I live in Omaha Nebraska and purchased a home. I don't know what this bush type plant is. The first year I lived in the house it flowered, but did not flower this year. When and how do you trim this plant? It seems like it's just a bunch of individual stalks bunched together. I will post more photos as well
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That's some type of Forsythia. If you pruned it any time other than right after it bloomed you probably cut off this season's blooms. They'll tolerate a fairly heavy pruning and still bloom the next year as long as you only prune them in the few weeks after flowering. Also, try not to over-fertilize them with too much nitrogen because it can sometimes impair flower production and it just makes them more stringy.
