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 ...

If you want the most from your forsythias next spring, pruning soon after the last blossoms of spring hit the ground gets the shrubs ready for next year’s show. And don’t wait too long, because ...

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 ...

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 ...

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama-- Dear Harvey: Is it OK to cut forsythia way back? My aunt's is so huge and leggy, she'd love to whack it back totally, and hopefully it will grow well, come spring. Thanks. – ...

Prune forsythia on a clear, sunny day when the temperature has warmed. Bring clippings indoors and soak them in water for eight hours or overnight. Stems placed in a vase of water will bloom in three ...

Q.: I have two questions. First, I know it's just about the proper time to prune back forsythia. My question is, how severely can I cut back the forsythia and still expect blooms next Spring? I would ...

Discover our selection of plants to never prune in December, including spring-flowering shrubs that won't bloom and trees that are susceptible to diseases.

The Forsythia is a yellow flowering, multi-stemmed blooming deciduous shrub. It is a member of the olive family (Oleaceae) and blooms in mid-April. The forsythia is not a difficult plant. A full sun ...

Proven Winners' new forsythia variety, Show Off, has masses of bright yellow flowers that are much larger than those of older varieties. The shrub is said to be resistant to deer feeding and compact, ...