While we await the real thing outside, an easy pick-me-up is a vase of forced forsythia, golden sunshine!
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Smiles and happiness in a vase! Officially Spring tomorrow night…late.
Thank you, Alice. Time to put Old Man Winter to bed. 😉
Oh yes, this will definitely bring as much pleasure as a more elaborate vase! It’s so effective, Eliza
Thank you, Cathy!
For the Lunar New Year, people in Asia often use forced flowers for decorations.
I didn’t know that, thank you, Hien!
My forsythia outdoors is starting to show its true colors and to me, looks splendid; however, this one of yours is beyond gorgeous. The blue vase really sets it off.
Thank you, Debbie!
Thank heavens for forsythia! So pretty and usually is a lovely taste of what’s to follow.
Yes, such a quick fix for those aching for a bit of spring!
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Beautiful 🙂
Thank you, Deepa!
Forsythias are so beautiful in spring.
They really light up the landscape!
Always a joy to see Forsythia in bloom. Mine are starting here, too, just in time for a cold snap. 😦
Thanks, Beth. Always a risk this time of year, when cold follows a warm period. Most early bloomers can take a light frost… let’s hope yours make it through okay!
Love this! When I had Forsythia I never successfully forced any! You have the touch.
Thanks, Amy. It is easier the later one waits past minimum dormancy requirements. This far along, it took only five days from cutting to bloom. If I picked them 6 weeks ago, probably would have taken twice as long.
Hmm, I always got dead twigs!
And being yellow… even more sunshiny!
For sure! Thanks, Dale. 🙂
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A beautiful pick me up!!
Thank you, Donna!
Forcing blooms is a great way to get your spring on, Eliza!
And forsythia is beyond easy, a great treat. Thanks, Kris!
Once when I was flying to Boston, I could see the forsythia from the sky.
A golden beacon! 🙂
Forsythia seems to be the flavor of the week. I can see why. I was so pleased to work with three within our landscapes because they are uncommon here. They are so popular elsewhere.
Being very hardy, easy to grow and the first shrub to bloom in spring, it is understandable why it is so popular. A golden ray of sunshine after a bleak winter, it has a lot going for it!
I suspect that it was unavailable here for so long because, like lilac, it supposedly required more chill than it gets here to perform well. Actually though, it performs as well as lilac as far south as Los Angeles, and at higher elevations and inland regions even farther south. Early spring bloom is not such a priority here because so many flowers bloom right through winter, and some really do prefer cooler winters.
Lovely rich yellows in the closeup – pretty.
Thank you, Tom. It cheers the room. 🙂
What a glorious burst of yellow. Nothing says spring like forsythia.
For sure, thanks, Laurie!
Very cheerful!
Thank you, Sandy!
Welcome, Eliza.
I did the same😊 ain’t Spring grand!
It surely is! 🙂 🌞
I have wonderful memories of bringing in the first forsythia branches to force — c. 1950! A good tradition never dies!
Timeless! It is an Easter flower for me. A background at church and on the table beyond the Easter baskets. 🙂
They are lovely, no matter how they grew. And very sunshine yellow too. ❤
Thank you, Joanne. It’s nice to get a spring boost. 🙂
So sunny, warm and bright! I love how well they contrast with the blue vase.
Thank you, Barbara!
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Thank you, Susan!
Our outside Forsythias are in full bloom. I did force a twig squirrels cut from a dogwood last month. It yielded tiny perfect blossoms and was a delight.
Forcing blooms lightens the heart. 🙂 I heard your cherry blossoms are out as well, must be lovely!
Yes. They’re lovely and in many places, not just the tidal basin. Things have pretty much exploded with bloom, so that beauty is all over the place.
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Just lovely Eliza – thanks for sharing!
Thank you, Cathy!
Such pretty flowers paired up with the vase. Happy Spring 😊
Thank you, Belinda!
I love sunshine – real or forced. Beautiful!
Thank you, you and me both!
Lovely! And let’s hope it will very soon be flowering outdoors now that it is officially spring. ☀️
Thanks, Cathy, only a few weeks more. 🙂
Perfect and lovely! I have one huge (did I say mention it was HUGE?!!) forsythia on our property that is blooming now but looks so poorly from its overgrowth and lack of maintenance. I was told to give it a very good pruning after the blooms are done, so that is our plan. Is that the right plan?
Yes, right after it is done flowering before it sets bloom for next year. It can take a hard pruning, so don’t be timid! It will bounce back in a season or two.
👍 Thank you for confirming!
Ooh, love Forsythia! Reminds me of my childhood in the northeast- a welcome sign of spring. 💛
Thank you, Jane. Even though not native, it is firmly fixed in our minds as a harbinger of spring! I didn’t know you were from the east, did you grow up in NY?