Where to see blossom

Brogdale, home to the National Fruit Collection, has the largest collection of fruit trees in the world. Throughout April it hosts a hanami festival encouraging visitors to picnic under the cherry blossom. Brogdale Farm, Brogdale Road, Faversham, Kent ME13 8XZ. Tel 01795 536250, brogdalecollections.org More cherry blossom in the walled garden at Beningbrough Hall, Gallery and Gardens in Yorkshire, where so much blossom falls the lawns seem to be covered in pink confetti, reminiscent of parks in Japan. Beningbrough, York, North Yorkshire YO30 1DD. Tel 01904 472027, nationaltrust.org.uk Head to Yeo Valley Organic Garden in Somerset, and enjoy the blooming Malus hupehensis and Malus x robusta ‘Red Sentinel’ that line the Tea Crab Avenue. Yeo Valley Organic Garden, Holt Farm, Bath Road, Blagdon, North Somerset BS40 7SQ. Tel 01761 461650, theorganicgardens.co.uk