types of gardening

From container gardening to shade gardening to organic gardening, to ecological gardening with natives, a range of gardening styles and practices are covered in this archive.

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fragrant trilliums, mossy patches & more, with uli lorimer

embracing a maximalist garden style, with teresa woodard

Looking like a jewel, a sweat bee gathers pollen on Caryopteris x clandonensis 'Dark Knight' in the Parking Lot Photo courtesy of Chanticleer, taken by Lisa Roper. image

beauty meets biodiversity in the gardens of chanticleer

the frog garden: amphibian-friendly practices, with jim sirch

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a closer look at ironweeds, or vernonia, with mt. cuba’s sam hoadley

making, and managing, a natural garden, with kelly norris

an ecological horticulture action guide, with sarah jayne

poetry and nature combine in ‘the wildstory’ podcast

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front-lawn transformation, with sara weaner cooper

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saving native seeds, with tim johnson of native plant trust

BufferBetweenYards Preston Montague image

naturalistic gardens: design and care, with preston montague

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opuntia and other intriguing native-plant stories, with jared rosenbaum

site preparations for meadow-making, with benjamin vogt

Spring Perennials by Timothy Schenck High Line May DSC 3810 image

the high line’s naturalistic gardening lessons, with richard hayden

color in late May without any flowers canal bridge image

the two-way benefits of garden visiting, with ken druse

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prairie and meadow plantings, succession and more, with neil diboll

VINTAGE TRUCK Patricia Kingsley Dr Don Kingsley's tailgate image

easy does it: adaptive reuse yields regenerative landscapes, with apiary studio

lessons from philadelphia gardens, with nicole juday and rob cardillo

POT BY PATHWAY Fertility vessel at Blithewold image

sculptural pots in the garden, with stephen procter

inspired container design, with david mattern of chanticleer

‘bio-productive gardens,’ with tim johnson of native plant trust

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amsonias: dependable, beautiful bluestars, with mt. cuba’s sam hoadley

the state of the native-plant movement, with rebecca mcmackin

ecological resolutions, with uli lorimer of native plant trust

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'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.

types of gardening

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fragrant trilliums, mossy patches & more, with uli lorimer

embracing a maximalist garden style, with teresa woodard

beauty meets biodiversity in the gardens of chanticleer

the frog garden: amphibian-friendly practices, with jim sirch

a closer look at ironweeds, or vernonia, with mt. cuba’s sam hoadley

making, and managing, a natural garden, with kelly norris

an ecological horticulture action guide, with sarah jayne

poetry and nature combine in ‘the wildstory’ podcast

front-lawn transformation, with sara weaner cooper

saving native seeds, with tim johnson of native plant trust

naturalistic gardens: design and care, with preston montague

opuntia and other intriguing native-plant stories, with jared rosenbaum

site preparations for meadow-making, with benjamin vogt

the high line’s naturalistic gardening lessons, with richard hayden

the two-way benefits of garden visiting, with ken druse

prairie and meadow plantings, succession and more, with neil diboll

easy does it: adaptive reuse yields regenerative landscapes, with apiary studio

lessons from philadelphia gardens, with nicole juday and rob cardillo

sculptural pots in the garden, with stephen procter

inspired container design, with david mattern of chanticleer

‘bio-productive gardens,’ with tim johnson of native plant trust

amsonias: dependable, beautiful bluestars, with mt. cuba’s sam hoadley

the state of the native-plant movement, with rebecca mcmackin

ecological resolutions, with uli lorimer of native plant trust

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types of gardening

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fragrant trilliums, mossy patches & more, with uli lorimer

embracing a maximalist garden style, with teresa woodard

beauty meets biodiversity in the gardens of chanticleer

the frog garden: amphibian-friendly practices, with jim sirch

a closer look at ironweeds, or vernonia, with mt. cuba’s sam hoadley

making, and managing, a natural garden, with kelly norris

an ecological horticulture action guide, with sarah jayne

poetry and nature combine in ‘the wildstory’ podcast

front-lawn transformation, with sara weaner cooper

saving native seeds, with tim johnson of native plant trust

naturalistic gardens: design and care, with preston montague

opuntia and other intriguing native-plant stories, with jared rosenbaum

site preparations for meadow-making, with benjamin vogt

the high line’s naturalistic gardening lessons, with richard hayden

the two-way benefits of garden visiting, with ken druse

prairie and meadow plantings, succession and more, with neil diboll

easy does it: adaptive reuse yields regenerative landscapes, with apiary studio

lessons from philadelphia gardens, with nicole juday and rob cardillo

sculptural pots in the garden, with stephen procter

inspired container design, with david mattern of chanticleer

‘bio-productive gardens,’ with tim johnson of native plant trust

amsonias: dependable, beautiful bluestars, with mt. cuba’s sam hoadley

the state of the native-plant movement, with rebecca mcmackin

ecological resolutions, with uli lorimer of native plant trust

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