C. L. Fornari's Blog

In Appreciation of Chipmunks

If you have watched chipmunks in your yard, you've undoubtedly seen why the Disney writers and animators were inspired to create Chip and Dale. These little members of the Sciuridae family scurry around creating motion, mischief and occasional mayhem in the garden....

I Love Hosta ‘Blue Mouse Ears’

Name:   Hosta ‘Blue Mouse Ears’ Type of Plant: A low-growing, hardy perennial that makes attractive “socks and shoes” around shrubs or taller perennials in shade gardens. Why I Love This Plant: Weed smothering…do we have to know more? Okay, I’ll continue: drought...

I Love Viburnum rhytidophyllum and Viburnum x pragense aka the Leatherleaf Viburnum and Prague Viburnum

Name:    Viburnum rhytidophyllum and Viburnum x pragense aka the Leatherleaf Viburnum and Prague Viburnum Type of Plant:   these are May-flowering, evergreen shrubs.  Both of these are cold-hardy to Zone 5 but keep their foliage best in the winter when grown in a warm...
I Love Hosta ‘Blue Mouse Ears’

I Love Hosta ‘Blue Mouse Ears’

Name:   Hosta ‘Blue Mouse Ears’ Type of Plant: A low-growing, hardy perennial that makes attractive “socks and shoes” around shrubs or taller perennials in shade gardens. Why I Love This Plant: Weed smothering…do we...

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I Love Forsythia

I Love Forsythia

Name:  Forsythia species, hybrids and varieties Type of Plant:  A flowering shrub in the olive family, Oleaceae. One of the first shrubs to bloom in...

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Gnomeinkulture

Gnomeinkulture

Move over hugelkulture and hay bale gardening…there’s a far better, centuries-old way to create productive gardens with the practice of burying of...

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What A Wonderful Weed

What A Wonderful Weed

I see rosettes of green In lawns and gardens too They are healthy food For me and you And I think to myself What a wonderful weed. Apologies to...

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I Love Hybrid Primrose

I Love Hybrid Primrose

Name:  Hybrid Primroses Type of Plant:  These gift plants are widely sold at this time of year to remind us that spring is coming. They are bred for...

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