Today’s guest is a plant ecologist whose work, she says, is driven by this question: “All of the wild diversity of life on earth is here, with us, right now. How can we take it with us into the future?”… Read More ›
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A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – June 29, 2026 – Doug Muller on Successions and Cover Crops
I know, it feels like we just planted the vegetable garden moments ago. But a close look around as summer really takes hold quickly reminds us that our work is never done. Some crop or other is reaching the end… Read More ›
A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – June 22, 2026 – Design Ideas from Madoo
The recently published book “Madoo: The Making of an American Garden,” reminded me of the power of certain key design strategies that can make all the difference—ones that proved to be formative elements in the highly distinctive garden that is… Read More ›
A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – June 15, 2026 – Christin Geall on ‘Flora Culture’
I’ve been digging into a diverse and compelling collection of essays in a recent book that’s centered on the subject of flowers – everything from topics like their breeding, to which species we covet most of all, to some of… Read More ›
A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – June 8, 2026 – Elise Howard on Native-Plant Adventures
When today’s guest, Elise Howard, and I talked on the show in March, her new book “Plant This, Not That” was just out. The popular book offers basic guidelines for selecting and using native plants, and specific substitutes for non-natives… Read More ›
A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – June 1, 2026 – Hummingbirds and Red Flowers
If you’ve ever posted a photo on the massive community science project called iNaturalist and wondered how such contributions get used in research …. well, today’s guest is here to tell us about one especially stunning example. It involves 1.6… Read More ›
A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – May 25, 2026 – Paul Bannick on Owls
Owls: They are birds we more often hear than see, exceptionally well-camouflaged creatures, many of whom move about in the hours of low light for an extra layer of stealth, making them seem even more mysterious. So what do you… Read More ›
Jeff Epping on Gravel Gardens – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – May 18, 2026
The more that I see photographs of gravel gardens, and the more that I learn about this gardening style, which besides its distinctive aesthetic appeal promises to be water-wise and weed-suppressing, the more I want to give it a try…. Read More ›
The Wildr App, Guide to an Eco-Journey – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – May 11, 2026
Finding our way toward a more ecologically vibrant garden can sometimes feel a bit challenging, and I’m always looking for resources to guide me along the way, and to share with you. Last year I shared news about a… Read More ›
Stephen Orr on Using Color – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – May 4, 2026
How confident are you about the use of color in your garden, and where do you draw your inspiration from for creating a pleasing palette? The topic of color is just one of the subjects Stephen Orr tackles in his… Read More ›