Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!

Hello Blossom!

Wandering across Ducketts Common today, I noticed a couple of the street trees had started to blossom which reminded me of a little project that I started with Alan Stanton to ask local Flickr users to record the fleeting beauty of Haringey's trees in streets, parks and gardens and share them in a special group called, unsurprisingly, Haringey Blossom.

So get snapping and let's enjoy a bit of hanami...

This was one of my favourite snaps of last year in Wood Green

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Permalink Reply by Alan Stanton on March 7, 2012 at 16:52

Yess! And I'd like eyes peeled, please, for the Borough's most ¡blossom bursting! street, park, or other green space. Last year Argyle Road's cherry blossom remained my favourite. But have camera - will travel.

(Click on the photo for larger versions.)

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Permalink Reply by ant on March 7, 2012 at 17:24

I'm not on flickr but here's two from out of my window on Frobisher Rd right now:

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Permalink Reply by Liz on March 7, 2012 at 18:56

Thanks ant.

Of course, if people don't want to join Flickr, happy to see some photos posted here as well.

It was the sight of this very tree in Frobisher Road this morning that made me think about the Haringey Blossom project.

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Permalink Reply by Liz on March 8, 2012 at 19:34

and we kick off this year's hanami with

a view of Holy Trinity, Tottenham with blossom

an early blossom in Finsbury Park

and Upper Tollington springing forth

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Permalink Reply by pamish on March 8, 2012 at 20:02

Not exactly blossom (what's the definition?) but the Camellias at Capel Manor are showing off.

Capel Manor is now open seven days weekly again till October.

This weekend (10+11 March) is a special opening for the National Gardening Scheme.

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Permalink Reply by Liz on March 8, 2012 at 20:17

Online dictionaries suggest that blossom is the flower of a plant, especially of one producing an edible fruit.

I usually associate blossom with trees but strictly speaking it appears that any flower produced by a plant is blossom. The camellia in the Warham Street garden is blooming as are the wallflowers.