The Garden Lady
The Garden Lady is a weekly, hour-long call-in radio program hosted by plant expert C.L. Fornari. It airs on WCAI 90.1, WNAN 91.1, and WZAI 94.3, Saturdays at 1 p.m. On The Garden Lady, Fornari takes listener questions and discusses a wide range of topics around gardening, horticulture, and nature, with a special focus on helping the Cape and Islands community make the most of every season, regardless of their level of plant experience.
Call our Listener Line with your gardening questions: 866-999-4626
Latest Episodes
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The Garden Lady begins with a discussion about shrubs and trees that flower in the late summer and fall. We consider the Franklinia, blue mist shrub, and panicle hydrangeas. Callers ask a variety of questions including wondering about the ripening watermelons, pesto pizza, service berry trees with rust, and scale on houseplants. -
The Garden Lady begins by talking about the care of mid-summer containers, and the importance of deadheading annuals. C.L. Fornari answers calls from listeners about moving a maple tree, keeping a potted rose over the winter, a plague of squash bugs, weeds in a lawn, and more. -
The Garden Lady talks about how to support butterflies in backyards beyond the planting of a dedicated butterfly garden. Callers asked about ground cover plants, the importance of pulling weeds, tomato problems and how to keep Zinnas flowering. -
Celebrate summer flowers in early August with The Garden Lady. After starting out with a postcard from petunias, C.L. welcomes Kerry Michaels, author of Art From the Garden and they talk about getting creative with flowers and other natural materials. Listeners call in with questions about vegetable garden problems, powdery mildew, controlling invasive weeds, and earthworms. -
In early August C.L. Fornari begins the program with postcard from daylilies, and discusses a few ways to improve perennial gardens at this time of year. Callers wondered about daylilies that aren't flowering well, strawberry plants with no berries, gardens that have greater shade, and heavy hydrangea flowers. -
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The Garden Lady started off with a postcard about mid-summer Lavender care. Callers asked about a multitude of garden problems including fungus gnats in a houseplant, growing cucumbers, wild grapes, hydrangeas and carrots. -
On today's program C.L. talks about mid-summer fertilizing, the Cape Cod Hydrangea Festival, and takes listener calls about perennial plants, July plant care, and the growth of trees. -
On the Fourth of July The Garden Lady shares four things that are essential for plants, and four approaches to good soil health for gardens. Listeners called in with questions about rose pruning, watering gardens, and transplanting perennials in the middle of the summer. -
C.L. starts this program off with a postcard about the myth that sunlight though water droplets burns leaves. Then she speaks with Mason Vollmer, author of Apple Gardening - Easily Grow Apples Without Big Tree Problems, and takes listener's calls about grapevines, rot on summer squash and watering new landscaping.
