Today I took advantage of a balmy January day to cut forsythia boughs. I submerge them in water in the house and within a couple weeks the boughs will be covered with yellow blooms. I did the same with Keria Japonica. Forcing flowering bushes (as this is called) is one of the ways that I bring Spring into my home. I also bring out my Amaryllis bulbs right after Christmas so that they will bloom in February (it takes about 6 weeks).

I am interested in what other people do to create the promise of Spring in their homes; so how about you? What do you do? Submit a comment and I will post it with this article.