February 3, 2009 – 4:22 pm
The branches we are forcing are beginning to blossom. They are like a breath of fresh air, especially after a week of snow, sleet, ice, and cold weather. Forsythia Lilac The lilacs probably won’t do anything more than make pretty green buds. But the forsythia should be a burst of yellow in a day or [...]
January 16, 2008 – 1:10 pm
I have a vase of forsythia on my kitchen table. Such a beautiful preview of spring. It’s on its way, even for those of us with freezing weather, snow, winter… Next to the forsythia is the last of our amaryllis blooms. They were at their best while we were in New Orleans last week. Eight [...]
