Apple blossom

Isn't apple blossom the prettiest sight? I love how the little buds are deep pink and fade to white as they open. At Harlow Carr Gardens, they have a long row of apple trees, pruned into a dense hedge, at the back of the kitchen garden. They are a delight all year round as, of course, they fruit with hundreds of small, shiny, red apples in the autumn, when they look almost as though they have Christmas decorations hung all over them. But this seemed like an appropriate post for May Day!