Category : Cherry Blossom Photos

With all the festivities and events planned during the cherry blossom season, it can be quite easy to take for granted the most important feature; the cherry blossoms and other miraculous gifts of spring! The natural world is a marvelous teacher, with beauty that stirs and inspires the soul. Sadly, our urban environs with their [...]

2012 36th Annual Essex County Cherry Blossom Festival, April 7-22 2012! The festive highlight of the Essex County Cherry Blossom Festival is Bloomfest, Sunday, April 22, a day of live performances and attractions in Branch Brook Park. Bloomfest 2012, will be held in Essex County Branch Brook Park, Belleville/Newark on Sunday, April 22 from 11 [...]

Update April 13, 2012 Here is an update for all those who have emailed asking about the cherry blossom conditions for this weekend (see the photo below).  Branch Brook Park has beautiful late-blooming pink cherry blossom trees interspersed through the park. They are in full bloom right now and worth the trip to see. Keep [...]