Forsythia on the 2nd day of December!

[Stray59]

Hi everyone -
Thought I would post a pics of a forsythia bouquet that I was able to gather today - the 2nd day of December! Thought I would share it. I have seen Forsythia bloom way out of season before, but all of the bushes out front are loaded with buds ready to bloom. My partner loves Forsythia and so he is able to have a little spring time in what should be winter.......
Global Warming anyone? (Now please don't start some nasty thread about GW....)
Enjoy!! One pic is clearer than the other but both are cool. Gotta go - The Colts are playing the Lions! GO COLTS!!!!
Steve

[WhiteRabbit]

Awesome!

[gardengirl13]

Yeah for the last three years we get a few blooms in oct here. Not sure what's going on, we've never had it happen until recently. It's pretty to see the bright yellow with the leaves turning colors!

[Stray59]

My mother's forsythia occasionally threw fall blooms, but the bushes in front of our apartment are loaded with yellowing buds and blooms - It is an all-out full-bloom situation. I am somewhat concerned about this as I doubt we will have many blooms next spring if they bloom now! We had 64 degree (f) temps today and it is supposed to be snowing next week. As a social worker, I believe our weather has become severely bi-polar (every pun intended) !
Steve

[gardengirl13]

Wow full on bloom?! I've never seen that before! That is scary. You'll have to let us know how flowering goes this spring. I'm curious to see if they have good blooms then or not due to this.

yeah I woke up to the 50's this am. This cold then warm then cold will do a number on our roads. But I do like a few warm mild days in winter like last year. But due to it the bugs were SO bad last year! But plowing once instead of weekly as some winters past was nice!