Here in our garden there's one true sign that spring has arrived – the blossoming of our old plum tree.
She pretties herself up with masses of frothy white blossom and if you wander around the garden at dusk there's such a delicate, beautiful scent in the air – for me the signature scent of spring.
It's late this year though. When I look back at previous years posts about blossoming they were all in february or march and this year here we are in April.
Still better late than never as they say! Time to get planting the veg beds in earnest now.
little cotton rabbits 
What a beautiful tree, and a blue sky behind!! Lovely pictures, thank you for sharing with us.
Kerry
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What beautiful blossoms!
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Your tree looks just stunning! Isn’t it grand to see everything bursting into life in the garden now?
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Wow that tree is just gorgeous and as Janet said STUNNING!
Love Carole from Rossendale xxxx
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It is beautiful. Such a gorgeous display.
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Oh WOW! The white blossoms, the blue sky, the beautiful tree…..i feel like I am almost in your garden and can smell the lovely scent! Thanks for sharing 🙂
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Lovely tree with very pretty blossom, photos look very Spring like!:0)
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It was worth the wait though, wasn’t it? Glorious.
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Such a lovely tree and a wonderful blue sky, Spring at last.
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Stunning! Happy Springtime!
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Beautiful photos of the blossom. We’ve got plum, apple, pear and cherry trees in the garden and not one of them is showing any sign of blossom whatsoever as yet. It’s all terribly delayed this year.
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Beautiful tree! Let’s hope the delay in blossoming signals a really lovely summer!!
Fingers crossed. 🙂
Vivienne x
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Wow – what a smothering of blossom!! I haven’t noticed whether there’s any on our old tree at the top of the garden yet. But then it hasn’t been performing so well these last couple of years 😦
Teresa x
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Seeing that lovely blue sky makes me feel that spring is really here at last!
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WOW, what a wondeful tree! Here in Norway where I live, I think we have to wait quite a long time for any blossom trees.
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Fabulous blue sky! I have sat in the sun most of today – perfect.
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now that is a gorgeous tree – just the type I’ve been looking for
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what a gorgeous tree – such beautiful blossoms. I think spring may be here, yippee!
xxx
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You give me hope. We’re still barely green-budded. Soon enough then. Breathe it in for me, too!
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Wow what a beautiful tree! I love blossom xx
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Beautiful tree and I love the pics you’ve captured with the blue, blue sky!
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Your plum tree is gorgeous! And there’s blue sky in those photos too! Miracle! ;o)
Lucy xx
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We used to have a plum tree and it was magnificent! I miss it – but thanks for the memory. I know how busy you are…but I’m having a giveaway of crochet, not knitting hats, flowers, headbands…please take a look and enter.
http://www.girlwithcurlz.blogspot.com
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Yay spring! We don’t have anything as beautiful as your tree over here in Scotland right now, by hopefully we will soon…
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Wow! That is amazing!
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We have blossoms here in Boston as well — it’s just wonderful, isn’t it? Enjoy!
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wow…lucky girl that you get to see this.
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It was your photos of this very tree last year than made me realise our plum tree was a little unwell. Turned out it was terminally unwell – shrivelled up and died, then got chopped down. So sadly all our plums this year will be from Sainsbury’s.
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Ohh so beautiful! I have an Autistic son as well, Brody is almost 6. It is so wonderful to see that you create these gorgeous lil bunnies- goes to show that we Mums with children whom have a disability can still be very productive!
Hugz to you
Deb- Owner of Deb’s Creations. Australia
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Hello Julie,
I read your blog a lot but this is the first time I’ve commented. Fellow Brit here, also with a late-blossoming garden. I adore blossom – your old plum tree puts on quite a show!
Claire xxx
slightlynoodles.blogspot
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beautiful pictures…everytime i come to viset here it makes my day:)
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Success,
I saw your fairisle christmas stocking and decided this was it. I had to give it a try.
I completed it all own my own with your directions.Yee Hah…now I am hooked…only difficulty was K2tog thru the back. I to search the web and found applicable directions. I guess we are never too old to learn new things…
Dorothy
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A lovely tree, Julie! Does it bear much fruit for the family? I think Spring and Autumn are my favourite seasons….but I can happily do without the bees!
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Beautiful!!! A truly amazing tree!
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That is a gorgeous tree J, I absolutely love blossom trees and enjoyed seeing your photos tonight
kat xx
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