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standout native hydrangeas, with mt. cuba’s sam hoadley

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native shrubs and small trees, with marc wolf of mountain top arboretum

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trillium time, with native plant trust’s uli lorimer

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oaks: the most powerful plant of all, with doug tallamy

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which echinacea perform best? with sam hoadley of mt. cuba center

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our desert island plants: native spring woodland perennials, with ken druse

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fall cleanup with ecology in mind, with doug tallamy

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be a discerning shopper for native plants, with uli lorimer

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create a pollinator victory garden, with kim eierman

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which native plants, and how to make room for them, with ken druse

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how conservation starts in your yard: doug tallamy on ‘nature’s best hope’

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thoughts on invasives, plant conservation–and connection, with michael piantedosi

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choosing the right native plants, with uli lorimer

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

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

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

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how effective are nativars? with doug tallamy

remembering 2 great plantswomen: ruth bancroft and elizabeth farnsworth

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

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bird gardening: powerhouse fruiting plants, with andy brand

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

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

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

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‘pollinators of native plants,’ with heather holm

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Hello & Welcome!
'horticultural how-to and woo-woo'

A WAY TO GARDEN is the latest horticultural incarnation of me, Margaret Roach, birthed in March 2008 with my own words as its primary DNA, mingled with ideas shared in weekly expert interviews.

Since April 2020, I have been the garden columnist for “The New York Times,” where I began my journalism career decades ago. I host a public-radio podcast; I also teach online, plus hold tours at my 2.3-acre Hudson Valley (NY) Zone 6A garden, and always say no to chemicals and yes to great plants.

'horticultural how-to and woo-woo' with margaret roach, head gardener