Nov 14, 2008 | my gardens, plants I love
The I Love This Plant for this week is Pyrus salicifolia ‘Pendula‘ or weeping willow-leaf pear. I first saw this plant some years ago at the Chicago Botanic Garden and I stood looking at it, thinking, “I want one”. Four years ago I ordered this weeping willow-leaf...
Nov 10, 2008 | growing the spirit, Life's Gardens, my gardens, plants I love
Come ye thankful people come… this song echoes through my head at this time of year. When I was in grade school we sang it every fall…is this too much of a hymn for today’s schoolrooms? I hope not. Whether a traditional tune runs through your mind or not, at...
Nov 7, 2008 | my gardens, plants I love
The plant I’m loving in my garden this week is Spiraea thunbergii ‘Ogon’ – wonderful small shrub that has long lasting fall color. But it’s not just fall color that makes this a great plant. ‘Ogon’, also known by the unfortunate name of...
Nov 5, 2008 | my gardens, plants I love
Just a note to tell you all that I have listed my favorite plants from my 2008 garden on my website. Check out Iresine ‘Blazin Lime’, and others in my annual pick of Fornari’s Favorites.
Oct 31, 2008 | my gardens, plants I love
Do you want a small maple tree that is extremely stylish in the spring and breathtakingly colorful in the fall? Meet Acer japonicum ‘Aconitifolium’ – the thread-leaf full moon maple. This tree grows only 8 to 10 feet tall and wide, making it the perfect...
Oct 25, 2008 | growing the spirit, my gardens, plants I love
It is the end of October and we are planting bulbs at Poison Ivy Acres. Lots of bulbs. Today we put in 330 Narcissus bulbs – several varieties. Most of the bulbs we planted were from Brent and Becky’s Bulbs and boy was I impressed with them. We’d...
