You’ve probably heard the expression No Mow May in recent years, a campaign borrowed from an effort in the UK meant to increase diversity by leaving lawns unmown for the one spring month, but is that the answer for US… Read More ›
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Stephen Procter on Ceramic Garden Art – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – April 22, 2024
It’s that time of year when we gardeners are shopping, shopping, shopping, often in hot pursuit of just the right plant that will make the design of a bed or the larger landscape hang together—that elusive missing ingredient. But what… Read More ›
Hilton Carter on Propagating Houseplants – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – April 15, 2024
I for one have a number of houseplants that would look a whole lot better right now if given a pinch or two or three, plus I could potentially enjoy the benefit of more plants from those trimmings, whether to… Read More ›
Japanese Maples at Mr Maple – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – April 8, 2024
I confess to something of a weakness for Japanese maples, and I suspect I’m not alone. Now, thanks to breeding work by experts like today’s guests, there are more and more varieties being made available that are suited to a… Read More ›
Madeline Hooper on Staying ‘GardenFit’ – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – April 1, 2024
You know how it goes, especially in those tempting first spring-like days: You’re barely out of bed before you’re out in the garden having at it. And then, by day’s end, your body’s screaming that maybe, just maybe, you overdid… Read More ›
David Mattern on Container Design – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – March 25, 2024
Wait! Before you find yourself at the garden center grabbing up every irresistible thing that calls out to you, figuring you can somehow find a role for it in this season’s container designs, think again: What’s your plan for this year’s seasonal… Read More ›
Tim Johnson on Bio-Productive Gardens – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – March 18, 2024
In a recent phone call, today’s guest, Tim Johnson, used the phrase “bio-productive gardens,” and it stopped me. What does he mean by that, I thought? And then he explained: There are ways to manage our landscapes, he said, so… Read More ›
Darryl Cheng on Collectible Houseplants – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – March 11, 2024
Some people collect art, others collect vintage cars, or maybe stamps or coins. Darryl Cheng collects houseplants, and in his latest book, “The New Plant Collector,” Darryl suggests some gorgeous possibilities, with detailed guidelines for figuring out how to make… Read More ›
Sam Hoadley on Amsonias – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – March 4, 2024
Early on in making my garden decades ago, I bought a nursery pot of bluestar, or Amsonia, at a native plant sale, and planted it in a border here. It has never asked anything of me, never had any pests… Read More ›
K Greene on Herbs – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – Feb 26, 2024
When shopping the seed catalogs, I realize I’m probably more likely to consider a tomato or pepper I haven’t grown before, or some unusual annual flower, than to try some new-to-me herb. But what a shame. I need to modify that… Read More ›