This talk explores how we can benefit from a garden created for the senses.  Whether you sit in such a space with a cup of coffee in the morning, an iced tea in the afternoon, or a cocktail at the end of the day, The Cocktail Hour Garden will be a refuge where you can relax, recharge, and reconnect with other people and the natural world.

C.L.Fornari is the author of six books including Coffee for Roses and The Cocktail Hour Garden.  She hosts a weekly radio program on WXTK every Saturday, and is a speaker who frequently presents to a variety of audiences.  C.L. is also the resident plant geek at Hyannis Country Garden, a family owned garden center, where she runs their consultation service.  Her website and blog can be found at www.GardenLady.com.  She grows all manner of plants at Poison Ivy Acres in Sandwich, where her favorite thing is walking into the vegetable garden and ask, "What's for dinner?"