FORSYTHIA

Like it or not this plant always comes back every year.  It is so tough you can cut it to the ground and it will still come back.  The vibrant, yellow flowers come before the leaves and liven up any garden.  It is a native to eastern Asia and is of the olive family.  The name forsythia comes from a Scottish botanist named William Forsyth and it is also called the Easter tree because of the uplifted limbs that appear to be celebrating in praise the resurrection of Christ. 

My forsythia is planted in the back of my greenhouse.  We let it grow for awhile after it blooms and then give it a good trimming.  It is easy to propagate as there are always little plants spring up from the branches that touch the ground just in case you want more plants. 

It is really a pleasant sight when out on the roads to observe these bright yellow plants.  It is a good assurance that SPRING is really here. 

LOVE ANYTHING THAT BLOOMS !!!!