MARGARET ROACH A WAY TO GARDEN

Margaret Roach

A WAY TO GARDEN is the horticultural incarnation of Margaret Roach

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20 episodes
Updated Friday

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Friday · 26 min
A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – Aug 10, 2026 – Lane Selman on Radicchio
When was the last time you made room in your vegetable garden for something a little out of the ordinary that you’d never grown or maybe even tasted before? I don’t know of anyone who speaks out more passionately or... Read More ›
July 31 · 25 min
JJ Apodaca on Welcoming Amphibians – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – Aug 3, 2026
I 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 ›
July 24 · 26 min
Adam Wheeler on Pick of the Hydrangeas – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – July 27, 2026
Trigger 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 destina
July 17 · 26 min
A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – July 20, 2026 August Laska Talks Houseplants –
Are 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 per
July 10 · 28 min
Craig LeHoullier on Tomato Troubles – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – July 13, 2026
I 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 ›
July 3 · 26 min
Lea Johnson on Conservation Meeting Horticulture – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – July 6, 2026
Today’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 ›
June 26 · 26 min
Doug Muller on Successions and Cover Crops – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – June 29, 2026
I 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 ›
June 19 · 28 min
Design Ideas from Madoo – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – June 22, 2026
The 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 M
June 12 · 26 min
Christin Geall on ‘Flora Culture’ – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – June 15, 2026
I’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 ›
June 5 · 28 min
Elise Howard on Native-Plant Adventures – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – June 8, 2026
When 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 &
May 27 · 27 min
Hummingbirds and Red Flowers – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – June 1, 2026
If 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... R
May 22 · 27 min
Paul Bannick on Owls – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – May 25, 2026
Owls: They are birds we more often hear than see, exceptionally well-camouflaged creatures, many of whom move about in the hours of low light for an extra layer of stealth, making them seem even more mysterious. So what do you... Read More ›
May 15 · 27 min
Jeff Epping on Gravel Gardens – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – May 18, 2026
The more that I see photographs of gravel gardens, and the more that I learn about this gardening style,  which besides its distinctive aesthetic appeal promises to be water-wise and weed-suppressing, the more I want to give it a try.... Read More &
May 8 · 27 min
The Wildr App, Guide to an Eco-Journey – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – May 11, 2026
Finding our way toward a more ecologically vibrant garden can sometimes feel a bit challenging, and I’m always looking for resources to guide me along the way, and to share with you.   Last year I shared news about a... Read More ›
May 1 · 26 min
Stephen Orr on Using Color – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – May 4, 2026
How confident are you about the use of color in your garden, and where do you draw your inspiration from for creating a pleasing palette? The topic of color is just one of the subjects Stephen Orr tackles in his... Read More ›
April 24 · 28 min
Sam Hoadley on Native Cultivars – A Way to Garden With Margaret Roach – April 27, 2026
If we’re shopping for native plants with the most ecological impact—ones with the most pollinator appeal, for example—then simply choosing by the prettiest picture on a label or by a catalog photo won’t get you to your goal. It helps... Read More ›
April 15 · 26 min
Performance Plants of the High Line – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – April 20, 2026
Both gardeners and their plants have to be more resilient than ever these days in our changing climate, it seems. At the High Line in New York City, one of the best-known naturalistic gardens anywhere, that’s especially so, since it’s... Read More &#8250
April 10 · 27 min
Marlene Zuk on Outsider Animals – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – April 13, 2026
I’m privileged to observe a fascinating diversity of animals outside where I live, but the term “Outsider Animals” was new to me—and it’s the title of a recent book by today’s guest, Marlene Zuk, a leading expert in behavioral evolution... Read More &#82
April 3 · 26 min
Becca Rodomsky-Bish on Bird Gardens – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – April 6, 2026
I always say that birds taught me to garden, as I watched their behavior here at my place, and added more of the plants and features they seemed to like and use most, and I have been blessed to have... Read More ›
March 27 · 26 min
Shaun McCoshum on Creating Habitat – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – March 30, 2026
We talk about pollinator gardens, and seek out the plants that provide that essential nourishment to bees and butterflies and moths, for example. But insects do not live by pollen alone: To make our gardens places of life-sustaining habitat, we... Read