A Postcard From Split Arborvitaes

A Postcard From Split Arborvitaes

The featured image above is of a tree that seems to be saying that it’s all going to be okay. On The Garden Lady radio program on March 21st it was my pleasure to welcome entomologists Tawny Simisky, from the University of Massachusetts, and Esher Cattle, from...
Spring Inspiration and Broken Pot Postcard

Spring Inspiration and Broken Pot Postcard

On The Garden Lady today my guest spoke about Sakonnet Garden, a private landscape in Rhode Island that is open to the public several times a year. Find out how to make reservations and learn the details about their Symposium (available virtually) on March 28th, 2026...
Dealing With Snow Storm Damage

Dealing With Snow Storm Damage

I live on Cape Cod and we just went through an epic blizzard. As I write this on Thursday, there are still people who don’t have power or whose street or driveway hasn’t been cleared of snow. It has been a time when neighbors have come together for the...
A Postcard from Shrubs and Trees

A Postcard from Shrubs and Trees

Today’s program on The Garden Lady focuses on planting. Why it’s good to put small plants in the ground, and is it better to plant in the fall or spring? Rodney Eason, Director of Horticulture and Landscapes at the Arnold Arboretum, explains plans for putting 270 new,...
A Postcard From Spring Bloomers

A Postcard From Spring Bloomers

  This postcard was inspired by a suggestion from garden designer Warren Leach, of Tranquil Lake Nursery. On The Garden Lady on February 14th it is my pleasure to talk with Patricia McDonald, a volunteer master gardener with the Cape Cod Cooperative Extension. ...
Plants in the Snow and Ecological Gardening

Plants in the Snow and Ecological Gardening

When you hear the term “Ecological Gardening” what do you think of? Maybe you think of nature friendly design or kind critter and pest control. Or perhaps native plants or water-wise gardening come to mind. I’m C.L. Fornari and on The Garden Lady we’re talking with...
A Postcard From Your Houseplants in February

A Postcard From Your Houseplants in February

On The Garden Lady on January 31st I welcomed Charlie Nardozzi, author of The Continuous Vegetable Garden. Charlie is doing a webinar on The Continuous Vegetable Garden on February 10th at 6 PM Eastern time. Register here! Recordings of previous episodes of The Garden...
Why Covering Hydrangea Stems Doesn’t Help

Why Covering Hydrangea Stems Doesn’t Help

It was 8° F this morning when I got up, and the high is supposed to be 16°. This is what I call “Hydrangea dan-jah” weather. Plants such as the bigleaf hydrangeas (Hydrangea macrophylla) and mountain hydrangeas (H. serrata) form their flower buds in the...
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