Then simply put the twigs in a vase, with water, of course, and set them in a warm room, out of the way, until the buds burst open.

In two weeks or so, those buds would burst, and it would be time for the spring planting on Fraser's Ridge.

It would have known where it was going and already it was there, already the buds would be rising on its body, bursting forth and growing.

From October to December buds burst forth from the liana root and swell to football size.

As I quicken the pace of my writing, I watch the amaryllis reach higher and higher each day until the buds burst open in a trumpet call of victory.

They can survive temperatures as low as -32 C. They hatch in the spring at about the time the host plant's buds are bursting.

Harvey peered out through the branches, upon which every bud was bursting.

Today, buds were bursting on the trees and in the flower beds a show of early daffodils danced to the tune of the river breeze.

It was easy to anticipate those hundreds of fronds aflame, their fat yellow buds burst open.

THE buds have not burst open yet, so there is still time to do a good thing for many woody ornamentals.