C. L. Fornari's Blog

Bringing Houseplants Back Inside

It's time for my houseplants to come home from summer camp. Like most campers, they are happy to be home, but arrive needing a shower and perhaps a change of clothing. Here's my routine: I clip off any browned leaves before the plant comes in. While cleaning them off...

I Love Helenium autumnale aka common sneezeweed or Helen’s flower.

Name:    Helenium autumnale aka common sneezeweed or Helen’s flower. Type of Plant:  This summer to fall flowering perennial is native to much of North America. Hardy in zones 3-8, there are many named cultivars of different sizes and a range of colors in oranges and...

I Love Ceratostigma plumbagionoides aka blue leadwort or plumbago.

Name:  Ceratostigma plumbagionoides aka blue leadwort or hardy plumbago.   Type of Plant: a low-growing, perennial ground cover hardy in zones 6-9. Dies to the ground in the winter. Why I Love this Plant: First of all, this perennial is later to emerge in the spring,...
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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Tulips Are Terrific

Tulips Are Terrific

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...

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Four Steps To Joy

Four Steps To Joy

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...

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How I Became A Writer

How I Became A Writer

How I became a garden communicator. Of course there there is more angst, effort and wonder to the story that can possibly be contained in an eight...

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Frozen Plant Fun

Frozen Plant Fun

The temperatures in my area are supposed to remain below freezing all week, so it's time to make some ice mobiles.   https://youtu.be/jFrqcqL_a_Q...

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