A planting

Three months ago, the 'Friends' decided to mark the upcoming Royal Wedding with the planting of a tree in the park. Conversations as to which kind of tree were fairly consistent in that its was felt that a 'blossom' tree would be appropriate.
              Research was undertaken via the internet and the choice of a native Wild Cherry was made. Further searching led to what appeared to be a good deal from Tree to my Door. In due course the tree arrived in a container inside a sturdy five tall heavy duty cardboard box. The tree looked in first class condition and promised to be an excellent addition to the park.
It was decided to make a bit of a 'thing' about the planting, and our two esteemed eldest members were invited to do the planting in time for the big day. At first we were going to plant the Cherry actually on the day of the wedding but it was felt that most folk would prefer to watch the wedding uninterrupted by a visit to the park. So the 28th of April (today) was chosen and sixteen members gathered to assist Fred and Cath Jennings to plant the tree  in the chosen spot. Flags and bunting had been added to the parks buildings to dress up the event.

So, on a bright and breezy day, the planting was done in the extremely hard and bone dry soil, and a drink or two of  sham Champagne was indulged in together with a slice of cake. As tired as were Fred and Cath, they enjoyed the hour or so chatting with friends and went home happily with a bouquet of appropriately coloured. red white and blue flowers.