Monthly Archives: April 2012

A flowering tree for spring

Few ornamental trees pack the punch that Prunus serrulata or Kwanzan cherry does in the spring. This small Japanese cherry is regularly rife with beautiful double pink blossoms for almost two weeks in early spring. I cannot tell you how … Continue reading

A Too Early Spring

Finally, the weather seems to have settled in to what spring weather should be, cool sunny days and nights. I know that the entire Chicago winter and March especially was plain strange. Never have I witnessed in my fifteen years … Continue reading