A Way to Garden by Margaret Roach

A Way to Garden by Margaret Roach

The subtitle is A Hands-On Primer for Every Season.

This book just came out in April of 2019, and it's one of my favorites. The photos are gorgeous - and if this book doesn't make you want to garden, I don't know what will. 

What I love about Margaret is that she is so genuine about what it's like to garden:

I also wanted to share a little excerpt that I found particularly relatable.

"Mad Stash: Overwintering Tender Plants

I am asked two questions over and over again by visitors:
"Where did you get that plant?" and "Where do you put all those big pots of tender things in winter?"
My reply to the second part begins with a question:

Are you ready for an adventure?

Unless you operate a climate-controlled greenhouse - and even then, if the power fails - matching non-hardy plants to the possibilities of our domestic winter environment, especially in a northern location, is indeed an exploration.

I have been experimenting for years with stashing tender plants in the cellar, garage, house, mudroom – wherever I can – to try to turn each purchase into an investment plant.

Before I go attempting any real heroics, though... I ask if there’s a way to carry over a piece of each instead as seeds or by taking late summer cuttings (as say Coleus or Pelargonium) and rooting them - or simply by digging up tubers or bulbs and stashing those?"

You can get a copy of A Way to Garden by Margaret Roach and support the show using the Amazon Link in today's Show Notes for under $10.