C. L. Fornari's Blog

I Love Anigozanthos ‘Kanga Pink’ aka Dwarf Pink Kangaroo Paw

Name:   Anigozanthos ‘Kanga Pink’ aka Dwarf Pink Kangaroo Paw  Type of Plant: This is an evergreen perennial in zones 9-11, but a long-flowering container plant in colder areas. Drought tolerant and sun loving. Why I Love This Plant: Not only does this flower for a...

What To Do With Too Many Cherry Tomatoes…including split ones

If you grow more than two cherry tomato plants, you undoubtedly will find that there are times when you have more than you can eat. Even if you love them. Even if you pop several in your mouth while you're in the garden. And if you grow Sungold, you'll find that they...
Hope

Hope

Periodically I will type a search term into my photo library to see what comes up. It always shows me any picture of text where that word appears, of course, or if I've used that word as the title for the photo....

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How To Plant Garlic

How To Plant Garlic

We planted our garlic today. This is something that is done in the fall and we usually put ours in the ground in October. If you're new to growing...

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Happy Birthday, Mom

Happy Birthday, Mom

It is fitting that I spent the morning repotting houseplants. It is my mother's birthday today. Had she not died recently, she would have been 90...

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October Garden Orzo Salad

October Garden Orzo Salad

Even as the gardening season moves toward a killing frost there can be a bounty of vegetables to harvest. Today I went into the garden to ask...

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Crispy Sweet Potato Cake

Crispy Sweet Potato Cake

AKA: What to do with leftover sweet potatoes or yams. I had some garnet yams left over last week, so I decided to make them into cakes. These were...

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I Love Bloomerang Lilac

I Love Bloomerang Lilac

Name: Syringa x 'Penda' aka Bloomerang® Purple Lilac Type of Plant: A re-blooming lilac shrub, hardy in Zones 3-7 Why I love this: There are many...

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Fall Garden Pizza

Fall Garden Pizza

It is late September and I'm still harvesting the freshest, most tasty food on earth. But at this time of year there is less of it. A small summer...

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Open Garden on Wednesday

Open Garden on Wednesday

Tomorrow, September 28th, my gardens will be open for the benefit of the Barnstable Education Foundation. It's a chance for me to share what we've...

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I Love Cucurbita

I Love Cucurbita

 Name: Cucurbita Type of Plant: Pumpkins and winter squash. Usually a large growing annual vegetable vine. Why I love this: Cucurbita is a genus of...

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Veggie Garden Pasta

Veggie Garden Pasta

If you have a vegetable garden, you've got dinner! A group of fresh veggies, some lightly cooked and others raw, are tasty when tossed with olive...

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