Apple blossom. Image by nblumhardt.

It’s at this time of year that we really start to thank our lucky stars for planting fruit in the garden. Fruit and nut blossom isn’t just magical: it also comes at a time when much of the veg patch is still rather bare. Those vegetables which are growing aren’t terribly tall, but blossom adds height in the potager, and that’s why anyone creating a hot plot really must add at least one of these fruits trees or shrubs to their plan.

Peach blossom. Image by Charles Fred.

Sloe blossom. Image by WixPix

Cherry blossom. Image by Chrissy Pesch

Pear blossom. Image by John.

Nectarine blossom. Image by Olga Nohra

Apricot blossom. Image by Nathan Duckworth.

Almond blossom. Image by Carlos Garcia.

Plum blossom. Image by Kanepki Yume

Damson blossom. Image by frogmum

Crab apple blossom. Image by Shihmei

Quince flowers. Image by Nick Turland.

Medlar blossom. Image by Ferran Moreno Lanza.

Kiwi blossom. Image by Dan Huntingdon.

Of course, the fruit that these beautiful plants produce is worth its weight in gold, not just for eating, but also for the beautiful colours it brings to the garden in late summer. So that’ll be the subject of another Hot Plot post, along with how to train fruit trees to look magnificent in your potager.