How to Use forsythia in a Sentence
forsythia
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Some of the leaves on the forsythia look fine, others not so much.
—oregonlive, 20 June 2020
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The forsythia and cherry are near each other, and the peony is on the other side of the yard.
—oregonlive, 20 June 2020
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But the forsythia is beginning to bloom, and house wrens are singing.
—Susan Krawitz, Longreads, 10 Aug. 2020
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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
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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
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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
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Prune spring-blooming shrubs such as forsythia, viburnum, lilac and quince.
—Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com, 21 Mar. 2021
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One is a forsythia, another is a weeping cherry and the third is a peony.
—oregonlive, 20 June 2020
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Flowers were arriving from across the region: White forsythias, which smelled like nectar.
—Emily Davies, Washington Post, 14 Feb. 2024
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In the spring, when the forsythia bloom do another, less drastic pruning.
—Iris Van Rynbach, courant.com, 17 Aug. 2019
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Outside, the city was in early bloom, the forsythia bushes glowing an electric yellow of promise.
—New York Times, 12 Aug. 2021
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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
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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
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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
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Prune roses and apply crabgrass pre-emergent treatment to lawn when forsythia blooms.
—idahostatesman, 21 Mar. 2018
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