Forcing Spring!

It was the perfect Holiday weekend. Warm sunshine kissed my cheeks, I visited my crocuses that smiled up at me, and brushed my hands across my daffodil and tulip sprouts asking for an appearance soon! Besides the crocuses and the spring bulb spouts little green has graced our landscape.  I still see barren trees out my Studio window and litterally not a single sign of springfilled life ready to explode!

For weeks now I have been willing spring.  Today I'm forcing it! Usually I'm doing this in late February or early March, but clearly Mother Nature has had other ideas!  With a little luke warm water and some Forsythia cuttings, Spring will arrive shortly in our studio!

I've forced various cuttings over the years. Forsythia is just about always a sure bloom! I like to dress my cuttings with some filler to give the presentation some dimension.

Other cutting you can force are...

Crabapple

Dogwood

Willow..... although it's a little late for these!

Soon my conference room table will be ablaze with color! Sunshine will pour through the studio and Spring will be demanded to make her appearance.....not just a teaser, but to stay for good.

Happy Monday Folks...... here's to Forcing Spring!