I’m not sure how long these forced Forsythia blooms will last, so even though the flowers just started to open on Saturday, I thought I’d better take a few cell phone shots while I can. There’s a window just to the left of this vase, and on the other side is a wintry scene of snow and just, white. I cut the twigs and put them in water a week ago – they’re bringing us a bit of joy just at the right time.
Many thanks to Cathy at Rambling in the Garden for hosting IAVOM and encouraging gardeners around the world to share a vase highlighting what’s in our gardens.
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It’s gorgeous and bound to be a welcome bit of color for you. It was blooming all around town this week.
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The bright yellow looks so cheery above the pinkish shamrock flowers, sitting just below. Spring in just a few days!
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Let the sunshine in! Poor souls that don’t like yellow. Just brought in some forsythia as well.
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Yellow us synonymous with spring, for me!🌼🌼🌼
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Oh that’s lovely Chris, and what foresight to bring them in! I am sure your ‘white’ is very picturesque but I expect you would much rather see the grass and other plants!
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Almost all our snow Should be gone within a week, if the forecast is correct! After that, the odd snowy day or night, but it won’t stay. (Come August I’ll be missing the snow! 😆😆)
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Great work! I tried, unsuccessfully, for years to force branches of forsythia and cherry..Betting you really enjoyed the contrast with outside.
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I do! And the shrubs are about 150 ft from the house so it’s nice to have some indoors anyway, where I can see the flowers up close.
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I enjoy flower details, especially from shrubs. How long did the flowers last?
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We shall see…I cut them a week ago yesterday, (8 days ago), they started to bloom on Saturday, the house is generally cool in winter…I’m hoping for a week?
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Such graceful blooms! And not something one sees much in Southern California .
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That’s interesting – the shrub itself is generally not at all graceful. It’s nice to see the close up of the bloom for a totally different perspective eh?
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You may be amused to know that you have inspired me to put on my boots and tromp through my back yard (8″ + deep wet snow…) to cut some forsythia. Not the smartest thing for me to do, as my balance isn’t as good as it used to be, but I made it. Now hoping it will actually bloom. Buds are swelling, which is a good sign. I think I need to plant another forsythia closer to the house…
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Yaay!!!!! I hope yours bring you much joy as we wait for spring flowers to appear the usual way!
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A wonderful ritual to get a jump on spring flowers!
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It usually doesn’t work that well for me..lucky timing this year I guess!
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My mother always forced forsythia — in her latter years, she used a vase exactly like that! Sometimes she’d add pussy willow branches if they happened to be around at the same time. I don’t think there’s anything lovelier in the spring.
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What a wonderful memory…the Forsythia twigs, like many shrubs, are so…twiggy, multi-branching….that they look better, I think, when the vase (found at a local vintage shop) is in the midst of other plants, instead of standing by itself.
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Ah! (sigh) My best and most prominent forsythia got lopped off just as the buds were beginning to show color. I had pruned and groomed it to maximize its display this year, and it almost made it.
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Heavy sigh for you…
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It will be back next year.
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So nice to see forsythia in vase forced or not!! Perfect to help with winter that still lingers.
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And lingers…and lingers…😆
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Beautiful! I have heard many gardeners shun Forsythia, but I adore it. It is the first real splash of colour after winter and is so cheering. 😃
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Totally agree!
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