Yes, apparently more people gardened in 2020 than ever. And even before the holiday season was upon us, as it suddenly is, everyone was baking more than ever in this oddball year, too—and it seems publishing baking cookbooks at a… Read More ›
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Katrina Kenison on Comfort Books – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – November 28, 2020
You’ve heard of comfort food and oh boy, have we all been hungry for that non-stop this crazy year. But how about comfort books—whether to keep yourself company as winter takes hold or to consider for gifting? That’s today’s topic… Read More ›
Bjorn Bergman on Seedlinked – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – November 23, 2020
What if I told you there’s a new way to shop for seed where your purchase yields not just the packets, but also educational support, and the invitation to share your feedback—to participate in a virtual seed trial essentially, citizen-science… Read More ›
Emma Greig on Feeder Birds – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – November 16, 2020
A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – November 16, 2020 – Emma Greig on Feeder Birds A flock of robins visited my garden recently for a three-day long field day. By the time they decamped, I was down about 40 mature… Read More ›
Ken Druse on Desert Island Shrubs – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – November 9, 2020
Shrubs: I think of them as the sort of human-sized plants, and they definitely are the backbone of the garden. Ken Druse and I each have a lot of different shrubs, and I asked him the other day, “If you… Read More ›
Duncan Himmelman on Weed Control – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – November 2, 2020
“There’s always a weed out there, no matter when.” That’s what today’s guest, education manager Duncan Himmelman of Mt. Cuba native plant center in Delaware, said the other day to me on the phone. And that means now, even as… Read More ›
Heather Holm on Bee-Friendly Gardens -A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – October 26, 2020
In a recent conversation with Doug Tallamy about ecologically minded fall cleanup, he raised the name of Heather Holm, and how some of the pollinator research she’s been part of lately is informing how he shifts his approach to… Read More ›
Ken Druse on Groundcovers- A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – October 19, 2020
What the word “groundcover” means has really changed in the years Ken Druse and I have been gardening. And I’ll admit right here, some of the choices that I made to do the job of covering the ground under… Read More ›
Julie Zickefoose on Bird Feeding – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – October 12, 2020
One of the ways many of us have been getting through the last few months is by taking comfort in the outdoors, in all that nature and the garden has to offer—by slowing down, looking around, and connecting. One person… Read More ›
Dennis Schrader on Overwintering Tropicals – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – October 3, 2020
I think of them as investment plants, plants that might not be hardy where I garden, but that with a little extra work and the right strategy can be carried over year to year, even without a greenhouse or the… Read More ›