MARGARET ROACH A WAY TO GARDEN

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Apiary Studio on Regenerative Landscaping – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – May 20, 2024 May 17, 2024

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Landscape design may be part of the green industry, but sometimes rethinking a garden space, or creating a garden where there didn’t used to be one, can create a lot of very un-green waste material—especially true when you’re designing in... Read More ›

Peter Zale on Native Orchids – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – May 13, 2024 May 10, 2024

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Today’s topic is orchids, but not the ones you might be growing as a flowering houseplant. Our subject is native terrestrial types that are more often than not under great pressure in the wild, their numbers dwindling. Now, thanks to... Read More ›

Philadelphia Gardens – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – May 6, 2024 May 03, 2024

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The area around Philadelphia is well-known for its richness of public gardens, including many historic ones, but the region is also home to an impressive roster of distinctive private landscapes—from formal 19th century European-style estates to mid-century modern residences and contemporary... Read More ›

Mary Phillips on Rethinking the Lawn – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – April 29, 2024 Apr 26, 2024

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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 ›

Stephen Procter on Ceramic Garden Art – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – April 22, 2024 Apr 19, 2024

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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 Apr 12, 2024

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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 Apr 05, 2024

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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 Mar 29, 2024

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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 Mar 22, 2024

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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 Mar 15, 2024

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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 ›

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