Forsythia……….. The Early Spring Golden Bloomer
I was driving down a rural street the other day and as I came around a corner I was confronted with the spectacular beauty of a stellar early Spring bloomer. The striking azure gold colors of the blooms from the old and reliable “Forsythia” were a simple treat for my eyes. It reminded me of the importance of early spring color. May and June have an abundance of color that will light up ones landscape, but the colors of early spring are usualy colors that realy excite our late winter senses.
The Forsythia is a tough as nails plant and should do very well in most garden landscapes. There are dwarf (2′-3′) as well as traditional varieties (4′-7′) that should find a special place in some corner of your landscape. The flowers are born on new wood from last years growth so if you have a healthy and well pruned plant you should see a spectacle of color. Just remember to give a pruning to these plants “Just” after they bloom so as to stimulate lots of new growth which will bear next years spring blooms.
Although this family of plants will do well in poor soil I realy feel you owe it to the plant to give it a good start and well fed soil. Amend the planting site with ample shovels of good organic compost plus about ten cups of a good granular organic fertilizer (try our Cold Climate Organic). In goes the plant and you have set the stage for a ”Next Spring Spectacular’ . I find it an added treat to visit the garden a couple of weeks prior to bloom and clip a couple of branches for indoor forcing. My oh my what a treat this great plant is……….. You just have to love some of these “Early Spring Bloomers.
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