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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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sunflowers, sweet peas, zinnias and more, with joseph tychonievich

sunflowers, sweet peas, zinnias and more, with joseph tychonievich

JOSEPH TYCHONIEVICH, a garden writer and backyard plant breeder and passionate flower grower, has gone on a bit of a [read more…]

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emerald ash borer, plus imperiled oaks, with morton’s murphy westwood

emerald ash borer, plus imperiled oaks, with morton’s murphy westwood

ALL TOO MANY HEADLINES in the science section lately speak of trees in trouble, of various forest pests and other [read more…]

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from the forum: how do you keep garden records?

from the forum: how do you keep garden records?

IT’S A QUESTION I DON’T HAVE AN ANSWER FOR, but maybe you can help: What’s the best way to keep [read more…]

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from the forum: can i compost weeds?

from the forum: can i compost weeds?

FORUM MEMBER TERRYK IS SO RIGHT TO ASK: Whether or not we can add weeds to our compost heaps without [read more…]

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from the forum: celebrating purslane?

from the forum: celebrating purslane?

MEMBER ANN ASKED A GOOD ‘WEED’ QUESTION this week in the Urgent Garden Question Forums, and a thread of great [read more…]

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from the forum: ‘somebody ate my plant’ tales

from the forum: ‘somebody ate my plant’ tales

I LOVE THE FORUM POSTS THAT START with “somebody ate my…” (Actually, I hate these stories, but feel better knowing [read more…]

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from the forum: eating pea shoots (not pods)

from the forum: eating pea shoots (not pods)

FORUM MEMBER ANN HAD a good question this week: Ever eaten pea tendrils or flowers or any of the bits [read more…]

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from the forum: lily beetles, anyone?

from the forum: lily beetles, anyone?

WHAT’S YOUR TACTIC FOR DEALING with lily beetles? The topic resurfaced (as it had a year ago) in the Urgent [read more…]

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from the forum: doublefile, or kousa dogwood?

from the forum: doublefile, or kousa dogwood?

READER TERRYK HAS ME STUMPED THIS WEEK with the Urgent Garden Question forum question she posed: whether a doublefile viburnum [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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