Cherry blossoms, your season is not over---
Do your petals start to fall
Because the love of your admirers is now at its height? ---anonymous


This past weekend was the annual Cherry Blossom Festival at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Can you believe there was not a single cherry blossom left on any of their trees? Thanks to the freaky 90-degree weather of early spring! So, I bought cherry blossom branches that had been refridgerated and forced them open for use in our annual exhibit there. Itching to do something a bit creative, I used a clear vase and dropped some food coloring into the water. I thought the aqua-colored water made for a refreshing contrast to all the pinkness and rendered a unique twist to an otherwise totally traditional arrangement.