CL Fornari

Tulips Are Terrific

May 10, 2019 | Love This!

Name: Tulip sp. aka tulips Type of Plant Spring flowering bulb, usually planted in the fall. Why I Love/Hate this plant: Tulips are the magic wands of spring, waving colorful flowers at the end of their stems, cheering us up and onward. I love them when they first...

I Love Golden Bleeding Heart

May 3, 2019 | Love This!

Name: Dicentra spectabilis ‘Gold Heart’ Type of Plant Spring flowering form of bleeding heart with bright yellow foliage. A perennial that is most striking in early spring when it has the traditional bleeding heart flowers and brilliant foliage. Why I Love/Hate this...

I Love Rhododendron ‘P.J.M.’

Apr 26, 2019 | Love This!

Name: Rhododendron ‘P.J.M.’ Type of Plant One of the hardiest Rhododendrons (Zones 4 to 8) and the earliest to bloom. This plant is also one of the most sun-tolerant rhodys and one that is nicely scaled to smaller yards and gardens. Why I Love/Hate this plant: I love...

I Love Hakonechloa macra ‘Aureola’

Apr 20, 2019 | Gardens

Name: Hakonechloa macra ‘Aureola’ aka yellow Hakon grass, aka yellow Japanese forest grass. Type of Plant Low, graceful clumping grass that likes part-shade and adds color and texture to the garden from spring until hard frost. Growing a foot and a half tall and wide,...

Four Steps To Joy

Apr 13, 2019 | Lifestuff

The graphic might say four steps to fantastic outdoor living, but I’d call it Four Steps to Joy, because that’s what creating beautiful landscapes leads to.

I Love Easter and Passover Gift Plants

Apr 13, 2019 | Love This!

Name: Easter and Passover Plants Type of Plant Hydrangeas, Azaleas, Lilies, Campanula and other lovely plants in full flower. Why I Love/Hate this plant: These lift our hearts in the spring. They need no other purpose, although those who want to save their plants...

A Celebration of a Fleeting Wildflower

Apr 5, 2019 | Love This!

Name: Trientalis borealis aka starflower Type of Plant: A low, perennial wild flower that blooms in May and June with small, but very noticeable, white flowers. Why I Love/Hate this plant: This is one of the few plants that has flowers with 7 petals…although...

Feud Between Neighbors Endangers Residents’ Circadian Clocks

Apr 1, 2019 | Lifestuff

April 1, 2019 Stevens Point, WI A feud between neighboring plant lovers threatens the day/night cycle for hundreds of people in central Wisconsin. The dispute all started when April Loof, a well known garden writer in the region, decided to plant sunflowers...

I Love Crocus vernus ‘Remembrance’

Mar 29, 2019 | Love This!

Name: Crocus vernus ‘Remembrance’ Type of Plant: Early spring flowering bulb, good for planting in gardens or lawns. Why I Love/Hate this plant: I love crocus because they are so early. My ‘Remembrance’ crocus help me to remember that the season for growth and flowers...

I Love Golden Hinoki False Cypress

Mar 22, 2019 | Love This!

Name: Chamaecyparis obtusa ‘Fernspray Gold’ aka golden hinoki false cypress Type of Plant: An evergreen that is a combination of green and yellow, with lovely, ferny foliage and a graceful shape. Why I Love/Hate this plant: Most Hinoki false cypress...