MARGARET ROACH A WAY TO GARDEN
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‘Flora Culture’ with Christin Geall – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – June 15, 2026
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…
A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – June 8, 2026 – Elise Howard on Native-Plant Adventures
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,…
A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – June 1, 2026 – Hummingbirds and Red Flowers
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…
A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – May 25, 2026 – Paul Bannick on Owls
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…
Jeff Epping on Gravel Gardens – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – May 18, 2026
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…
The Wildr App, Guide to an Eco-Journey – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – May 11, 2026
Finding our way toward a more ecologically vibrant garden can sometimes feel a bit challenging, and I’m always looking for resources to guide me along the way, and to share with you. Last year I…
Stephen Orr on Using Color – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – May 4, 2026
How confident are you about the use of color in your garden, and where do you draw your inspiration from for creating a pleasing palette? The topic of color is just one of the subjects Stephen Orr…
Sam Hoadley on Native Cultivars – A Way to Garden With Margaret Roach – April 27, 2026
If we’re shopping for native plants with the most ecological impact—ones with the most pollinator appeal, for example—then simply choosing by the prettiest picture on a label or by a catalog photo…
Performance Plants of the High Line – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – April 20, 2026
Both gardeners and their plants have to be more resilient than ever these days in our changing climate, it seems. At the High Line in New York City, one of the best-known naturalistic gardens…
Marlene Zuk on Outsider Animals – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – April 13, 2026
I’m privileged to observe a fascinating diversity of animals outside where I live, but the term “Outsider Animals” was new to me—and it’s the title of a recent book by today’s guest, Marlene Zuk, a…
Becca Rodomsky-Bish on Bird Gardens – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – April 6, 2026
I always say that birds taught me to garden, as I watched their behavior here at my place, and added more of the plants and features they seemed to like and use most, and I have been blessed to…
Shaun McCoshum on Creating Habitat – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – March 30, 2026
We talk about pollinator gardens, and seek out the plants that provide that essential nourishment to bees and butterflies and moths, for example. But insects do not live by pollen alone: To make…
Ned Friedman on Wisdom in a Tree – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – March 23, 2026
I wish that when I was a college freshman, a course like Harvard’s seminar called “Tree” had been part of the curriculum, because since I learned about the class last year, I’ve never looked at a…
Elise Howard’s ‘Plant This, Not That’ – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – March 16, 2026
You’ve seen and heard the list of no-no plants that were showy longtime nursery and garden standards, but have proven invasive and need to go. Yes, we can yank out the Bradford pears and butterfly…
Let’s Get Out and Botanize – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – March 9, 2026
When spring approaches and we get out into the garden again, it’s easy to get distracted by the to-do list, or just by the latest pretty thing that’s emerging after winter’s relative blank slate.…
Margaret Renkl on the Weedy Garden – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – March 2, 2026
Margaret Renkl’s newest book “The Weedy Garden: A Happy Habitat for Wild Friends,” is aimed at children, but it’s really for everyone, she says, and indeed we grownups, too, often need a reminder…
Joe Lamp’l on Seed-Starting Mixes – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – Feb 23, 2026
When growing from seed, the long list of decisions starts with what turns out to be the simplest question of all: which variety of bean (or tomato, or zinnia, or basil) to order. But then things get…
Sarah Kleeger on Homegrown Spices – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – Feb 16, 2026
What do you say we explore expanding our herb-gardening efforts to include some goodies to fill those jars in the spice rack, too? Most of us have probably grown cilantro, for instance, with its…
Peace Seedlings on Rainbow of Peas – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – Feb 9, 2026
“The dream has always been a rainbow of peas,” Dylana Kapuler said to me more than a decade ago, and that dream continues to fuel a passion for breeding colorful, edible-podded peas at the…
Sam Hoadley on Goldenrods – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – Feb 2, 2026
Goldenrods are powerhouses – keystone plants that serve as hosts for more than 100 species of butterflies and moths, and rich late-season sources of pollen and nectar for countless beneficial insects…
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MARGARET ROACH A WAY TO GARDEN has published 160 episodes since March 2023, covering topics in Education, Hobbies.
MARGARET ROACH A WAY TO GARDEN is currently highly active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 27m.
