{"id":3771,"date":"2015-05-06T18:40:59","date_gmt":"2015-05-06T18:40:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/homegardenjoy.com\/site\/?p=3771"},"modified":"2023-08-15T16:39:35","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T20:39:35","slug":"learn-when-and-how-to-prune-propagate-forsythia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/homegardenjoy.com\/site\/2015\/05\/learn-when-and-how-to-prune-propagate-forsythia.html","title":{"rendered":"Learn When and How to Prune, Propagate Forsythia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/homegardenjoy.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/forsythia1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1957 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/homegardenjoy.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/forsythia1.jpg\" alt=\"forsythia1\" width=\"580\" height=\"387\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I thought you might enjoy my latest article written for the Dave&#8217;s Garden website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.davesgarden.com\/guides\/articles\/pruning-and-propagating-forsythia\">How to Prune and Propagate Forsythia.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In this article, I share with you lots of great gardening tips including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>When to prune <a href=\"https:\/\/homegardenjoy.com\/site\/2014\/03\/how-to-force-forsythia-flowers-bring-a-little-spring-indoors-today.html\">forsythia.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>How to prune it to avoid cutting off next year&#8217;s flowers!<\/li>\n<li>How to make more forsythia (propagate forsythia) by layering and cuttings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Enjoy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I thought you might enjoy my latest article written for the Dave&#8217;s Garden website: How to Prune and Propagate Forsythia. 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