On my pre-lunch walk today I passed by this magnificent forsythia; and in the afternoon, I found some wood anemones growing in a sunny spot even closer to home.
Your spring has really arrived - that's a lovely photo of the forsythia. I must look in the garden centre and see if we have them here. We had a lovely one in the garden of our last house in the UK.
You know I love the forsythia simply because it's yellow! But I also love the more delicate spring flowers like anemona and primroses and so on. A few years ago, I learned that forsythia don't actually "do" anything for insect life. Their blossoms don't offer any nectar, and so people over here are advised to plant other shrubs instead. But I believe that forsythia still have their use - smaller birds can nest in them, and other animals can find shelter under them.
I do so love forsythia. Ours are very tiny at the moment. I don't think I shall still be around when ours get to that size!
ReplyDeleteHere they're often trimmed, we have some forsythia hedges on the estate where I live. It's not often I see them as big as this :)
DeleteYour spring has really arrived - that's a lovely photo of the forsythia. I must look in the garden centre and see if we have them here. We had a lovely one in the garden of our last house in the UK.
ReplyDeleteCarol, they're always a sure sign of spring here in the north!
DeleteForsythia is gorgeous and anemones are adorable.
ReplyDeleteGinny, I can only agree :)
DeleteYou know I love the forsythia simply because it's yellow! But I also love the more delicate spring flowers like anemona and primroses and so on.
ReplyDeleteA few years ago, I learned that forsythia don't actually "do" anything for insect life. Their blossoms don't offer any nectar, and so people over here are advised to plant other shrubs instead. But I believe that forsythia still have their use - smaller birds can nest in them, and other animals can find shelter under them.
I did not know that about the forsythia, Meike. They're still a joy to the human eye, though!
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