I CAN’T VOUCH FOR WHAT IT’S LIKE, as I cannot bear to watch, but for those of you who have asked when you can see my recent ‘Martha’ appearance: It’s online now.
my ‘Martha’ show segment is online (eek!)
October 1, 2008
my recent talk with apartment therapy is online 
Juicy Bits
name that weed I KNOW A LOT OF PLANTS by their proper names, but my “weeds,” not so much. These great weed-identification websites are helping me finally address them with the proper (dis)respect.
everything old is new VINTAGE 'GREEN' POSTERS from the WPA 1940s look fresher than ever.
shrubs to covet THE OLDER THE GARDEN and I get, the more we love these shrubs.
tomato troubles STAY AHEAD OF tomato diseases with these organic tactics.
the edible garden GROW YOUR OWN 2010: my vegetable seed order.
plants that perform 21 POWERHOUSE PERENNIALS you will love for your garden.
herb-garden help GROWING AND STORING a year of parsley.
berry peachy-keen CLAFOUTIS BATTER how-to (the solution for easy fruit desserts).
rex, rhizomatous and more FANCY-LEAF BEGONIAS, beauties for indoors and out.
crispy refrigerator pickles WHAT IS IT ABOUT refrigerator pickles that makes everybody so happy? Get those cukes ready!
winged victory THE GARDEN as bird habitat: 11 tips on what birds like.
hellebore porn SEXY, EXTRA-EARLY, evergreen shade perennials I can’t garden without.
success with heirlooms CAN GRAFTING TOMATOES help insure a bountiful harvest?
the garden is a showoff 375 VISITORS, 1 BIG RHODIE: spring garden open day, in a virtual visit. How it looked, and also what they all asked.
keeping deer out DEER FENCE: I tried every anti-deer potion and trick till I got real and fenced. Strategies for every garden.
secrets to great tomatoes TOMATO TIPS, seed to harvest: Dozens of tricks for a better crop.
yes, even in dry shade MY 4 TOUGHEST GROUNDCOVERS perform even in the worst spots, like dry shade.
5 great small trees GARDEN-SIZED TREES can’t just be the right scale; they need to have multi-season interest, too. Have room for one of my favorites?
10 underplanting do’s and don’ts MAKING MOSAICS—that’s what I call good underplanting of trees and shrubs with a tapestry of plants. Here’s how.
a ribbeting bullfrog whodunit LET BULLFROGS BE BYGONES? No way. Where did all my biggest frogboys go?
stars of the spring shrubbery BEYOND LILACS (and forget forsythia!), a slideshow of some fine spring shrubs you may not grow (yet).
speeding up the compost DRIVE BY, HIT-AND-RUN composting speeds up the decomposition process while making good mulch quickly. Here’s how.
making a 365-day garden THINK FALL (YES, FALL): Don’t get sucked in by spring-bloomers only at the nursery. A great garden happens 365 days: Shop smart to make it so.
the facts about bulbs SOMETHING UP with a flower bulb? Paltry bloom, or wondering when to feed or cut off the foliage? It’s all here.
must-read garden poem MY FAVORITE POEM celebrates loss, one of gardening (and life’s) realities. It does it with humor: "Why Did My Plant Die?” is a must-read.
12 steps to sanity? HELP FOR GARDENERS: Hi, my name is Margaret, and yes, we operate a 12-Step program here.
orchid rebloom made easy I REBLOOMED MY FIRST ORCHID recently (finally!) and it turns out to be pretty easy going. Here’s how.
my seed-starting 101 WHAT ABOUT SEED-STARTING in general? The A Way to Garden method.
hail the stewartia I LIKE PLANTS THAT EARN THEIR KEEP, that do more than a week or two of showing off. The small-ish to medium trees in the genus Stewartia are a good bet if it’s multi-season interest you crave.
can-do pruning REPEAT AFTER ME: I can prune. I can prune. If you follow this simple method for starters, your woody plants will thank you.
the ‘other’ peonies JUNE IS PEONY TIME, the big raucous kind of peony time, but just before that another kind of peony does its subtler, wonderful thing.
which lilac to plant? SO MANY LILACS, so little space. Browse a glossary of some of my favorites before you shop.
everything old is new VINTAGE 'GREEN' POSTERS from the WPA 1940s look fresher than ever.
shrubs to covet THE OLDER THE GARDEN and I get, the more we love these shrubs.
tomato troubles STAY AHEAD OF tomato diseases with these organic tactics.
the edible garden GROW YOUR OWN 2010: my vegetable seed order.
plants that perform 21 POWERHOUSE PERENNIALS you will love for your garden.
herb-garden help GROWING AND STORING a year of parsley.
berry peachy-keen CLAFOUTIS BATTER how-to (the solution for easy fruit desserts).
rex, rhizomatous and more FANCY-LEAF BEGONIAS, beauties for indoors and out.
crispy refrigerator pickles WHAT IS IT ABOUT refrigerator pickles that makes everybody so happy? Get those cukes ready!
winged victory THE GARDEN as bird habitat: 11 tips on what birds like.
hellebore porn SEXY, EXTRA-EARLY, evergreen shade perennials I can’t garden without.
success with heirlooms CAN GRAFTING TOMATOES help insure a bountiful harvest?
the garden is a showoff 375 VISITORS, 1 BIG RHODIE: spring garden open day, in a virtual visit. How it looked, and also what they all asked.
keeping deer out DEER FENCE: I tried every anti-deer potion and trick till I got real and fenced. Strategies for every garden.
secrets to great tomatoes TOMATO TIPS, seed to harvest: Dozens of tricks for a better crop.
yes, even in dry shade MY 4 TOUGHEST GROUNDCOVERS perform even in the worst spots, like dry shade.
5 great small trees GARDEN-SIZED TREES can’t just be the right scale; they need to have multi-season interest, too. Have room for one of my favorites?
10 underplanting do’s and don’ts MAKING MOSAICS—that’s what I call good underplanting of trees and shrubs with a tapestry of plants. Here’s how.
a ribbeting bullfrog whodunit LET BULLFROGS BE BYGONES? No way. Where did all my biggest frogboys go?
stars of the spring shrubbery BEYOND LILACS (and forget forsythia!), a slideshow of some fine spring shrubs you may not grow (yet).
speeding up the compost DRIVE BY, HIT-AND-RUN composting speeds up the decomposition process while making good mulch quickly. Here’s how.
making a 365-day garden THINK FALL (YES, FALL): Don’t get sucked in by spring-bloomers only at the nursery. A great garden happens 365 days: Shop smart to make it so.
the facts about bulbs SOMETHING UP with a flower bulb? Paltry bloom, or wondering when to feed or cut off the foliage? It’s all here.
must-read garden poem MY FAVORITE POEM celebrates loss, one of gardening (and life’s) realities. It does it with humor: "Why Did My Plant Die?” is a must-read.
12 steps to sanity? HELP FOR GARDENERS: Hi, my name is Margaret, and yes, we operate a 12-Step program here.
orchid rebloom made easy I REBLOOMED MY FIRST ORCHID recently (finally!) and it turns out to be pretty easy going. Here’s how.
my seed-starting 101 WHAT ABOUT SEED-STARTING in general? The A Way to Garden method.
hail the stewartia I LIKE PLANTS THAT EARN THEIR KEEP, that do more than a week or two of showing off. The small-ish to medium trees in the genus Stewartia are a good bet if it’s multi-season interest you crave.
can-do pruning REPEAT AFTER ME: I can prune. I can prune. If you follow this simple method for starters, your woody plants will thank you.
the ‘other’ peonies JUNE IS PEONY TIME, the big raucous kind of peony time, but just before that another kind of peony does its subtler, wonderful thing.
which lilac to plant? SO MANY LILACS, so little space. Browse a glossary of some of my favorites before you shop.
never stop wanting more plants, my garden mentor instilled in me 20-plus
years ago, regularly reminding me of another gardener, past 90, who still lusts
for every new thing he can get a cutting of. I promise not to, until I myself
am back in the soil.
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You look adorable, you big baby! Great segment.
I can always count on Brian G. to tell it like it is.
Very Truly Yours,
Big Baby
You were just fine!!!
And, I’ve bookmarked your blog because of that show.
You have no reason to not watch it. You look great and who else can say they were featured on martha?
How fun! You looked nervous but that just made you seem real and adorable. Great spot! I liked it when you hit the wrong button and it looked like you wiped out your whole blog. Great fun and wonderful publicity.
The frog boys eat slugs? I have some for them. Maybe a trillion or so.
Congratulations, Margaret!
“It’s all about the slugs.”
You look great! Woo-woo.
Welcome, Dale Anne and ColleenM, and thank you for the good words. I hope to see each of you again here soon.
@Maria…as for slugs, I am well-stocked, so maybe another time. Or maybe Kitt wants them. :)
You were great-enjoyed watching!
I went to Martha’s website but not being too alert; I sat thru the first few blogging presenters. I was about to give up when my eyes glanced right and i saw I didn’t have to spend time on subjects not interesting to me. It was great seeing you in action and I was one of those 100 that listed a gardening DON’T. Congratulations on all your good work..I will head back to Florida soon but your blog will go with me..benjia
Hi Margaret – You did a fabulous job. Thank you so much for stopping by our blog, too. Your kind comment about my father is so appreciated. You would have loved him – he was an organic gardener far before his time. Betsy
Welcome, Randi; I had a quick trip to see your jewelry, thanks. Looks like you are busy.
Welcome, Betsy. Your blog post was a great read, really poignant. Do come again soon.
Bravo!
How wonderful! (And if you’re a big baby, I guess I am too — I wouldn’t have been able to watch it either!).
It was a great segment. Congratulations again on being feature on Martha! Awesome!
Woo Hoo! Thought I’d taped this, missed it, spent forever on MSL.com trying to find it the other day…argggh. So glad it’s up!
Margaret, you did a GREAT job! And the boys did their part as well. Again, congrats!
Your looked great, I am glad you posted the link, I tried as well to find it. The frog boys are proud.
I thought you were great, really friendly, down to earth, and a good sport. I like that you enjoy the critters being a part of things. I visited your blog before the show was over…great place and I’m glad I tuned in to Miss Martha that day.
Go ahead and watch…you look cute and don’t have a speck of anything in your teeth!! Not a thing to fear. :-)
Welcome, Dirtgirl. You are very kind (and thanks for the dental update…I hadn’t even remembered to worry about that in my fear over watching the segment). I hope you will visit me and the critters again very soon.
No slugs for me, thanks! They don’t do well here.
You are an inspiration to us all! Congratulations!
Welcome, Leigh Ann, and thank you for the kind words. Much appreciated. Still haven’t watched the thing…
Congratulations. You did a great job on Martha, as we all knew you would.~~Dee
It was so good to see you again (live so to speak) on Martha’s show. Hope to catch up with you sometime in the real world.
Margaret,
I’ve really enjoyed watching your blog turn into a wonderful source of fun and information. I’ve learned so much from you these past months. I just saw your Martha segment online and you were wonderful.
Thanks Randy (and all of you) for the good words. It has been quite a 7-month education. I am glad you all have been along for the ride.
Just watched & you were perfect … a bit nervous (who wouldn’t be?) and you have GREAT hair. Who knew? Thanks – Mimi