Blog – Yesterday’s news and more

  • Dappled sunlight January 25, 2014   Get your picnic basket ready! The Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival is proud to be presenting a new activity this year: a picnic under the cherry blossoms.   O-Hanami (which means… Read more
  • VCBF Haiku Invitational 2013 Winners January 25, 2014   Congratulations to the top 5 Winners of the Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival 2013 Haiku Invitational presented by   Top Winners British Columbia a crow’s nest— the wind drops white… Read more
  • Ornamental Cherries in Vancouver (2014 edition) November 24, 2013 The Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival and Durante Kreuk Ltd. are pleased to present the new 2014 enlarged edition of the indispensable guide to Ornamental Cherries in Vancouver, written by Douglas Justice, Associate Director & Curator… Read more
  • Under the tree May 18, 2013 Submit your cherry blossom haiku to the VCBF haiku Invitational. "The cherry blossoms / put the whole world / under the tree." -- Watsujin Read more
  • The storm May 17, 2013 Submit your cherry blossom haiku to the VCBF haiku Invitational. The storm goes pursuing the scattering blossoms. -- Fujiwara Sadaie. Read more
  • Double cherry blossoms May 16, 2013 Submit your cherry blossom haiku to the VCBF Haiku Invitational. double cherry blossoms / flutter in the wind / one petal after another. -- Shiki Read more
  • Shirofugen – End of Season May 15, 2013   Read more
  • Gazing at the cherry blossoms May 14, 2013 Submit your cherry blossom haiku to the VCBF Haiku Invitational. Gazing at the cherry blossoms, / the bone of my neck / gets painful. -- Soin Read more
  • Shogetsu Phylloid May 14, 2013     Source: Wendy Cutler, Shirofugen or Shogetsu? (UBC Forum) Read more
  • Kanzan – End of Season May 13, 2013 Read more
  • Under the cherry blossoms May 13, 2013   Under the cherry blossoms / None are / Utter strangers. -- Issa Submit your cherry blossom haiku to the VCBF haiku Invitational.     Read more
  • Shogetsu – end of season May 12, 2013         Compare with the pictures of the freshly opened Shogetsu cherry blossoms from April 27, 2013 Read more