MARGARET ROACH

May 15, 2020
Published by MARGARET ROACH at May 15, 2020
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How (and Why) to Use Native Plants

In recent years, the demand for pollinator plants has surged. But most of us don’t have room for a meadow. So where do these native plants […]
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May 12, 2020
Published by MARGARET ROACH at May 12, 2020
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How to Grow a Better Tomato

As prime tomato-transplanting time arrives this month up north — once the danger of frost has passed — you may be in search of seedlings. Or […]
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May 5, 2020
Published by MARGARET ROACH at May 5, 2020
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How and When to Prune in Your Garden

Daunted by when to prune which flowering shrub — and how? This short refresher course could raise your confidence level. I know few more masterly pruners […]
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May 1, 2020
Published by MARGARET ROACH at May 1, 2020
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Garden Flowers: Not Too Late for Annuals

My farmer-florist neighbor Jennifer Elliott’s 15-acre organic operation in the Hudson Valley is like a giant cutting garden from April to November. So it was to […]
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May 1, 2020
Published by MARGARET ROACH at May 1, 2020
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It’s Not Too Late for a Flower Garden

My farmer-florist neighbor Jennifer Elliott’s 15-acre organic operation in the Hudson Valley is like a giant cutting garden from April to November. So it was to […]
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April 28, 2020
Published by MARGARET ROACH at April 28, 2020
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Shopping Your Garden

Armed with a Japanese weeding knife and my favorite trowel, I’m currently shopping in my own garden, as I do each spring, carefully scouting for the […]
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April 24, 2020
Published by MARGARET ROACH at April 24, 2020
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The Easier Way to Make a Garden Bed

I’ve tried various methods of making a garden bed. Years ago, I invested in building a raised-bed vegetable garden with rot-resistant 2-by-12 lumber. It has served […]
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April 21, 2020
Published by MARGARET ROACH at April 21, 2020
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In a Chaotic Season, Where to Begin Your Spring Cleanup?

Despite my decades of gardening practice, I feel frantic every April — and never more so than in the chaotic spring of 2020, when the normally […]
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April 30, 2017
Published by MARGARET ROACH at April 30, 2017
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Understanding What Makes Plants Happy

Thomas Rainer and I have both been doing the botanical thing for decades; we know, and use, many of the same plants — and even much […]
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