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 ...

This forsythia hedge has very few flowers because the hedge is crowded with invasive trees and the remaining forsythia branches were sheared back in the fall, removing the spring-flowering wood. The ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Congratulations – you’ve made it through January. Now, you can think spring.

Once we turn the calendar to March our anticipation of spring is no longer merely wishful thinking. In the official scenario, winter ends in just two weeks. Now, mind you, seasoned gardeners take this ...

ROCHESTER — Don't let that chill in the air fool you. Spring has sprung, and the best indication are the area's many forsythia bushes that are already well ahead of their blooming schedule. The ...

If you're tired of a colorless yard that takes forever to wake up after a long winter, October is the time to act. Just when most people are cleaning up their garden for the season, you should be ...

While much of the outdoor landscape is still sleeping, some early-bird spring arrivals are brightening our neighborhoods with colorful blooms. Pussy willow, forsythia, pansies and Lenten roses are ...

Forsythia is one of the first shrubs to flower at winter's end. Some of them are a little "confused" about timing at the moment. A: Blame it on some mixed-up plant hormones. Weather changes and/or ...