Sakura Watch – May 6, 2013 – Cherry blossom petals already falling! As quickly and suddenly as they blossoms came, just as quickly they are falling away – the Hanafubuki. This makes this year one of the shortest sakura seasons we’ve had. So if you want to still experience the cherry blossoms then you still […]
Sakura Watch – May 5, 2013 – Beautiful day for Sakura Hanami as the Sakura // Cherry Blossoms are in peak, full bloom! Despite seeing the sad incident of the broken tree from over the weekend, there is plenty of hope that there are enough respectful people in the city who will be more understanding of […]
The Sakura // Cherry Blossom are supposed to be a beautiful sight to be shared and celebrated by all of us. However its sad when common sense and disrespect for the beauty is broken as seen in these photos of someone who decided to climb the tree which resulted in tearing off a major branch […]
Enjoy the beauty of the Sakura // Cherry Blossoms but please also respect them and the park. I’ve been receiving too many disturbing comments from people seeing others breaking branches or climbing trees and breaking limbs or even trying to take away parts of the blossom with them – even though you may think its […]
Sakura Watch – May 3, 2013 – Sakura Watch – 80% Bloom in 3 days! After a long wait mother nature surprised with a quick turnaround that opened up the flowers from 1% to near 80% in just 3 days!!! Thank the warm, sunny weather to take in the beauty this weekend and with some […]
A question I get asked quite a bit is what is the best way to see the Sakura // Cherry Blossoms – car, TTC, bike or walk? I want to encourage everyone to take TTC, bike or walk to the park instead of driving as much as possible because I will warn you all that […]
Sakura Watch – April 30, 2013 – First blossoms begin to bloom! Good news is that this evening the very first Sakura // Cherry Blossom blooms were spotted across from the soccer fields and down the hillside path near Grenadier Pond! This year’s bloom is finally begun and although currently at less then 1% the […]
Sakura Watch – April 28, 2013 – More pink tips with blooms a week away! One more week until the Sakura // Cherry Blossoms will bloom in the park during the first weekend of May and even continue to bloom to Mother’s Day this year! Here are latest photos shot this afternoon.
Sakura Watch – April 26, 2013 – Pink tips show hope, but we continue to wait Blossoms are only starting to show beautiful shades of pink peaking out from the majority of buds. Our cooler weather has left us continue to wait until next weekend to start seeing the blossoms bloom. The good news is […]
Sakura Watch – April 24, 2013 – Buds grow bigger, closer to bloom and are even beginning to demonstrate signs of moving into the next stage towards blooming. The telltale signs include the buds that seem to stretch out and have distinct dark pink tips, such as the image below: Its still possible that by […]
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