Garden Lady on CAI - Episode 53

By C.L. Fornari

Published January 5, 2026 at 12:06 PM EST

The New Year starts off with talk about bonsai trees on The Garden Lady. C.L. Fornari welcomes John Romano, Bonsai teacher and creator of Kaikou School of Bonsai at New England Bonsai Garden for a conversation about this horticultural art form.

C.L. also answers emails about spots on maple trees, F1 Hybrids, and takes listener’s 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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