C.L. Fornari
Host, The Garden LadyC.L. Fornari is the author of eight books, including Coffee for Roses and The Cocktail Hour Garden. She’s a professional speaker, the former host of GardenLine on WXTK, and co-host of the Plantrama podcast. She is a frequent speaker to groups nationwide, and has worked for a family-owned independent garden center for 25 years. C.L. grows vegetables, flowers, shrubs, trees and numerous other plants at Poison Ivy Acres on Cape Cod. In 2015 C.L. launched the Cape Cod Hydrangea Festival, a ten-day regional celebration of gardens that typically raises over $100,000.00 for local non-profits every year and draws public attention to Hydrangeas and gardening.
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In this episode of The Garden Lady, C.L. Fornari talks about weeds and an approach to weeding. -
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Are the leaves of your morning glory filled with holes? Did your zinnia foliage get shredded when you put the young plants in the garden? Are you wondering what you can do about it? -
Do you think that squirting the leaves of your plants in hot weather refreshes them, like a cool drink does for us? This week C.L. spoke about using Nature as our garden coach when it comes to watering plants. -
This week on The Garden Lady, C.L. starts with a postcard from peonies. Then she talks about her favorite annuals, some emails she received in the past week, and takes listeners' calls. -
C.L. talks about savoring the rain and what can be planted this weekend. Then, she interviews Tawny Simisky, University of Massachusetts Extension Entomologist, about three insects of interest in our area and takes listener calls. -
This week, C.L. talks about Kitchen Minis and takes calls from listeners. -
This program starts out with a postcard from Zinnias, followed by a conversation with Terry Soares, of Soares Flower Garden Nursery. C.L. also gives tips for growing flowers and herbs in containers, and talks about what you can be doing in your landscape this week. -
C.L. talks tick strategies with Larry Dapsis, Barnstable County Entomologist, Retired, and gives more tips about planting perennial gardens.
