Juana decides to spruce up a vase holding fading flowers with a couple of cuttings from outdoor bushes. The buds on both the forsythia and flowering quince (Chaenomeles) are swelling in concert with the warm weather we have been having.Taking out my Felco pruners, I snip off heavily budded branches for Juana’s use. She asks for only a half dozen but I double that number for her. Their thin appearance disguises their potential for color. Within the week, both delicate and sizable yellow and pink flowers should emerge as the current flowers will be deposited into the compost bucket.
