How to Use forsythia in a Sentence

forsythia

noun

• Some of the leaves on the forsythia look fine, others not so much.
  — oregonlive, 20 June 2020
• The forsythia and cherry are near each other, and the peony is on the other side of the yard.
  — oregonlive, 20 June 2020
• But the forsythia is beginning to bloom, and house wrens are singing.
  — Susan Krawitz, Longreads, 10 Aug. 2020
• 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, 20 May 2020
• In the South, forsythia can bloom as early as February, or in early- to mid-April in Zone 6.
  — Katelyn Chef, Southern Living, 9 Feb. 2024
• 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
• Prune spring-blooming shrubs such as forsythia, viburnum, lilac and quince.
  — Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com, 21 Mar. 2021
• One is a forsythia, another is a weeping cherry and the third is a peony.
  — oregonlive, 20 June 2020
• Flowers were arriving from across the region: White forsythias, which smelled like nectar.
  — Emily Davies, Washington Post, 14 Feb. 2024
• In the spring, when the forsythia bloom do another, less drastic pruning.
  — Iris Van Rynbach, courant.com, 17 Aug. 2019
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Redbuds, tulips and forsythia have yet to appear this spring, but that’s not holding back the arrival of the art fairs metro Detroiters love.
  — Greg Crawford, Detroit Free Press, 4 Apr. 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
• 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
• Available in three soothing shades, this faux forsythia wreath is ideal for spring because, in nature, the micro flowers are some of the first to bloom.
  — Jessica Cherner, House Beautiful, 8 Feb. 2023
• 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
• That would suggest it’s a nice place, a wonderful place in fact, bursting with Golden Bells, which are a fancy type of forsythia.
  — Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 3 Apr. 2018
• The local government didn’t help, said Wang, who offers Chinese medicines such as isatis root and forsythia to ease symptoms like sore throat and fever.
  — Bloomberg, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2023
• The liquid is made from the bud of the lonicera japonica flower, the fruit of forsythia suspensa and scutellaria baicalensis plant.
  — Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2020
• Lois Dodd has expanded the Maine palette to include the florescent yellow of a spring forsythia bough and the robin’s egg blue of an October sky.
  — Greta Rybus, National Geographic, 18 Aug. 2020
• Other early flowers are seen on a forsythia and a flowering current, which are among the most vivid colors of the season – in zingy yellow and a glossy deep pink.
  — Elizabeth Waddington, Treehugger, 10 Feb. 2023
• Some shrubs, such as lilac and forsythia, have tough scales on their buds that do a good job of protecting against freezing temperatures and drying winds.
  — Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com, 8 Nov. 2020
• The magnolias and forsythia planted there have taken advantage of the mild weather and are now sprouting buds.
  — Clayton Dalton, The New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2020
• Outside, the city was in early bloom, the forsythia bushes glowing an electric yellow of promise.
  — New York Times, 12 Aug. 2021
• The bad news is that a spring-flowering shrub, such as viburnum, forsythia, or deutzia, likely won’t bloom after being sheared by rabbits.
  — Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com, 10 Apr. 2022
• The island has clams, osprey and golden forsythia foaming like champagne in the spring, but lacks a hospital, a movie theater and home mail delivery.
  — Julie Lasky, New York Times, 16 May 2018
• The balmy weather Friday that bathed early-blooming forsythia in bright sun won’t last far into the weekend, forecasters say.
  — Bill Leukhardt, courant.com, 13 Apr. 2018
• Prune roses and apply crabgrass pre-emergent treatment to lawn when forsythia blooms.
  — idahostatesman, 21 Mar. 2018

Last Updated: 16 Aug 2024