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After 1 day indoors |
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After 3 days in doors! |
We can get a little impatient at this time of year so I've been speeding up spring! I have been cutting Prunus twigs, arranging them in water in the kitchen and forcing the flower buds to open well ahead of their natural timing. I know that many people smash the woody stems and leave them to stand in water in a cooler room first but, I find this also works well and the buds will open in about 3 days depending on room temperature. Even when the flowers drop, the leaf buds will continue to open. The same can be done with Forsythia and Horse Chestnut bubs look very dramatic when forced. A few spring flowers in an old teapot can cheer up the kitchen sink on a dull and miserable day - and we can never have too much cheer at the sink!
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