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planting forsythia bushes
Hi all....I live in southern New Jersey...and wanted to know about
planting forsythia bushes. Just wondering a good time of year (early spring maybe?) to plant them...and how many feet away from a stockade fence?? And how far apart? Any information will be great...thanks. |
planting forsythia bushes
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planting forsythia bushes
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planting forsythia bushes
For somebody from New Jersey, you ask a lot of stupid questions. Have you
ever heard of doing a Google search? If you had any sense at all you would plant something else instead. Forsythia are cheap weedy shrubs that can quickly overrun you yard with straggly growth. Most of the year they are an ugly mess. You wanting to plant them show you to be a cheapskate with absolutely no imagination. Almost anything else would be better. Try hardy shrub Hibiscus ("Rose of Sharon") instead. "mike" wrote in message om... Hi all....I live in southern New Jersey...and wanted to know about planting forsythia bushes. Just wondering a good time of year (early spring maybe?) to plant them...and how many feet away from a stockade fence?? And how far apart? Any information will be great...thanks. |
planting forsythia bushes
For somebody from New Jersey, you ask a lot of stupid questions. Have you
ever heard of doing a Google search? If you had any sense at all you would plant something else instead. Forsythia are cheap weedy shrubs that can quickly overrun you yard with straggly growth. Most of the year they are an ugly mess. You wanting to plant them show you to be a cheapskate with absolutely no imagination. Almost anything else would be better. Try hardy shrub Hibiscus ("Rose of Sharon") instead. "mike" wrote in message om... Hi all....I live in southern New Jersey...and wanted to know about planting forsythia bushes. Just wondering a good time of year (early spring maybe?) to plant them...and how many feet away from a stockade fence?? And how far apart? Any information will be great...thanks. |
planting forsythia bushes
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planting forsythia bushes
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planting forsythia bushes
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planting forsythia bushes
(paghat) wrote in message ...
In article , (Beecrofter) wrote: (mike) wrote in message . com... Hi all....I live in southern New Jersey...and wanted to know about planting forsythia bushes. Just wondering a good time of year (early spring maybe?) to plant them...and how many feet away from a stockade fence?? And how far apart? Any information will be great...thanks. Spring is good, forsythia is very hardy. A good row of forsythia will run 6-8' wide if unchecked. If you are going to prune them regularly as a hedge then 2' from the stockade would be OK. If you are going to let them run wild then 4' is probably a good idea. Are you sure you want forsythia? The problem with forsythia is it really only looks spectacular when allowed to go a bit wild -- it looks hideous pruned or hedged (except when flowering) as there seems to be no way to prune it without making it look stubby & damaged -- it's just supposed to be a very big fountaining shrub. One permitted to get easily reach twelve feet high & wide is awesome, but stubby ones after their brief flowering are just stubby sticks. There ARE syringa cultivars that stay smaller if you shop carefully & look hard for one. Alternative choices of showy low maintenance very flowery deciduous shrubs exist galore. Shadblow serviceberry (Amelanchier canadensis) can get very tall but easy to keep narrow & upright by clipping suckers; there are cultivars that are naturally smaller; & the fruits that follow the white flowers are very sweet. Or western syringa (Philadelphius lewisii) is usually taller than it is narrow, say four feet wide & eight tall if not often pruned; one version has double-flowers. Flowering currants are also great choices, Ribes rubrum for lovely flowers & the best fruit, Ribes sanguineum for the best flowers & good fruit. Yet another great choice would be Highbush Cranberry, the best looking shrubs being Viburnum trilobum or Viburnum sargentiana, with maple-like leaves having gorgeous autumn colors, lacecap flowers reminiscent of hydrangea, followed by gorgeous berries, bitter but edible All these are deciduous, low-maintenance, & very ornamental. All can be controlled for smaller sizes with judicious pruning, but for my taste the only one that cannot be pruned aesthetically is the forsythia because it is nothing but upright sticks if cut short, but a beautiful fountain of limbs if it has a twelve-foot circle of space to fill out. In many places, too, forsythia is very, very, very common. I love it even so, but I'd give higher priority to other choices & add a forsythia only if there was tons of space & room for an "extra" shrub. -paghat the ratgirl Plant your forsythia and allow it to grow and cascade over, but after flowering cut back the stems that have flowered. This will keep its size in check and guarantee you the most spectacular flower show. |
planting forsythia bushes
"Cereus-validus" wrote in message . com...
For somebody from New Jersey, you ask a lot of stupid questions. Have you ever heard of doing a Google search? If you had any sense at all you would plant something else instead. Forsythia are cheap weedy shrubs that can quickly overrun you yard with straggly growth. Most of the year they are an ugly mess. You wanting to plant them show you to be a cheapskate with absolutely no imagination. Almost anything else would be better. Try hardy shrub Hibiscus ("Rose of Sharon") instead. Hibiscus is also an ugly shrub. I find that both cause more problems than they should, and should not be grown in the garden. You should both try growing something nice, like holly, or dandelions, instead. - theoneflasehaddock "mike" wrote in message om... Hi all....I live in southern New Jersey...and wanted to know about planting forsythia bushes. Just wondering a good time of year (early spring maybe?) to plant them...and how many feet away from a stockade fence?? And how far apart? Any information will be great...thanks. |
planting forsythia bushes
(Moira) wrote in message om...
(paghat) wrote in message ... In article , (Beecrofter) wrote: (mike) wrote in message . com... Hi all....I live in southern New Jersey...and wanted to know about planting forsythia bushes. Just wondering a good time of year (early spring maybe?) to plant them...and how many feet away from a stockade fence?? And how far apart? Any information will be great...thanks. Spring is good, forsythia is very hardy. A good row of forsythia will run 6-8' wide if unchecked. If you are going to prune them regularly as a hedge then 2' from the stockade would be OK. If you are going to let them run wild then 4' is probably a good idea. Are you sure you want forsythia? The problem with forsythia is it really only looks spectacular when allowed to go a bit wild -- it looks hideous pruned or hedged (except when flowering) as there seems to be no way to prune it without making it look stubby & damaged -- it's just supposed to be a very big fountaining shrub. One permitted to get easily reach twelve feet high & wide is awesome, but stubby ones after their brief flowering are just stubby sticks. There ARE syringa cultivars that stay smaller if you shop carefully & look hard for one. Alternative choices of showy low maintenance very flowery deciduous shrubs exist galore. Shadblow serviceberry (Amelanchier canadensis) can get very tall but easy to keep narrow & upright by clipping suckers; there are cultivars that are naturally smaller; & the fruits that follow the white flowers are very sweet. Or western syringa (Philadelphius lewisii) is usually taller than it is narrow, say four feet wide & eight tall if not often pruned; one version has double-flowers. Flowering currants are also great choices, Ribes rubrum for lovely flowers & the best fruit, Ribes sanguineum for the best flowers & good fruit. Yet another great choice would be Highbush Cranberry, the best looking shrubs being Viburnum trilobum or Viburnum sargentiana, with maple-like leaves having gorgeous autumn colors, lacecap flowers reminiscent of hydrangea, followed by gorgeous berries, bitter but edible All these are deciduous, low-maintenance, & very ornamental. All can be controlled for smaller sizes with judicious pruning, but for my taste the only one that cannot be pruned aesthetically is the forsythia because it is nothing but upright sticks if cut short, but a beautiful fountain of limbs if it has a twelve-foot circle of space to fill out. In many places, too, forsythia is very, very, very common. I love it even so, but I'd give higher priority to other choices & add a forsythia only if there was tons of space & room for an "extra" shrub. -paghat the ratgirl Plant your forsythia and allow it to grow and cascade over, but after flowering cut back the stems that have flowered. This will keep its size in check and guarantee you the most spectacular flower show. I prune my forsythia to 3" from the surface of the ground, in order to encourage other plants to grow over it and kill it. But, weedkiller works nicely as well, I have heard. |
planting forsythia bushes
Mountain laurel? They smell wunnerful. But toxic, verra toxic. Um......
Honeysuckles? Wisteria? "theoneflasehaddock" wrote in message om... "Cereus-validus" wrote in message . com... For somebody from New Jersey, you ask a lot of stupid questions. Have you ever heard of doing a Google search? If you had any sense at all you would plant something else instead. Forsythia are cheap weedy shrubs that can quickly overrun you yard with straggly growth. Most of the year they are an ugly mess. You wanting to plant them show you to be a cheapskate with absolutely no imagination. Almost anything else would be better. Try hardy shrub Hibiscus ("Rose of Sharon") instead. Hibiscus is also an ugly shrub. I find that both cause more problems than they should, and should not be grown in the garden. You should both try growing something nice, like holly, or dandelions, instead. - theoneflasehaddock "mike" wrote in message om... Hi all....I live in southern New Jersey...and wanted to know about planting forsythia bushes. Just wondering a good time of year (early spring maybe?) to plant them...and how many feet away from a stockade fence?? And how far apart? Any information will be great...thanks. |
planting forsythia bushes
theoneflasehaddock wrote:
"Cereus-validus" wrote in message . com... For somebody from New Jersey, you ask a lot of stupid questions. Have you ever heard of doing a Google search? If you had any sense at all you would plant something else instead. Forsythia are cheap weedy shrubs that can quickly overrun you yard with straggly growth. Most of the year they are an ugly mess. You wanting to plant them show you to be a cheapskate with absolutely no imagination. Almost anything else would be better. Try hardy shrub Hibiscus ("Rose of Sharon") instead. Hibiscus is also an ugly shrub. I find that both cause more problems than they should, and should not be grown in the garden. You should both try growing something nice, like holly, or dandelions, instead. Holly is an ugly shrub. Try planting something you can smoke, like froppicannibis subgenioso. -- Baldin Pramer "But I'm hungry *now*!" |
planting forsythia bushes
theoneflasehaddock wrote:
"Cereus-validus" wrote in message . com... For somebody from New Jersey, you ask a lot of stupid questions. Have you ever heard of doing a Google search? If you had any sense at all you would plant something else instead. Forsythia are cheap weedy shrubs that can quickly overrun you yard with straggly growth. Most of the year they are an ugly mess. You wanting to plant them show you to be a cheapskate with absolutely no imagination. Almost anything else would be better. Try hardy shrub Hibiscus ("Rose of Sharon") instead. Hibiscus is also an ugly shrub. I find that both cause more problems than they should, and should not be grown in the garden. You should both try growing something nice, like holly, or dandelions, instead. Holly is an ugly shrub. Try planting something you can smoke, like froppicannibis subgenioso. -- Baldin Pramer "But I'm hungry *now*!" |
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