Knowing how and when to prune forsythia is critical for keeping this shrub healthy and its spring blooms bountiful. It's among the first shrubs to bloom in landscapes as winter begins to fade, its ...

Q: Should we do something to prepare forsythia bushes now in preparation for upcoming winter? If so, how, what and when should we do this? Mary Rogers, Kalamazoo A: It's interesting this question was ...

I got an email from a reader recently and enjoyed the question. Seems that my reader had a hedge of forsythia around a bird bath. While cleaning the bird bath out our reader dumped the bird bath on ...

The first week of February is all about forsythia and pruning. Forsythia is the bright yellow shrub ready to burst into blooms and you can prune it now to force the flowers into an early show indoors.

Editors Note: Throughout the growing season, Mike Hogan, OSU Extension Educator for Agriculture & Natural Resources in Franklin County, will answer gardening questions submitted by Dispatch readers.

Due to the extra warm winter we've had this year, it’s been a good spring for forsythia. There are loads of yellow flowers on forsythia shrubs all around our area. You may have noticed some bushes ...

This climate change, which has been underway in its subtle tones, has really brought to Ohio an early spring. We expect witch hazel and hellebores to bloom early. Daffodils and forsythia are almost a ...

If asked what my favorite color is, I’d have to say that it depends on when you ask. At this time of year my favorite color is yellow. Why yellow? Well, when the natural landscape of the Berkshires ...

"I brake for butchered plants." Perhaps that's what my bumper sticker should read, because I did almost slam on my brakes recently to try and save a forsythia bush - a whole row of them, in fact - ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The cheery yellow blossoms are exploding on forsythia bushes all over Northeast Ohio. The sunny flowers are most vibrant under gray and gloomy skies and signal warmer and brighter ...

If you want to create privacy in your outdoor space, hedges with dense foliage offer excellent natural barriers and backdrops. They add visual appeal to your landscape while blocking out neighbors or ...