If you want your forsythia shrub to grow bushy and big, you'll need to regularly prune it in the winter. Here are some guidelines for doing so.

Knowing how and when to prune forsythia is critical for keeping this shrub healthy and its spring blooms bountiful. It's among the first shrubs to bloom in landscapes as winter begins to fade, its ...

Due to the extra warm winter we've had this year, it’s been a good spring for forsythia. There are loads of yellow flowers on forsythia shrubs all around our area. You may have noticed some bushes ...

Make plans now to prune spring-flowering shrubs, such as forsythia, lilac, viburnum and flowering quince, after they finish blooming. “We don’t prune these shrubs in winter because we’d be cutting off ...

Whether you’ve inherited a collection of big, old shrubs on a newly purchased property or neglected them into jungledom yourself, most homeowners sooner or later face the issue of what to do about ...

Sometimes a garden shrub grows too large for its site. It may have long branches blocking a walkway or window. It may be shading out other plants or getting wider and taking over a bed. Or, it may ...

Forsythias are planted for their stunning floral display in early spring. Have you ever seen a forsythia bush and, for some reason, maybe there are only blooms at the very top and the sides are barren ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Forsythia bushes are ready to bloom in Blackburn Park in Webster Groves on Sunday, March 24, 2013, despite the heavy snow ...