Re: forsythia
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- Subject: Re: forsythia
- From: H* H*
- Date: Fri, 7 May 1999 08:02:27 -0700
Isabelle,
The trick to forsythia as with all spring blooming shrubs is to prune right
after blooming. The blooms next spring will be on the growth they put on
this summer. The advice of pruning out a third of works with forsythia too.
One summer my husband decided to prune all my shrubs back (they were
intervering with his lawn mowing) and there were no blooms the next spring.
He is now much more careful about his pruning.
Heather on a sunny Vancouver Island
-----Original Message-----
From: Isabelle Hayes <bhayes@catskill.net>
To: perennials@mallorn.com <perennials@mallorn.com>
Date: Friday, May 07, 1999 6:36 AM
Subject: forsythia
>This may be slightly off-topic, but I know someone on this list can provide
>the answer, so:
>
>our (newish to us) home has a large stand of forsythia which had been
>allowed to grow without much attention, and last year we cleaned them up,
>and picked them up, and when they bloomed it was lovely, very full, very
>colorful;
>
>this year there is less bloom;
>
>I was told that a garden designer says to cut lilac back by every third
>shoot to keep it in the best condition;
>
>would this work as well with the forsythia? There is the old bushes, but a
>lot of new shoots too.
>
>Of course, I plan on giving it some fertilizer as well, and am wondering
>when is the best time for that?
>
>Here in zone 5, the bushes are in full bloom.
>
>TIA
>
>Isabelle Hayes
>
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