Yes, yes, I know; you plan to grow the usual rows of zinnias, but what other among organic flower farmer Jenny Elliott’s must-grow list of cutting varieties do you have lined up and ready to sow, or have a source… Read More ›
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A Way to Garden With Margaret Roach – March 30, 2020 – Ken Greene on the Power of Seeds and Sunflowers
Seeds and Sunflowers: Before the weeks got darker, Ken Greene and I had planned a chat about a sunny subject: sunflowers. Ken is co-founder of Hudson Valley Seed Company and also of the nonprofit called Seedshed, and though he and… Read More ›
A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – March 23, 2020 – Ken Druse on Gardening as Refuge
Garden as Refuge: It’s Thursday, March 19th, 2020, as Ken Druse and I are taping this show from our respective homes via Skype. In my weekly newsletter last Sunday, I said I didn’t know just what to say, or how… Read More ›
Daryl Beyers on Composting 101 – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – March 16, 2020
Compost Smart: What’s your composting setup? Bin, tumbler or open pile—or maybe even an ingenious set of three pits in the ground? And most important, how is it working? More effective composting tactics, along with other timely advice to prepare… Read More ›
Kim Eierman on Pollinator Gardens – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – March 9, 2020
Pollinator Gardens: One of the most common questions that garden centers and other garden professionals are asked these days: How can I add more pollinator plants? Kim Eierman designs ecological gardens with such beneficial insects in mind, and is the… Read More ›
Women in Horticulture with Jennifer Jewell – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – March 2, 2020
Women and Plants: I’m a woman who’s made a good portion of her career in the field of horticulture, specifically in the journalism end of the plant world. But until I read the new book “The Earth in Her Hands:… Read More ›
Native Plant Q&A with Ken Druse – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – February 24, 2020
Gardeners including myself want to add more, more, more native plants to their landscapes to support pollinators and birds and other native wildlife, but if our beds and borders are already established? Do we have to erase them and start… Read More ›
Rachel Hultengren on Seed Stories-A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – February 17, 2020
Seed Stories: Call me a seed nerd and I won’t mind because yes, I’m obsessed with where seed comes from and specifically how critical it is to support organic seed breeders and farmers with our seed-shopping dollars. I’m also drawn… Read More ›
Doug Tallamy on Nature’s Best Hope-A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – February 10, 2020
Doug Tallamy: “Nature’s Best Hope” is the title of University of Delaware professor Doug Tallamy’s new book, and the subtitle reads like this: “A New Approach to Conservation That Starts in Your Yard.” In other words, you and I are… Read More ›
Joe Lamp’l on Seed Starting Tips-A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – February 3, 2020
Seed Starting: What really matters when we start seeds? What tweaks to our process or our gear can actually move the needle from so-so results or worse to closer to pro? My friend Joe Lamp’l wondered that, too, and undertook… Read More ›