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
• Featuring little pops of yellow, pink, red, and purple daisies and forsythias throughout, the rest of this lively wreath is brimming with springy green eucalyptus that’s slightly ombre to create the appearance of more layers.
  — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Mar. 2024
• In spring, that means an indoor-outdoor storefront filled with daffodils, fritillaria and branches of quince, forsythia and cherry to take home, as well as faux-bois concrete planters, slipware dishes and Easter-table-ready bud vases.
  — Nicole Demarco Dalya Benor Caitie Kelly Juan A. Ramírez Monica Mendal Janet Siroto, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 12 Dec 2024