The Garden Lady looks ahead to the growing season

By C.L. Fornari

Published January 24, 2026 at 3:14 PM EST

While winter firmly has us in hand, on The Garden Lady we focus on the growing season ahead. The conversation is about growing vegetables from seed, and what gets started indoors in February.

C.L. welcomes Sandra Mao, author of Vibrant Harvest. They discuss why we want to grow food that is not only tasty but colorful too. We also hear from listeners.

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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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