How to Use forsythia in a Sentence

forsythia

noun
  • Don’t prune spring bloomers like lilacs or forsythia yet.
    — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Some of the leaves on the forsythia look fine, others not so much.
    — oregonlive, 20 June 2020
  • For the Mom who likes to garden, give her a shrub like forsythia.
    — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 8 May 2026
  • But the forsythia is beginning to bloom, and house wrens are singing.
    — Susan Krawitz, Longreads, 10 Aug. 2020
  • Pruning forsythia late in the season can stress the plant.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Pruning forsythia late in the season can stress the plant.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The forsythia won’t be far behind.
    — Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 6 Mar. 2026
  • The list of old-wood bloomers includes lilacs, viburnums and forsythia. Shrubs that bloom on new wood offer the gardener more pruning leeway.
    — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 15 Mar. 2024
  • Prune spring-blooming shrubs such as forsythia, viburnum, lilac and quince.
    — Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com, 21 Mar. 2021
  • The bright yellow blooms of forsythias are one of the earliest pops of color in the garden.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 25 June 2026
  • When the forsythia buds start to swell in spring is a great indicator of when to plant your pea seeds.
    — Marianne Willburn, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Cut branches from your own forsythia shrubs just as buds begin to swell to force them to bloom indoors.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful, 13 Feb. 2023
  • Daffodils, crocus and forsythia are blooming, and there are buds on many trees.
    — Tracy Trobridge, Baltimore Sun, 5 Apr. 2026
  • The forsythia and cherry are near each other, and the peony is on the other side of the yard.
    — oregonlive, 20 June 2020
  • This grabbing yellow forsythia halo will make a huge statement on your door.
    — Leonora Epstein, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2024
  • One is a forsythia, another is a weeping cherry and the third is a peony.
    — oregonlive, 20 June 2020
  • In the spring, when the forsythia bloom do another, less drastic pruning.
    — Iris Van Rynbach, courant.com, 17 Aug. 2019
  • Trimming back your forsythia yearly can help prevent its unruly spread.
    — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2024
  • Forsythia The bright yellow forsythia shrub should be trimmed back in the spring after the blooms fade.
    — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2024
  • For humans, the effect is similar to that of a forsythia, providing a cheery sign that spring is on its way.
    — Susan Brownstein, cleveland, 12 July 2022
  • Prune roses and apply crabgrass pre-emergent treatment to lawn when forsythia blooms.
    — idahostatesman, 21 Mar. 2018
  • Just shearing back ruins the form of what the plant naturally is, like that forsythia or viburnum.
    — Margaret Roach, New York Times, 5 May 2020
  • In the distant past, a shrub might burst into life and then be done for the year; forsythia and lilacs are two obvious examples.
    — Adrian Higgins, Washington Post, 1 Jan. 2020
  • To create a sense of spring indoors, cut branches of flowering shrubs and small trees such as forsythia, crabapple and lilac.
    — Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2023
  • Closer to the ground, look closely at the buds of early-flowering shrubs such as forsythia and the fuzzy buds of magnolias.
    — Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2023
  • However, do not prune shrubs that will bloom this spring, including azaleas, forsythia, pieris and camellias.
    — Nancy Brachey, charlotteobserver, 5 Feb. 2018
  • Under a yellow, white and orange tent, guests dined at tables bedecked in cloths bearing a forsythia pattern.
    — Emily Langer, Washington Post, 22 July 2022
  • Outside, the city was in early bloom, the forsythia bushes glowing an electric yellow of promise.
    — New York Times, 12 Aug. 2021
  • Crabgrass germination requires as many chilling hours as forsythia needs to bloom.
    — Margaret Lauterbach, idahostatesman, 31 Jan. 2018
  • If the pruners have been burning a hole in your garden glove, go ahead and trim up the lilac, forsythia, viburnum and other spring-blooming shrubs, if needed.
    — Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp, Indianapolis Star, 13 June 2019

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