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 ...

Beloved by gardeners for their vibrant yellow blooms, forsythia can form large and upright shrubs and be used to make hedges. Forsythias typically flower best when they are grown in full sunshine in a ...

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 ...

The warm glow of forsythias cools down as their flowers fade and green leaves start to unfold. For the next 11 months, this plant that displays such cheerful color on the drab heels of winter will be ...

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. – ...

The warm glow of forsythias cools down as their flowers fade and green leaves start to unfold. For the next 11 months, this plant that displays such cheerful color on the drab heels of winter will be ...

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 ...

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 ...

The warm glow of forsythias has cooled down as their flowers fade and green leaves start to unfold. For the next eleven months, this plant that puts such cheerful color on the drab heels of winter ...

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 ...

Editors Note: Throughout the growing season, Mike Hogan, OSU Extension Educator for Agriculture & Natural Resources in Franklin County, will answer gardening questions submitted by Dispatch readers.