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MARGARET ROACH A WAY TO GARDEN
Hosted by Margaret Roach · EN
A WAY TO GARDEN is the horticultural incarnation of Margaret Roach
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A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – Aug 3, 2026 – JJ Apodaca on Welcoming Amphibians
2w ago00:25:51Tap to summarizeI don’t recall who tipped me off to the Amphibian and Reptile Conservancy’s email newsletter, but I am glad that I found it and signed up. Those of you who are longtime listeners or readers of A Way to Garden... Read More ›
Transcribe →Adam Wheeler on Pick of the Hydrangeas – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – July 27, 2026
3w ago00:26:50Tap to summarizeTrigger warning: Today’s segment will include mention of irresistible hydrangeas and may prompt severe plant-shopping binges in susceptible individuals. You’ve been warned. My guest is Adam Wheeler of Broken Arrow Nursery, a retail and mail-order destination for exceptional plants in... Read More ›
Transcribe →A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – July 20, 2026 August Laska Talks Houseplants –
4w ago00:26:58Tap to summarizeAre you a follower of fashion—houseplant fashion, that is—seeking out the latest variety that everyone’s after, perhaps the “it” plant that’s been splashed across social media? Or was each houseplant in your care carefully chosen because it’s a perfect match... Read More ›
Transcribe →Craig LeHoullier on Tomato Troubles – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – July 13, 2026
Jul 1000:28:05Tap to summarizeI call the phenomenon tomato troubles: the yellow-spotted foliage that falls off, or the plant that produces all those misshapen fruits. And yes, the attack of the hornworms, too, when you wake up to a lot of missing leaves one... Read More ›
Transcribe →Lea Johnson on Conservation Meeting Horticulture – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – July 6, 2026
Jul 300:26:50Tap to summarizeToday’s guest is a plant ecologist whose work, she says, is driven by this question: “All of the wild diversity of life on earth is here, with us, right now. How can we take it with us into the future?”... Read More ›
Transcribe →Doug Muller on Successions and Cover Crops – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – June 29, 2026
Jun 2600:26:37Tap to summarizeI know, it feels like we just planted the vegetable garden moments ago. But a close look around as summer really takes hold quickly reminds us that our work is never done. Some crop or other is reaching the end... Read More ›
Transcribe →Design Ideas from Madoo – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – June 22, 2026
Jun 1900:28:02Tap to summarizeThe recently published book “Madoo: The Making of an American Garden,” reminded me of the power of certain key design strategies that can make all the difference—ones that proved to be formative elements in the highly distinctive garden that is... Read More ›
Transcribe →Christin Geall on ‘Flora Culture’ – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – June 15, 2026
Jun 1200:26:50Tap to summarizeI’ve been digging into a diverse and compelling collection of essays in a recent book that’s centered on the subject of  flowers – everything from topics like their breeding, to which species we covet most of all, to some of... Read More ›
Transcribe →Elise Howard on Native-Plant Adventures – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – June 8, 2026
Jun 500:28:01Tap to summarizeWhen today’s guest, Elise Howard, and I talked on the show in March, her new book “Plant This, Not That” was just out. The popular book offers basic guidelines for selecting and using native plants, and specific substitutes for non-natives... Read More ›
Transcribe →Hummingbirds and Red Flowers – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – June 1, 2026
May 2700:27:00Tap to summarizeIf you’ve ever posted a photo on the massive community science project called iNaturalist and wondered how such contributions get used in research …. well, today’s guest is here to tell us about one especially stunning example. It involves 1.6... Read More ›
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