My Forsythia Bushes Are Blooming
By Marlina
@marlina (154166)
Canada
April 22, 2016 9:20am CST
My forstythia bushes are blooming right now, just starting and it is such a delight to see after a long, long winter.
I am enclosing a photo of one of them just starting to fill up.
We had rain during the night and it completely changed the look of the backyard. I can almost see 40 shades of green and a lot more buds than yesterday. Hard to believe how beneficial a light and steady rain can do.
Did you notice a lot of changes in your garden since last night?
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@ElusiveButterfly (45939)
• United States
22 Apr 16
My gardens are still struggling to push out the green. I loved watching the forsythia bush that grew on my lady's property come to bloom. I would pick bunches of it to place in a vase for her. She loved it.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45939)
• United States
22 Apr 16
@marlina she passed away in December. Saddened me a little to see your pic. Brought back a good memory though.
@celticeagle (159058)
• Boise, Idaho
22 Apr 16
Haven't been out so wouldn't know of any changes. We have a lot of Forsythia here so it is probably lovely out.
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@celticeagle (159058)
• Boise, Idaho
23 Apr 16
@marlina ....Yes, indeed. Social anxiety and I don't like people.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
22 Apr 16
Ours changed weeks ago. We're in summer mode.
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@marlina (154166)
• Canada
23 Apr 16
@AbbyGreenhill Well, I don't want the "big heat", too hard to handle!
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
23 Apr 16
@marlina Time to gear up for the heat!
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
22 Apr 16
I have noticed in the last few days they are also starting to bloom here as well. So very pretty love all that yellow.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
23 Apr 16
@marlina I can see why. Forsythia are usually the first thing that blooms around here
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
23 Apr 16
I am not seeing much blooming yet except violets in my yard.
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@Juliaacv (48442)
• Canada
23 Apr 16
Your bush has a lot of colour in it, I like it.
I noticed a big change early last week, I think it was due to the warmth we had last weekend. The buds on the trees have burst open, our many different small bushes in the yard have buds on them where there weren't a week ago, and some have opened. Such a beautiful time to enjoy a garden isn't it?
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@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
22 Apr 16
Aren't those leaves? If so, do Canadians use the term "blooming" when referring to leaves? We use it for blossoms. We say, leafing out, when talking about leaves.
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@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
22 Apr 16
@marlina That's okay. It is also a possibility that it is used this way where you live. Language is regional.
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@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
22 Apr 16
Our community has been getting frequent steady rains and it is making a great difference
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@Marilynda1225 (79731)
• United States
22 Apr 16
I love when forsythia bushes bloom...they just look so pretty
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
22 Apr 16
That's lovely. It's very warm here so plants are suffering a bit.
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