a departure to our usual more tropical selection, but it was picked to echo the 1930s era of our home, when similar trees were often planted en-masse as street trees. Sadly most people in our road have paved over their front gardens for parking, so there are limited trees remaining.
Three years ago we were lucky enough to see the Hanami Festivals in full swing on a trip to Tokyo. We were incredibly fortunate to arrive at the peak of the cherry blossoms.
Sensoji Temple
Perhaps our little tree has some way to go, compared to Tokyo, but those little pink flowers in our own garden brought back some fantastic memories.
Gaz
