Cherry blossom season is here, but I won’t be posting updates this year. Please enjoy your own local blossom in parks and neighbouring streets, and follow #BlossomWatch on social media for the latest pictures. Stay home – stay safe!
A tree planting ceremony in Regent’s Park today marked the launch of the Sakura Cherry Tree Project which will plant 6,500 trees across the UK by the end of 2021. Continue reading
I’ve been reporting on the London cherry blossom season ever since 2013 so I’ve built up a pretty comprehensive database on the when and where of it. For those of you who are new to the site, the key posts to start at are: Continue reading
Spring has come, the sun’s shining and it’s a perfect weekend for cherry blossom viewing as we hit the peak of the blossom season. Kew Gardens and Regent’s Park both have an abundance of blossom at the moment. I did a quick tour of Regents Park a couple of days ago so I can bring you the latest news. Continue reading
If you want to know the best places to see cherry blossom in London, check out my London Parks Cherry Blossom Guide, which tells you all you need to know about my recommended parks – Kew Gardens, Regent’s Park, Kensington Gardens, St James’s Park, Alexandra Park and Greenwich Park. But knowing where to go is only half the story. You also need to know when. And that’s what I’m going to tell you now. Continue reading
Its been so rainy recently I was afraid I would miss out on the Alexandra Palace cherry blossom which flowered over the last (wet) weekend. But not to worry – I caught it in the brief sunshine yesterday and you can too if you hurry. Continue reading
It’s just a few days to the Easter weekend and I’m declaring the 2018 cherry blossom season open! It’s early days yet, of course, and peak blossom is still a couple of weeks away, but if you’re looking for blossom right now, there’s enough around to keep you entertained. Continue reading
Spring has been so early this year that, even though we’re hardly past the middle of April, the cherry blossom season is almost over. So what are your chances of catching the last of the blossom before it all vanishes? Good, if you act quickly and know where to go – which I’m about to tell you. Continue reading
Hanami has reached us from Japan where pretty much the whole country turns out to picnic under the cherry blossom that marks the start of spring. Hanami (which literally means blossom viewing) is a perfect way to enjoy the good weather were having this year (2017), and for Easter weekend Kensington Gardens offers a perfect hanami spot. Continue reading
Last year I photographed the spectacular Greenwich Park cherry blossom avenue in full flower in the first week of May. This year spring has come so early that it’s in flower in the first week of April, a full four weeks ahead of expectations – as you can see from these photos, taken on April 10th. Continue reading
