As I expected May 12, 2013 As I expected, / Storm, and rain, -- / At the time of cherry blossoms. -- Shinkei. Submit your cherry blossom haiku to the VCBF haiku Invitational. Read more- Making us wait so long May 11, 2013 Submit your cherry blossom haiku to the VCBF haiku Invitational. Making us wait so long, / Yet falling so soon, -- / The soul of the cherry blossoms! -- Sogi Read more
- Today’s cherry blossoms May 10, 2013 Submit your cherry blossom haiku to the VCBF Haiku Invitational. Today's cherry blossoms / Were buds / until yesterday. -- Sein Read more
- Blossom Book May 6, 2013 Read more
- Crab apples May 3, 2013 Although the festival has ended, the cherry trees are carrying on with their beauty - still some Ukon, Avium Plena and Shogetsu, pink Kanzan snow all over the streets, and… Read more
- End of Season May 1, 2013 We're nearing the end of cherry blossom viewing in Vancouver. Let's take a look at what's still blooming in your neighborhood. Let's enjoy these late-blooming cherry blossoms.… Read more
- Cherry Blossom Cards April 30, 2013 These beautiful cherry blossom cards were made by ndavid, a paper artist, who displayed them during Sakura Days. You'll find instructions on how to make these cards in the book… Read more
- Kanzan fallen petals April 28, 2013 It's time to say goodbye to Kanzan cherry blossoms. Cherry petals are covering the driveway. It's been raining petals all day. Freshly fallen petals. This couldn't last. One last Kanzan… Read more
- Shirofugen Bud Scales April 28, 2013 I was taking a walk under a row of Shirofugen cherry trees when I noticed these petal-shaped things on the sidewalk. I took a closer look but realized they were… Read more
- Shogetsu versus Shirofugen April 27, 2013 How can you tell the different between Shogetsu and Shirofugen cherry trees? They both have white double-flowers and they bloom at the same time in Vancouver (just about now), so… Read more
- Recommended Readings April 27, 2013 Recommended books about cherry blossoms: Ornamental Cherries in Vancouver, by Douglas Justice Flowering Cherries, by Geoffrey Chadbund. Japanese Flowering Cherries, by Wybe Kuitert. Trees of Vancouver, by Gerald Bane Straley.… Read more
- How to identify cherry blossoms April 26, 2013 I used to take lots of pictures of cherry blossoms, then come home and browse through the guide Ornamental cherries in Vancouver to try to find out what kind of… Read more
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