We can look at great gardens as works of art being delighted purely by the visuals or we can dig a bit deeper as we tour these landscapes and look for clues on how to become great gardeners ourselves. Now… Read More ›
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A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – September 16, 2019 – Dan Furman on Unusual Fruit
Unusual Fruit: About 10 years ago, Dan Furman joined the nursery and mail-order operation his parents Kasha and David had started in 1989 in Connecticut to specialize in Chinese tree peonies, which are still a mainstay of the family business…. Read More ›
A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – September 9, 2019 – Julie Zickefoose on Bluejays
Blue Jay Behavior: Like writer, artist and wildlife rehabilitator Julie Zickefoose, I am particularly fascinated and also often startled by the interface of birds and people. Her latest book, “Saving Jemima,” is the story of an orphaned blue jay and… Read More ›
A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – September 2, 2019 – Ali Stafford on Corn, Tomato, and Zucchini Recipes
The backyard harvest is probably coming in fast and furious, and the farmstand and farmer’s market tables are loaded, too. So, what to do with all those gorgeous zucchini, tomatoes, and how to savor every kernel of the fleeting peak… Read More ›
A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – August 26, 2019 – Marc Hachadourian on Orchids
Orchids: You can’t live without them, and you can’t keep them alive. I’m kidding, sort of, but who among us hasn’t wished we could do better with a gifted or adopted beauty that just won’t re-bloom, or generally looks less… Read More ›
A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – August 19, 2019 – Ken Druse Q&A
Your recent questions ranged from favorite blue hydrangeas to junipers with browning needles, and even birds tapping incessantly on window glass and tackling the weed oxalis or wood sorrel. It’s Urgent Garden Question time, and Ken Druse is back to… Read More ›
A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – August 12 2019 – Brad Herrick on Jumping Worm Update
Asian Jumping Worms: So-called crazy worms or Asian jumping worms, several invasive earthworm species that are spreading alarmingly in many areas and degrading soil and natural habitats, are probably the most common pest question I get from readers and listeners lately…. Read More ›
A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – August 5, 2019 – Robert Gegear on Beecology
Native Bumblebees: Biologist Robert Gegear wants our help. He wants us to become Beecologists, as in, citizen scientists who help with the study of the ecology of bees. Our native bumblebees, specifically. He wants us to get to know them… Read More ›
A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – July 29, 2019 – Ronna Welsh’s “Nimble Cook”
Nimble Cooking: Each season I ask my cookbook writer friend, Ali Stafford, what new books look exciting to her. And for spring she had one in particular she said I mustn’t miss, “The Nimble Cook” by Ronna Welsh. Ronna asks… Read More ›
A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – July 22, 2019 – Elizabeth Lawson on Primroses
Primroses: What’s not to love about primroses? And I felt that way even before I read Elizabeth Lawson’s deep-dive social and cultural history of them in her new book, “Primrose,” part of a botanical series from London-based Reaktion Books. She… Read More ›