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Even though my own garden is put to bed, I’m looking for the seeds of ideas for the year to come. To that end lately I’ve been rereading “Nature into Art: The Gardens of Wave Hill,” and from it and its current Director of Horticulture, Louis Bauer, I got some practical inspiration. He shared tips on upcycling prunings into plant supports; how easy hedges create serious architecture; how to encourage desirable self-sowns like poppies or larkspur to flourish; how repeating shapes (not just colors) can strengthen designs; and why we each need one blank bed to “play” or experiment in. (Stream it below, read the illustrated transcript or subscribe free.)

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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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