The Garden Lady with C.L. Fornari

By C.L. Fornari

Published October 18, 2025 at 2:25 PM EDT

This week on The Garden Lady, C.L. Fornari starts off with a postcard about invasive plants. She talks about the difference between aggressive and invasive, and what some gardeners can do about it. Also, C.L. talks about how some invasive plants such as burning bush and bittersweet are most noticeable in the fall. She also takes listener calls.

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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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