Forsythia bushes
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Cynthia
Pruned my two forsythia bushes last year after they bloomed and died back. Nothing drastic. This spring they never bloomed! They've continued to grow and are green, healthy looking. Did I goof up? First time they haven't bloomed in the six years we've lived here.
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I would not worry. Sometimes this happens if the pruning is not done just right for spring flowering shrubs and flowers-do not wait for die back of flowers next time just after they flower and begin to fall off-prune. Did you have a dry winter? I find that sometimes with many plants that flower if there is a dry winter they blooms are not as "outstanding". This year the dogwoods, Redbuds, and even forsythia blooms were absolutely stunning and we had a wet but cold winter. Happy gardening!
The Garden Frog with C Renee
on Apr 23, 2014
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Forsythia blooms on old wood, so if it is pruned too late, there will be no blooms the following year. You should be good to go next spring.
Julie Johnson
on Apr 24, 2014
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They need to be pruned soon after blooming, as Julie Johnson says above. Azaleas are the same.
Kathleen
on Apr 24, 2014
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