This is the revised and updated version of The Cape Cod Garden. Since it was originally published in 1996, this book has been the definitive guide to gardening in the coastal regions of Southeast Massachusetts. 
Addressing the challenges posed by sandy soil, moist off-ocean air, cold spring temperatures and wind, The Cape Cod Garden provides hundreds of practical "how-to" tips on gardening. Home-landscapers and gardeners will find advice on choosing and planting annuals, perennials, shrubs, trees, and vegetables. Here too are the most effective yet least toxic ways to deal with pests and diseases common in the area. 
The revised edition includes many new topics of concern to gardeners including new plants that have been recently introduced to the market, and strategies for coping with several insect pests that are new to the area. For beginners and experts alike, The Cape Cod Garden is an invaluable guide to the joys and pleasures of gardening by the sea.

The Cape Cod Garden

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Fornari, C.L.

Gardening & Landscape Design

Parnassus Imprints

Your Garden Shouldn't Make You Crazy!: The Secrets to No-Pressure, Low-Maintenance Gardening

With style, wit, authority, and a mad love for plants, C. L. Fornari has written the ultimate guide for those who want to cultivate gardens in the unique conditions of Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket. Since the first edition of this book was publishing ten years ago, it has been a steady seller, embraced by plant-lovers as the definitive book on the subject. In the sea-sculptured lands of southeastern New England, gardening is largely determined by sandy soils, moist off-ocean air, cool springtime temperatures, and wind. The Cape Cod Garden addresses the challenges posed by these lovely coastal landscapes and diverse growing conditions, providing hundreds of how-to tips for the gardener and home landscaper. Fornari offers practical information on choosing, planting, and maintaining trees, shrubs, perennials, annuals, and fruits and vegetables. Here too are the least toxic ways to deal with pests and diseases, and a complete listing of plants recommended for the area. For beginners and experts alike, The Cape Cod Garden is an invaluable guide to the pleasures and challenges of gardening by the sea.

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Commonwealth Editions

Word-of-mouth may be a great way to learn about some products, but word-of-mouth gardening tips can be a very bad idea. The age-old practice of passing along gardening tips and tricks is no guarantee you will get a good result...it might even do the opposite. In her new book, garden expert C. L. Fornari looks at 71 common garden practices and uncovers the truth behind the lore. Do marigolds keep the bugs out of the veggie patch? Will rusty nails turn hydrangeas blue? With humor and affection, she goes back in time to sort out the good, the bad and the just plain silly...and tells us why. COFFEE FOR ROSES combines gardening history and expert advice into one useful, time- and money-saving package. The author’s award-winning full color photography is throughout.

Coffee for Roses: ...and 70 Other Misleading Myths About Backyard Gardening

St. Lynn's Press

With a climate in equal measure challenging and rewarding, the Cape and Islands of Massachusetts provide a bold canvas for any would-be tamers of this unique landscape. In these pages, C.L. Fornari offers expert advice with the warm and casual tone of a broadly knowledgable and informed friend. The author of many acclaimed gardening books, quite a number of them focusing on the Cape's specific landscape and growing conditions, C.L. had lived and gardened on the Cape for twenty-five years herself. Drawing on her own experience, she deftly disentangles the many idiosyncrasies and potential pitfalls of growing a healthy and beautiful garden, both on the cape and on the surrounding islands of Martha s Vineyard and Nantucket. Complete with an index to help you navigate the parade of flowers, fungicides, and footstools, Sand &amp; Soil is the perfect how-to survival guide to assuage your horticultural anxieties and bring forth beautiful blooms from the sandy soil of this legendary landscape.

Sand & Soil: Creating Beautiful Gardens on Cape Cod and the Islands

David R. Godine, Publisher

With high winds, sandy soil, and a spring season that seems to stay cold forever, Cape Cod provides unique challenges to the creative gardener. Then why do so many glorious gardens flourish here? C. L. Fornari has the answers. With 225 color photographs and an authoritative text, Cape Cod's own ""Garden Lady"" leads a tour from public parks to some of the most beautiful private properties. Along the way, she offers Cape Codders detailed advice on growing roses, hydrangeas, perennials, shrubs, vegetables, lavender, and so much more. For the Cape gardener, Fornari's analysis, advice, and gorgeous photography will be an inspiration, and for anyone who loves Cape Cod this book will be a delightful tour of places where the beauty of the land matches the splendor of the sea.

A Garden Lover's Cape Cod

At the end of the day, what better place is there to kick back, chill out and make the world go away, than in your own backyard garden? Plant and cocktail lover C. L. Fornari shows how easy it is to create a garden atmosphere that sets the mood for private relaxation or festive occasions with friends. With a wise and witty text, mood-setting plant lists, botanical drink recipes and luscious photographs, The Cocktail Hour Garden reveals the simple secrets to creating an evening pleasure garden. This personalizing of the garden experience is what the new buzzwords “garden-tainment” and “garden-to-glass” are all about.

The Cocktail Hour Garden: Creating Evening Landscapes for Relaxation and Entertaining

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The Cape Cod Garden

Your Garden Shouldn't Make You Crazy!: The Secrets to No-Pressure, Low-Maintenance Gardening

The Cape Cod Garden

Coffee for Roses: ...and 70 Other Misleading Myths About Backyard Gardening

Sand & Soil: Creating Beautiful Gardens on Cape Cod and the Islands

A Garden Lover's Cape Cod

The Cocktail Hour Garden: Creating Evening Landscapes for Relaxation and Entertaining