April showers bring May flowers
Well, we certainly had plenty of rain (and snow) in April and have been rewarded with an abundance of flowers this May. While area trees took a while to get started, there has been a steady stream of blossoms all month. Yellow, white, orange, pink, and purple; all colours you can find in London’s flowering trees.
Not that all those flowering trees bloom at once. We are blessed to have a progression of flowers which brighten the landscape, followed closely by the next blaze of blossoms from another species of flowering tree or shrub once the earlier ones are spent.
While I’m sure you have your favourites, here are just a few of the area trees and shrubs which bloom over the course of May. Which have we missed?
Timeline of Flowering Trees in London
Tulip trees with their creamy orange flowers have reached the end of their bloom now, but were blossoming earlier in May
Not as dramatic as magnolias, Chestnut trees bloom around the same time as dogwoods; early to mid-May
Area crab apples were at their peak last week and usually steal the show following dogwoods; by mid to late-May
Redbuds were at their height last week, but can still be seen adding splashes of colour to London neighbourhoods
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