Plant Now For Spring Blossom

Whether you want productive or just pretty, choose and plant the right tree now, and then sit back and wait for clouds of uplifting blooms, says Louise Curley

- Louise Curley

AFTER the long, dark months of winter, the sight of blossom against a blue sky is a sure sign that spring is finally on its way, and it will lift the spirits like little else. Those delicate flowers covering the bare stems of trees yet to unfurl their leaves might be only a fleeting moment in the gardening year, but the spectacle is a little piece of magic that even the smallest of gardens can accommodate.