I have a forsythia idea...
My neighbor has a lonely half-formed bush. It does look great against the black house. But if it were mine? I'd do some creative clipping and find a nice metal base to wrap around the bottom of it. For now, I only have Photoshop to depend on, since I don't have a forsythia myself.
You could sneak over and do it...
ReplyDeleteAnd I'll be right behind you egging you on.
ReplyDeleteAlmost too phallic for me! :)
ReplyDeleteLooks great! Who doesn't loved a giant lightbulb by the front door?
ReplyDeleteToo funny!
ReplyDeleteTeddy/Al/Sandy/ExWife,
ReplyDeleteThey're always home. I'd get caught.
ShinyNew,
I'd let you go first.
Benjamin,
Phallic? Really? You get phallic from that? You've got a low-phallic threshold.
Susan,
Easier to see at night when trying to get the key in the lock.
Cameron,
I got a million of 'em!
Love it. Bright idea. Hahaha
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I really like your idea, Jim and would love to come across something like this in the landscape! I also really love Forsythias, but NOT as foundation plantings. They get much to large and are also deciduous. Rather, I prefer them in masses out in a natual setting, where they are quite beautiful! Also love them in vases indoors any time! Happy Spring!
ReplyDeleteLOL! Ok, I was wrong - I do like clipped Forsythia, but only if it's done as you suggest.
ReplyDeleteYa know, with that red door, it ain't so bad.
ReplyDeleteBrilliant! If they have a black house, maybe you can make them see the light (ahem). I agree about the low-phallic threshold; he hasn't seen some of our sculptures ...
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Elspeth,
ReplyDeleteThe puns, oh, the puns...
Pam Kersting,
I'm with you. In larger quantities -- especially around other spring flowering trees and bushes -- they look great. One scraggly-lookin' bush in a yard looks dejected and only looks good for two weeks a year.
Mr.McG's Daughter,
You were wrong? And it's in writing? I have to tell my wife that a woman can be wrong. She doesn't believe me. She told me you all have a code to never admit it.
Swimray,
Black house, red door, yellow forsythia. It works -- for about two weeks. Then it reverts to a massive black hole with a red door.
Ms. Wiz,
On their black house, all trim & shutters are black as well. I've seen black house done well. This? Well, it's what they like. I'm sure you have a high-phallic threshold at Each Little World. But I'm not sure if that's a compliment or not.
OIM
Thanks. Photoshop is my friend.
I have a forsythia in my city garden that I've pruned into a small tree shape, to make it fit better in the small space. It looks beautiful spring through fall, and I like tinkering with the shape, and keeping it tidy. I do have to say that by shaping a forsythia a lot you don't get many flowers in early spring, which I do miss.
ReplyDeleteYou know how you wish you'd never hit on a website - well, this is one of them. Forsythia are "garish"? They belong in a "natural" setting? They look terrible after flowering? Graceful boughs of green leaves , and, if two planted six feet apart, make an excellent arbor. Espaliered forsythia are also wonderful. "Garish"? The background on this page is black.
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