Forsythia Hedgerow ^Favorite

This shrub reaches 3 meters in height and blooms when the rest of the garden plants just begin to produce the first leaves. Golden yellow flowers look especially advantageous against the background of dark green needles, this feature can be taken into account when planting a hedge. Given the fact that the light green leaves of Forsythia acquire bright colors in the fall.

Forsythia is unpretentious, does not require special care. It can grow in any conditions and on any soil. Although it prefers warm, dry and sunny places, it blooms better there. Waterlogged soil and stagnation of moisture does not tolerate, so it should not be watered very abundantly. Shrub should be pruned regularly immediately after flowering. If this is not done, it stretches out and begins to bloom worse. It blooms poorly if the pruning is too strong, so you need to act in accordance with the measure. Be sure to remove the old shoots, flowers on them still do not form.

Forsythia propagates by cuttings and layering. Cuttings are best rooted in sandy soil at a temperature of 20 degrees. Next spring they can already be planted in the garden. Seeds for propagation are sown in the spring, after about a month they germinate and grow by 3-6 centimeters in a year. The next year, reaching a growth of 12-30 centimeters, they can be planted in open ground and winter under foliage and snow. Forsythia seedlings will bloom upon reaching 4-6 years.

Young plants are especially afraid of severe frosts and can freeze in winter. Therefore, their branches should be bent so that they are under the snow, and covered. It is preferable to plant Forsythia in the fall, having prepared holes in advance. Drainage from crushed stone or expanded clay is laid at the bottom of them and sprinkled with sand.

The Forsythia hedgerow is beautiful and dense due to its ability to grow rapidly.