MARGARET ROACH A WAY TO GARDEN

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August Laska Talks Houseplants – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – July 20, 2026 Jul 17, 2026

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Are you a follower of fashion—houseplant fashion, that is—seeking out the latest variety that everyone’s after, perhaps the “it” plant that’s been splashed across social media? Or was each houseplant in your care carefully chosen because it’s a perfect match... Read More ›

Craig LeHoullier on Tomato Troubles – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – July 13, 2026 Jul 10, 2026

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I call the phenomenon tomato troubles: the yellow-spotted foliage that falls off, or the plant that produces all those misshapen fruits. And yes, the attack of the hornworms, too, when you wake up to a lot of missing leaves one... Read More ›

Lea Johnson on Conservation Meeting Horticulture – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – July 6, 2026 Jul 03, 2026

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Today’s guest is a plant ecologist whose work, she says, is driven by this question: “All of the wild diversity of life on earth is here, with us, right now. How can we take it with us into the future?”... Read More ›

Doug Muller on Successions and Cover Crops – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – June 29, 2026 Jun 26, 2026

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I know, it feels like we just planted the vegetable garden moments ago. But a close look around as summer really takes hold quickly reminds us that our work is never done. Some crop or other is reaching the end... Read More ›

Design Ideas from Madoo – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – June 22, 2026 Jun 19, 2026

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The recently published book “Madoo: The Making of an American Garden,” reminded me of the power of certain key design strategies that can make all the difference—ones that proved to be formative elements in the highly distinctive garden that is... Read More ›

Christin Geall on ‘Flora Culture’ – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – June 15, 2026 Jun 12, 2026

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I’ve been digging into a diverse and compelling collection of essays in a recent book that’s centered on the subject of flowers – everything from topics like their breeding, to which species we covet most of all, to some of... Read More ›

Elise Howard on Native-Plant Adventures – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – June 8, 2026 Jun 05, 2026

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When today’s guest, Elise Howard, and I talked on the show in March, her new book “Plant This, Not That” was just out. The popular book offers basic guidelines for selecting and using native plants, and specific substitutes for non-natives... Read More ›

Hummingbirds and Red Flowers – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – June 1, 2026 May 27, 2026

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If you’ve ever posted a photo on the massive community science project called iNaturalist and wondered how such contributions get used in research …. well, today’s guest is here to tell us about one especially stunning example. It involves 1.6... Read More ›

Paul Bannick on Owls – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – May 25, 2026 May 22, 2026

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Owls: They are birds we more often hear than see, exceptionally well-camouflaged creatures, many of whom move about in the hours of low light for an extra layer of stealth, making them seem even more mysterious. So what do you... Read More ›

Jeff Epping on Gravel Gardens – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – May 18, 2026 May 15, 2026

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The more that I see photographs of gravel gardens, and the more that I learn about this gardening style, which besides its distinctive aesthetic appeal promises to be water-wise and weed-suppressing, the more I want to give it a try.... Read More ›