C. L. Fornari
C.L. Fornari is a plant geek who fell into garden communications in 1995. She is the author seven books including A Garden Lover's Martha's Vineyard, Coffee for Roses and The Cocktail Hour Garden. These books are all fully illustrated with C.L.'s photographs.
Present: C.L. is a regular contributor to Garden Center Magazine published by GIE media.
Past:She has been a monthly columnist for Angie's List Magazine and Prime Time Magazine and contributed articles to other publications including Fine Gardening, Coastal Home, Country Gardens, and American Nurseryman.
Present: GardenLine, C.L.'s 2-hour live radio program is heard on Saturday mornings on WXTK, and iHeart Media station. She is also co-host of Plantrama, a podcast found at Plantrama.com, iTunes etc.
Past: For two years she was also the host of The Garden Lady on WRKO, and was a regular contributor to The Cultivated Gardener, heard on NPR stations nationwide.
Present: As a speaker, C.L. presents to a variety of horticultural trade shows, gardening groups and alumni or neighborhood associations. In addition to speaking, radio, and writing, C.L. blogs and runs a consultation service for Hyannis Country Garden, an independent garden center on Cape Cod.
Awards: In 2012 C.L. was awarded the Garden Communicator award from the Perennial Plant Association; in 2013 won three awards from the Garden Writers Association; in 2017 she won an award for writing from ASJA and two awards for writing from the GWA The Association of Garden Communicators.
In 2015 C.L. launched the first annual Cape Cod Hydrangea Festival, a ten-day regional celebration of gardens that raised over $45,000.00 for local non-profits in 2017. Her not-so-secret mission is to start a gardening revival in the USA...in the meantime she gardens on Poison Ivy Acres in Sandwich, MA with her husband and Sato dog.
C.L. Fornari is a plant geek who fell into garden communications in 1995. She is the author seven books including A Garden Lover's Martha's Vineyard, Coffee for Roses and The Cocktail Hour Garden. These books are all fully illustrated with C.L.'s photographs.
Present: C.L. is a regular contributor to Garden Center Magazine published by GIE media.
Past:She has been a monthly columnist for Angie's List Magazine and Prime Time Magazine and contributed articles to other publications including Fine Gardening, Coastal Home, Country Gardens, and American Nurseryman.
Present: GardenLine, C.L.'s 2-hour live radio program is heard on Saturday mornings on WXTK, and iHeart Media station. She is also co-host of Plantrama, a podcast found at Plantrama.com, iTunes etc.
Past: For two years she was also the host of The Garden Lady on WRKO, and was a regular contributor to The Cultivated Gardener, heard on NPR stations nationwide.
Present: As a speaker, C.L. presents to a variety of horticultural trade shows, gardening groups and alumni or neighborhood associations. In addition to speaking, radio, and writing, C.L. blogs and runs a consultation service for Hyannis Country Garden, an independent garden center on Cape Cod.
Awards: In 2012 C.L. was awarded the Garden Communicator award from the Perennial Plant Association; in 2013 won three awards from the Garden Writers Association; in 2017 she won an award for writing from ASJA and two awards for writing from the GWA The Association of Garden Communicators.
In 2015 C.L. launched the first annual Cape Cod Hydrangea Festival, a ten-day regional celebration of gardens that raised over $45,000.00 for local non-profits in 2017. Her not-so-secret mission is to start a gardening revival in the USA...in the meantime she gardens on Poison Ivy Acres in Sandwich, MA with her husband and Sato dog.
