When I was young there were laburnum trees in everyone's garden, but I don't see many these days - maybe the fact that the seeds are poisonous has put people off. It's a shame, because they are glorious in full bloom.
We went to a wedding in Scotland at Midsummer, and there was a laburnum walk in full bloom, courtesy of the late spring. It was a real treat to walk through, smell the sweet smell, and bask in the blooms, like sunshine made tangible.
We went to a wedding in Scotland at Midsummer, and there was a laburnum walk in full bloom, courtesy of the late spring. It was a real treat to walk through, smell the sweet smell, and bask in the blooms, like sunshine made tangible.
Through the laburnum's dropping gold
Rose the light shaft of orient mould,
And Europe's violets, faintly sweet,
Purpled the moss-beds at its feet.
Mrs Felicia D. Hemans
