We’re at a cusp—the coming of fall—and that is not a time to lament, but rather to take in what the new season and the one beyond it have to offer, each to its own. So says Margaret, and so… Read More ›
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A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – Sept 10 – Broaden Your Plant Palette with Andy Brand
Zen masters call it beginner’s mind, the state of being free from preconceived views and willing to learn—a state they encourage us to cultivate, though it can be disconcerting. Sometimes we’re thrown into that not-knowing mind by a change in… Read More ›
A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – Sept 3 – Grow Great Greens with Gayla Trail
She doesn’t have greenhouses or even a giant garden, but Toronto-based Gayla Trail, a.k.a. You Grow Girl, has plenty of homegrown leafy greens to eat over a very long season—including some wild varieties I bet you’ve never tried. Last time… Read More ›
Garden questions with Ken Druse-A Way To Garden With Margaret Roach August 27, 2018
Who among us doesn’t have at least one Urgent Garden Question? This month on the public radio show and podcast, Ken Druse and I answered a diverse list of them: About fighting the parasitic vining plant called dodder. About why… Read More ›
A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – Oct 17, 2016 – Herb Salts and Vinegars: Preserving Tips with Gayla Irail
THE HARVEST IS FINALLY ACCELERATING, which got me thinking about a tool that’s as critical to success right about now as my mower and spade: the perfect canning jar. One morning this week, over a cup of tea on Skype… Read More ›
A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – Aug 20, 2018 – Ellen Blackstone of BirdNote on the Diets of Birds
I spent much of the summer transfixed by this year’s pair of phoebes who nested on the back porch as usual, and from a favorite low perch just across the way from there, launched themselves repeatedly into mid-air to catch… Read More ›
Craig LeHoullier on Top Tomatoes – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – August 13, 2018
I’ve been relishing a harvest of diverse tomatoes, though I only planted two varieties in my own garden this year. My virtual harvest in all colors, shapes, and sizes has been courtesy of Craig LeHoullier on Instagram, and he and… Read More ›
A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – Aug 6 – Katherine Tracey on Late-Season Perennials
I had to talk myself off the ledge repeatedly through the last half of July and into early August. The trigger? A garden that looked pooped and a gardener that felt the same. With the right plants and tactical tricks,… Read More ›
A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – July 30, 2018 – Ken Druse Q & A
From recommendations for unusual-shaped almost bonsai-like trees for the garden, to the subject of male conifer cones (yes, there are males and females!), invasive sweet autumn clematis, perfect paint colors for outdoor garden features, and even how to harvest, cure… Read More ›
Margaret Roach – A Way to Garden – July 23, 2018 – Dan Jaffe on Choosing Native Plants
WHAT MAKES a particular native plant a good choice for the home garden? And where can we look for clues into which natives will do best in our particular location and conditions? Dan Jaffe is propagator and stock bed grower at… Read More ›