A Garden Lover's Martha's Vineyard

text and photographs by C.L. Fornari

This beautiful book is the ultimate guide to the joys and special challenges of gardening on Martha’s Vineyard. It offers tours of Vineyard gardens large and small, from formal layouts in Edgartown to the “amped-up” colors of gardens in Oak Bluffs, which complement that town's brightly painted Victorians and cottages. There are also dazzling views of the Vineyard’s public gardens, Polly Hill Arboretum in West Tisbury and Mytoi on Chappaquiddick.

C. L. Fornari is a gardening legend on Cape Cod and the Islands. Her book presents solutions for meeting the difficulties of rocky, sandy, and clay soils, strong winds, and hungry deer and creating a garden full of color and interest. Instructive sidebars like “Susanne Clark’s Top Ten Perennials for Sun,” “Glorious Grasses,” and “Summer Flowers” highlight the best plants for Vineyard gardens.

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