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Article: Spring beats the season ... indoors.
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- Sunset
- Article date:
- February 1, 1985
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1985 Sunset Publishing Corp. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Dormant prunings from many deciduous flowering plants can bring spring bloom early to your living room. All you need to do is arrange them in water and move them to a warm place.
For best bloom, cut limbs soon after buds begin to swell in late winter. Recut each branch an inch or more from the cut end and immerse it immediately in a large container of water. You can use branches from 1 to 4 feet long.
Arrange the clippings in ornamental containers while they're still dormant. (After petals open, flowers tend to shatter if you rearrange them.) Move the arranged clippings to a warm place. Watch the gradual transition: smooth-barked whips swell with ...