Walking round the garden yesterday the blossoms gave me so much pleasure so I thought that I would share one of them in a vase today. The amelanchier briefly shone but is now over, it's probably just past peak pear blossom, apple tree flowers are just opening their first buds so the star was malus 'Red Sentinel' which morphs from pink to white as it blossoms. The tree in question is now ten years old and well established enough not to miss a few flowers. Later in the year there should be clusters of red berries for the birds to enjoy. They are also apparently suitable for making crab apple jelly but I've never attempted to do so prefering to leave them to my feathered friends.
Thanks as always to the lovely Cathy who blogs at 'Rambling In The Garden' for enabling me and other flower loving bloggers to share our vases at the start of each week.
Here it promises to be a busy week with my reading group meeting, a couple of lunches out with friends and a visit from my dear niece and her partner who will be getting married next month. I'm hoping though to squeeze in some gardening/greenhouse activities in along the way and after an extremely warm sunny and prolonged dry spell I'm wishing for some much needed April showers. Enjoy the week ahead!
The Malus blossoms are charming, Anna. Now that my peach tree is gone, I don't have much in the way of fruit tree blooms - persimmon and guava tree flowers just aren't that flashy! The orange tree's fragrant flowers are wonderful but I can't bring myself to cut any and cost our household future fruit, much of which already gets stolen by critters ;)
ReplyDeleteI would love to smell orange blossom Kris! I fully understand why you're reluctant to cut the flowers.
DeleteOur pears are flowering but the apples are still in uid. They are as pretty as any ornamental trees
ReplyDeleteI quite agree Sue. Perhaps your apple flowers are out now 🤞
DeleteOh you can't beat a jar a vase of fleeting blossom! Lovely. I am anticipating the fragrance of my apple trees. meanwhile
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Ooh, how pretty Anna! And wonderful that you have enough to cut a sprig or two! I think we will be catching you up soon as we have had a very warm spell and my crab apple buds are showing colour. The wild cherries and pears are flowering along with the blackthorn already. We need some April showers too, so fingers crossed for us both. Have a lovely week Anna!
ReplyDeleteThe tree is a decent size now Cathy so I don't feel the same reluctance to cut and can always justify it as late pruning 😂 I hope that you got those April showers.
DeleteSo simple and so beautiful, Anna, and the green vase is the perfect choice. My Amelanchier flowered very briefly too. Your plans for the week sound great, enjoy them! I feel we have to make the most of every day, one never knows what's going to happen next. Happy Easter and plenty of sunshine 🌷
ReplyDeleteThank you Annette. Hope that you had a peaceful and relaxing Easter.
DeleteYou're having a busy week, and the blooms in your pitcher vase are lovely! When the fruit trees bloom, it's a special time. Soon our Crabapple trees will bloom, and then the euphoria of spring really hits. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Beth. The word 'euphoria' sums up spring magic in a nutshell 😂
DeleteThis is so beautiful and arranged in such a natural, flowing way. Happy Spring!
ReplyDeleteThis is Susie (pbmGarden). Not sure why it posted anonymously.
DeleteOh a most happy spring to you too Susie and thank you for your kind words 😀
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