Any gardener shopping at a local nursery or paging through perennial plant catalogs can’t help but notice there are a lot of Echinacea, or coneflowers, on the market—more every year, including in unexpected colors and some with extra-showy double flowers. ... Read More ›

Sam Hoadley  on Echinacea – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – March 1, 2021

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I for one have a number of houseplants that would look a whole lot better right now if given a pinch or two or three, plus I could potentially enjoy the benefit of more plants from those trimmings, whether to... Read More ›

A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – April 15, 2024 -Hilton Carter on Propagating Houseplants

I confess to something of a weakness for Japanese maples, and I suspect I’m not alone. Now, thanks to breeding work by experts like today’s guests, there are more and more varieties being made available that are suited to a... Read More ›

A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – April 8, 2024 – Japanese Maples at Mr Maple

You know how it goes, especially in those tempting first spring-like days: You’re barely out of bed before you’re out in the garden having at it. And then, by day’s end, your body’s screaming that maybe, just maybe, you overdid... Read More ›

Madeline Hooper on Staying ‘GardenFit’ – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – April 1, 2024

Wait! Before you find yourself at the garden center grabbing up every irresistible thing that calls out to you, figuring you can somehow find a role for it in this season’s container designs, think again: What’s your plan for this year’s seasonal... Read More ›

David Mattern on Container Design – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – March 25, 2024

In a recent phone call, today’s guest, Tim Johnson, used the phrase “bio-productive gardens,” and it stopped me. What does he mean by that, I thought? And then he explained:  There are ways to manage our landscapes, he said, so... Read More ›

Tim Johnson on Bio-Productive Gardens – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – March 18, 2024

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Sam Hoadley on Echinacea – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – March 1, 2021

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