One thing that Ken Druse and I are certain about when it comes to plants: that they will often surprise you, Some grow bigger or stay smaller than the catalog promised, and some are better- or worse-behaved, or tougher or… Read More ›
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A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – October 10, 2022 – Nick McCullough on Garden Design
If I say “English garden,” you probably conjure a mental picture of colorful mixed borders and garden rooms enclosed by hedging. But what’s the essence of an American garden? That was what a new book called “American Roots” set out… Read More ›
A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – October 3, 2022 – Charley Eiseman on Galls and Mines
Since I took a walk with today’s guest about 10 years ago, I’ve adopted a whole different way of looking at what I might have once seen as imperfections in plants. Now when I spy a squiggle in a columbine… Read More ›
A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – September 26, 2022 – Joe Lamp’l on Vegetable Success
Becoming a successful vegetable gardener involves a lot of trial and error. As the seasons pass we hopefully get better at it—harvesting not just food for the table, but food for thought too, insights gleaned along the way to guide… Read More ›
A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – September 19, 2022 – Mark Richardson on Historic Apples
A collection of historic apples that was threatened by disease is having a second act at the New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill in Boylston, Mass., where a three-year-long restoration of their orchard of 119 antique varieties has just… Read More ›
A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – September 12, 2022 – Cornell Climate Change Garden
In emails received from many parts of the country, I’m hearing gardeners say the same thing: This year has been really hard. Count me in on those voicing that sentiment. Gardeners know first-hand that climate change isn’t something in the… Read More ›
A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – Sept 5, 2022 – Ken Druse on Seed Saving
Maybe like I do, you always mean to be better at seed saving, and it gets away from you. Well, right now is the perfect time with pen and paper or your cell phone in hand for making a list… Read More ›
A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – August 29, 2022 – Andy Brand on Beauty in Details
Ecological horticulturist Andy Brand can’t help himself. He just has to look closely at everything outdoors: every plant, every insect, every process that’s unfolding. And he has to take camera phone pictures, too—lots and lots of pictures. These up-close observations… Read More ›
A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – August 22, 2022 – Crevice Gardening
I’ve never had a rock garden, I confess. But a new book about a modern and extreme form of the art caught my attention recently. It’s called “The Crevice Garden: How to Make the Perfect Home for Plants from Rocky… Read More ›
A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – August 15, 2022 – Jenny Rose Carey on Flowers for Hot Dry Spots
Hot and dry: That’s the lament of gardeners in most regions in high summer, and also of many plants in their flower gardens. The author of a new book called “The Ultimate Flower Gardener’s Guide” is here to suggest which… Read More ›