Only a few more days until the official publication date of April 30th...and to my virtual and in-person book launch parties.
Countdown to Hydrangea Happiness
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C. L. Fornari's Blog
Countdown to Hydrangea Happiness ~ April 8th
Steps to Hydrangea Happiness ~ April 7th
Countdown to Hydrangea Happiness ~ April 6
Steps to Hydrangea Happiness April 5
Countdown to Hydrangea Happiness April 4
A Postcard About Rain and Design Ideas
My guest on The Garden Lady on May 4th was garden designer Andrew Fisher Tomlin. He's the author of The Modern Professional Planting Designer. For...
Steps to Hydrangea Happiness – April 3
Countdown to Hydrangea Happiness April 2
Hydrangea Happiness Makes the Front Page!
Wow! Not only did the cover of Hydrangea Happiness make the front page, but we learn that HI is replacing AI. Read the story: Move over,...
A Postcard From Holiday Hydrangeas, and Lost Ladies of Garden Writing
From March through Mother's Day it's common to find Hydrangea macrophylla plants in garden centers, box stores and supermarkets. These are popular...
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...
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....
A Postcard From Peas on Saint Patrick’s Day
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...