Ep 53. Shaping Up With Forsythia

Welcome to our chat from the screen porch about garden and nature stories that help heal and grow our lives.

Forsythia is one of the first shrubs to bloom, welcoming spring. We chat about maintaining its natural fountain shape rather than sporting funky haircuts. 

And how, to my surprise, a hedgerow of golden forsythia at the Karen Ann Quinlan Home for Hospice changed my view of forsythia groomed into a hedge. 

Then we talk about organic corn gluten—an environmentally friendly pre-emergent for annual weed control. The time to apply corn gluten is when forsythia is in bloom. 

Link to the related columns:

Forsythia at the Home for Hospice  

Forsythia not Blooming?

Emma Stone Preferred Roots 

I look forward to sharing more garden and nature stories from you, kind listeners. Please email me at AskMaryStone@gmail.com.

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Thank you for sharing the garden of life,

Mary Stone, Columnist & Garden Designer

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