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The Best Forsythia Flowers and Gardens From Crocus
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Here are some of their great Forsythia products... - Forsythia - A spectacular shrub which produces masses of large, rich yellow flowers in early to mid-spring. The blooms appear before the leaves, covering the plant in a golden haze. Perfect for the garden border, as a specimen shrub or even as informal hedging.Position: full sun or light shadeSoil: moderately fertile, moist but well-drained soilRate of growth: fast-growingFlowering period: April to MayFlower colour: rich yellowHardiness: fully hardyGarden care: After flowering has finished, prune out one or two old main stems at the base. Thin out crowded shoots from the centre and cut back flowered shoots to a strong budGoes well with: Magnolia x loebneri 'Merrill', Pyrus calleryana 'Chanticleer', Cornus mas, Syringa vulgaris 'Charles Joy', Garrya elliptica, Galanthus nivalis, Narcissus 'Jenny' Summer Salewas £6.95 now £5.95 Save £1
- Forsythia - A splendid, medium sized deciduous shrub with mid- to dark green foliage. Masses of rich yellow, four petalled flowers smother the branches in spring. Excellent for covering walls, fits nicely into shrub borders and can be used as a specimen shrub. This plant can also be used for hedging.Position: full sun or partial shadeSoil: any moist, well-drained soilRate of growth: fast-growingFlowering period: March to AprilFlower colour: rich yellowOther features: more compact than 'Lynwood'Hardiness: fully hardyGarden care: After flowering has finished, prune out one or two old main stems at the base. Thin out crowded shoots from the centre and cut back flowered shoots to a strong budGoes well with: Magnolia x loebneri 'Merrill', Pyrus calleryana 'Chanticleer', Cornus mas, Syringa vulgaris 'Charles Joy', Garrya elliptica, Galanthus nivalis, Narcissus 'Jenny'
- Forsythia - Splendid, deciduous shrub, mid- to dark green foliage with small, clusters of pale yellow, four-petalled flowers that smother the branches.This plant can be used to cover walls, will fit nicely into a shrub border or used as a specimen shrub. This plant can also be used for hedging.Position: full sun or partial shadeSoil: any moist, well-drained soilRate of growth: fast-growingFlowering period: March to AprilFlower colour: rich yellowOther features: flowers borne before leavesHardiness: fully hardyGarden care: After flowering has finished, prune out one or two old main stems at the base. Thin out crowded shoots from the centre and cut back flowered shoots to a strong budGoes well with: Magnolia x loebneri 'Merrill', Pyrus calleryana 'Chanticleer', Cornus mas, Syringa vulgaris 'Charles Joy', Garrya elliptica, Galanthus nivalis, Narcissus 'Jenny'
- White Forsythia - Masses of small, fragrant, star-shaped, occasionally pink-tinged white flowers in February and March followed by matt, dark green leaves. This delightful, multi-stemmed, deciduous shrub is perfect for a sunny mixed border. To fully appreciate the sweetly scented flowers plant in fertile, well-drained soil close to a warm house wall or path.Position: full sunSoil: fertile, well-drained soilRate of growth: slow-growing to averageFlowering period: February and MarchFlower colour: (occasionally pink-tinged) whiteOther features: the scented flowers are valuable for indoor flower displays; the matt, dark green leaves often turn purple in autumnHardiness: fully hardyGarden care: Prune after flowering in spring, cutting back some of the old wood to a vigorous side shoot and then apply a generous 5-7cm (2-3in) mulch of well-rotted compost or manure around the base of the plant. Once established, after flowering in spring cut back every second or third flowered shoot to the baseGoes well with: Helleborus orientalis, Daphne odora, Myrtus communis, Lonicera x purpusii 'Winter Beauty', Galanthus nivalis, Iris 'Harmony'
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