C. L. Fornari's Blog

Flower Power for Greater Good ~ The Cape Cod Hydrangea Festival

Growing a festival that supports nonprofits, promotes horticulture, and creates community.          In the Cape Cod Hydrangea Festival’s fifth year I knew the event was a success when one young woman visited my garden. She walked down my long driveway, past several...

A Postcard From Your Vegetable Garden

On The Garden Lady today I had a caller who was asking about where he could read about plant research and studies. I suggested Google Scholar (put in your search terms and see studies that were done on that topic) and Plants Do That.   

A Postcard About Holes in Leaves and Flowers

Sometimes it's worth treating a plant to avoid or stop holes in the leaves. For example, it's a good idea to spray kale, broccoli and cabbage with either Bt or spinosad to prevent the white cabbage moth larvae from destroying your vegetables. And I've always made it a...
A Postcard From Your Vegetable Garden

A Postcard From Your Vegetable Garden

On The Garden Lady today I had a caller who was asking about where he could read about plant research and studies. I suggested Google Scholar (put in your search terms and see studies that were done on that topic) and...

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A Postcard About Watering

A Postcard About Watering

Plants aren't really refreshed by squirting water on their leaves on a hot day...you're better off putting that water on their roots, not their...

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A Three Lysimachia Day

A Three Lysimachia Day

One of the pleasures of being involved with plants is getting to know them as a family. We learn about plants that are in the same genus, and how...

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Kale and Rose Petal Pizza

Kale and Rose Petal Pizza

One of the pleasures of growing vegetables is being able to cook the most flavorful food on earth. And if you can add flower petals to that dish,...

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A Postcard From Tomatoes

A Postcard From Tomatoes

If you could get a postcard from your tomatoes, this is what it might say... Many people still believe that blossom end rot on tomatoes is caused by...

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