The branches of some spring-flowering trees and shrubs can be pruned and coaxed to bloom indoors. Forsythia, pussy willow, serviceberry, crabapple, magnolia, redbud and many fruit trees will all ...

One easy way to get a glimpse of springtime is to force some twigs to bloom indoors in the dead ... or azalea may work. Trees like red maple, birch, willow and even hickory can also be forced ...

Cutting branches for indoor display, as my mother did, is an excellent use of catkins and flowers when growing a pussy willow tree. Cut branches with buds and place them in a tall vase in bright ...