The Garden Lady on CAI

The Garden Lady - Episode 26

By C.L. Fornari

Published June 28, 2025 at 5:29 PM EDT

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. We debunked that old school myth about drops of water and sunlight burning brown spots on the leaves, and spoke about how plants adapt to frequent or infrequent showers.

The Garden Lady on CAI

C.L. Fornari

C.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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