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cleanup week 4: manna from heaven amid meteorological havoc

cleanup week 4: manna from heaven amid meteorological havoc

IT’S TRYING SO HARD, the lawn is, to find its inner green. I’m trying so hard, I am, to find [read more…]

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the science of a better garden: ‘the ever curious gardener,’ with lee reich

the science of a better garden: ‘the ever curious gardener,’ with lee reich

I LOVE THE SCIENCE behind gardening, the stories that reveal what makes things tick in the natural world. A new [read more…]

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cleanup, week 3: snow melts, shoots emerge—but why are so many pinkish or purple?

cleanup, week 3: snow melts, shoots emerge—but why are so many pinkish or purple?

NO MORE “S” WORD, as in snow—the last tenacious piles finally relented overnight Thursday-into-Friday with a warm rain. And though [read more…]

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getting to know your garden insects, with dr. david shetlar

getting to know your garden insects, with dr. david shetlar

WHEN THE NEW SECOND EDITION of “Garden Insects of North America” arrived recently from Princeton University Press, I quickly went [read more…]

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cleanup week 2: forward motion, with a mighty assist from the wind and 2 friends

cleanup week 2: forward motion, with a mighty assist from the wind and 2 friends

TRUTH: IF NOT FOR THE brave beacon of the full-bloom Christmas rose—dear old against-all-odds Helleborus niger (above)—I would just have [read more…]

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canada thistle, squirrels, fragrant violets, propagating philodendron: q&a with ken druse

canada thistle, squirrels, fragrant violets, propagating philodendron: q&a with ken druse

TACKLING CANADA THISTLE, and the ethics of herbicide use. Reblooming amaryllis. Moss in the lawn or garden beds. Pesky squirrels. [read more…]

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cattle-panel diy projects, with joe lamp’l: trellises, cages, planting grids and more

cattle-panel diy projects, with joe lamp’l: trellises, cages, planting grids and more

I’M NOT THE MOST DIY type ever. But my friend Joe Lamp’l promises me that even I, armed with a [read more…]

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the april garden chores

the april garden chores

I’M STICKING to what I say each year at this time: We are not powerless over April–even though in most [read more…]

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first day of cleanup: a tentative start to a new outdoor season

first day of cleanup: a tentative start to a new outdoor season

REPORT FROM THE FRONT: I still can’t even find the hellebores and epimediums to cut them back—usually my first outdoor [read more…]

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links i liked: pollinator and fish drones, stinkbugs, physocarpus and more

links i liked: pollinator and fish drones, stinkbugs, physocarpus and more

THANKS ANYWAY, drone engineers, but I don’t really want to live to see the day when drones are used for [read more…]

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Welcome! I’m Margaret Roach, a leading garden writer for 25 years—at ‘Martha Stewart Living,’ ‘Newsday,’ and in three books. I host a public-radio podcast; I also lecture, plus hold tours at my 2.3-acre Hudson Valley (NY) Zone 5B garden, and always say no to chemicals and yes to great plants.

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