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A Way To Garden

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margaret roach, head gardener

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taking stock of our native flora and newcomers, with nybg’s robert naczi

WHEN YOU’RE TALKING plants and not people, how do you figure out who lives where? You can’t send census takers [read more…]

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defining ‘native’ and choosing the right native plants, with dan jaffe

WHAT MAKES a particular native plant a good choice for the home garden? And where can we look for clues [read more…]

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native plant gardening on a grand scale: ‘saving tarboo creek,’ with scott freeman

SINCE I HAVE LIVED full-time in a rural place the last decade, my reading list tends increasingly toward tales of [read more…]

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how effective are nativars? with doug tallamy

I’M A GARDENER, someone who loves showy plants in artful arrangements. But in recent years, I’ve been looking less with [read more…]

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remembering 2 great plantswomen: ruth bancroft and elizabeth farnsworth

LAST FALL, a month apart, the earth lost two of it great plantswomen. They were from opposite coasts, and one—Californian [read more…]

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what’s really native where you garden? with elizabeth farnsworth

AT A WILDFLOWER TALK I attended last spring, a lot of the audience questions after the expert finished her slides [read more…]

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bird gardening: powerhouse fruiting plants, with andy brand

IT’S A CLOSE CALL for me and my friend Andy Brand: Do we like plants best, or birds (or butterflies [read more…]

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‘plants are the mulch’ and other nature-based design wisdoms, with claudia west

WHICH OF US doesn’t want to look out at a more resilient, manageable, and sustainable landscape–one that really works environmentally [read more…]

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the optimism of new england wild flower society’s dr. elizabeth farnsworth

I’VE BEEN DIGGING this spring—the expected outdoor kind, and then when it’s dark or pouring or something else prevents the [read more…]

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using native perennials in a formal border, with mt. cuba’s travis beck

THE PHRASE “native plant garden” probably conjures an image of a spring woodland of trilliums and other little gems, or [read more…]

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Podcast: Soups, Soups & More Soups

I’VE FOLLOWED a vegetarian diet for decades, but it wasn’t until just a few years ago that I mastered a really good vegetable soup. Now I’m learning variations on vegetable-based soups, plus ones with beans and even ideas for mushroom soups, too–all thanks to Alexandra Stafford and these recipes. (Stream it below, read the transcript or subscribe free.)

https://robinhoodradioondemand.com/podcast-player/6211/vegetable-soup-ideas-with-ali-stafford-november-5-a-way-to-garden-with-margaret-roach.mp3

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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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