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fall garden

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bigger the better: aralia cordata and its cousins

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slideshow: golden days as the garden slides by

someone started the fall cleanup

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a fruitful year for my viburnum

okaleaf hydrangea quercifolia image

slideshow: think fall (yes, fall), part 2

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if you only have one mum…

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fall’s finest: savoring some last bits

lindera fall image

forsythia alternatives pt. 2: spicebush

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the best hydrangeas aren’t blue

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uh-oh, or yippee? which is it for you?

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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