The bright yellow flowers of Forsythia will soon be seen in many gardens. It seems to be a very popular shrub, perhaps its because it is in bloom when people start visiting garden centres at the start of spring - instant colour! It also roots very easily, I have three plants all originally from a piece from a neighbour's garden.
At the moment the bushes are still bare, these flowers are on some twigs I cut about two weeks ago and brought into the warmth of the house. I like watching the flowers open and seeing the fresh green leaves.
My mother always brought bits and pieces in from the garden in spring and now I do as well, cheaper than buying flowers and more interesting to look at.
I also pick a few daffodils so that when they are still in tight bud outside,
I have just a few in flower in the house.
Lets hope that the mild weather continues for a while and we will soon have spring flowers in the garden as well.
Have a good weekend.
4 comments:
Hi Willow,
beautiful spring time yellows!
hoping to get a wee bit of time in the garden today... i hope it is as warm as yesterday when my washing dried on the line... a first this year.
have a lovely weekend.
Ginny x
hello there, they really are pretty flowers. and you're right, garden flowers are much prettier and more interesting and characteristic than florist flowers. garden flowers win quite easily each time!
I just noticed some daffodils today as I was walking downtown. It's so nice to notice those first bits of color popping up in an otherwise gray landscape!
Wow -- look how big your daffodils are! And ours haven't even started to peek out from the earth yet. Forsythia is so pretty. I think I should get a bush for our garden -- maybe I could get a cutting from someone. No buds at all on anything yet. This week we are to get temps in the low 60's so maybe that will start some things going.
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