I get a lot of questions every year about mulch, about how to use it, when to use it, which kind to use. And today we’ll talk about all that, but also even more important about what goes on in… Read More ›
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A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – May 16, 2022 – Uli Lorimer on Native Annuals
With the explosion of interest in native plants in recent years, I know I’m not alone among gardeners who are scouring catalogs and specialty nurseries, looking for the right native to match every garden purpose, from trees on down to… Read More ›
A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – May 9, 2022 – Jeff Epping on Gravel Gardens
Today, we’re going to do some gravel gardening—not merely applying a thin mulch-like top dressing of gravel to a garden bed, but planting right into a deliberate foundation of 4 or 5 inches of gravel. My guest is Jeff Epping,… Read More ›
A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – May 2, 2022 – Kenny Coogan on Carnivorous Plants
Have you ever grown a carnivorous plant—a Venus flytrap or sundew or pitcher plant, perhaps? I bet even a lot of keen gardeners haven’t. Today’s guest is going to encourage us to change that and maybe, as a start, adopt… Read More ›
A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – April 25, 2022 – Amy Highland on Trilliums
I’m thinking about Trilliums – prompted not just because these treasured spring ephemerals are coming into their season, but by the disturbing news in a report just published that found that 32 percent of all North American Trillium species or… Read More ›
A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – April 18, 2022 – Justin Chapple on Seasonal Recipes
Finally, the first fresh flavors of spring are starting to show up at the farmer’s markets, and before long in our gardens, with more to come every unfolding week. Chef and cookbook author Justin Chapple, who’s also the “Food &… Read More ›
A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – April 11, 2022 – Daria McKelvey on Plants of Merit
Even though I don’t live anywhere near St. Louis, one of my most used and appreciated resources for plant information over many, many years has been the Missouri Botanical Garden, with its world-class offerings to gardeners both in person and… Read More ›
A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – April 4, 2022 – Annie Novak on Soil and Compost
Do I need a soil test? And what kind of amendments should I be adding to my vegetable beds or containers to get things off to a good start? And how can I fine tune my composting this year to… Read More ›
A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – March 28, 2022 – Sam Keitch on Umbels
I thought my obsession with Angelica blooms was a serious one until recently, when I met Sam Keitch of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, who takes it one step further. Sam has a passion for various other garden-worthy, umbel-shaped flowers—not just… Read More ›
A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – March 21, 2022 – Stay Fit While Gardening
What’s your most important gardening tool? A new public television series reminds us that it’s not a trowel or pruner or spade, but our body, which can also be stressed by gardening if we don’t know how to look after… Read More ›