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One Person’s Trash is Another Person’s Garden

Last week I put dinner in the oven, and then I went outside to see if my husband needed any help with the yard work. I found him creating a “burn” pile that consisted of about a quarter of a large forsythia bush that was in our backyard. He just wanted the thing gone. It was pretty overgrown, and he wanted a clear slate to work with for some future new landscaping. I grabbed my gloves and the clippers and got to work decimating the remaining foliage, thinking how it was such as waste. But one of the nice things … Continue reading →

Forsythia Bushes

There are few things that herald in spring like the forsythia bush. Its bright yellow flowers announce to the world that warmer temperatures are here and on their way. What a nice way to wake up to spring. And that is just what forsythia does. One day, the landscape is still gray and brown, and the next day, it shows a profusion of bright color. Forsythia bushes have many uses in a landscape. Very often, they are used to mark property borders. In the spring, summer and fall, forsythia bushes can be used as a privacy fence, especially when the … Continue reading →