C. L. Fornari's Blog

I Love Viola x wittrockiana aka Spring Pansies

Name:  Viola x wittrockiana aka Spring Pansies Type of Plant:  The most popular cool-weather annual.   Why I Love This Plant: For those in the northern regions, this is the first annual we can plant outside in the spring. In fact, in many areas they can be planted in...

Spring Foraging on Cape Cod

Join us! Nationally known forager, Ellen Zachos, is on-Cape in April for a class on spring foraging.  (Note: Rain date is Thursday the 20th)

I Love Borago officinalis aka Borage

Name:  Borago officinalis aka Borage Type of Plant: An annual herb native to the Mediterranean. Why I Love This Plant: While this plant is grown on a commercial level for the oil in the seeds, I grow it because the bees love it, and the blue flowers are beautiful in...
Roasted Roots

Roasted Roots

I love roasted veggies, and this particular combination is easy, versatile and satisfying. Serve this plain as a side dish, or toss with tofu or...

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Oatmeal Walnut Blueberry Bars

Oatmeal Walnut Blueberry Bars

When Awesome Bars stopped making their apricot walnut bar I was heartbroken. So I decided to do an oatmeal/walnut bar of my own. I used blueberries...

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Hearts-a-Bustin’

Hearts-a-Bustin’

There's a plant for every holiday, and for Valentine's Day I'm especially fond of Euonymus americanus. With a common name like hearts-a-bustin',...

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