meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
The joe gardener Show - Organic Gardening - Vegetable Gardening - Expert Garden Advice From Joe Lamp'l

360-Reflections on Gardening, with Scott Medal Recipient Margaret Roach

The joe gardener Show - Organic Gardening - Vegetable Gardening - Expert Garden Advice From Joe Lamp'l

Joe Lamp'l

Hobbies, Home & Garden, Leisure

4.61.7K Ratings

🗓️ 11 April 2024

⏱️ 60 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

New York Times gardening columnist and “A Way to Garden” podcast host Margaret Roach — who is a repeat guest on “The joegardener Show” and a fan favorite — is back again, on the heels of being presented with the prestigious Scott Medal from the Scott Arboretum at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania. She shares how she came to be the renowned garden writer and podcaster she is today and her reflections on how gardening can benefit us as well as wildlife.

Podcast Links for Show notes

Download my free eBook 5 Steps to Your Best Garden Ever - the 5 most important steps anyone can do to have a thriving garden or landscape. It’s what I still do today, without exception to get incredible results, even in the most challenging conditions.

Subscribe to the joegardener® email list to receive weekly updates about new podcast episodes, seasonal gardening tips, and online gardening course announcements.

Check out The joegardener® Online Gardening Academy for our growing library of organic gardening courses.

Follow joegardener® on Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, and Twitter, and subscribe to The joegardenerTV YouTube channel.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

Hi everybody it's Joe Lample the Joe behind Joe Gardner and welcome to the

0:03.8

Joe Gardner show today we have a brand new episode with Margaret Roach a long

0:08.5

time favorite for many of you and me too and I'll share some of the particulars of what's ahead and then we'll get into our

0:15.0

conversation right after this timely message from our brand partner, SoilCubed.

0:19.6

Having access to good quality compost is my not so secret weapon for the success of everything I grow in my garden.

0:26.4

That's why I am so proud to be partnering with Soil Cubed.

0:29.5

If you live in their delivery zone of Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee,

0:35.1

this message is for you.

0:37.0

Soil cubed is arm re-listed for certified organic growing.

0:40.3

It's made from simple ingredients, from their own farm and trusted partners.

0:43.7

That's a big deal. And it's the only composted soil that I trust enough to use beyond what I make myself.

0:50.0

Choose the original soil cubed compost for your ornamental plants, flowers, shrubs, trees,

0:55.0

and it's great for lawns too, or get their veggie mix for your vegetables in all your container plantings.

1:00.0

Vegetey mix is a blend of compost, aged barked finds, and refined wood fibers

1:04.8

that improve drainage while still providing lots of natural nutrients.

1:08.4

Either choice saves you $10 off every big yellow bag with code Joe Gardner 24 at check out. So head over to Soilcube.com, that

1:17.0

Soil and the number 3.com, use the Code Joe Gardner 24 and get a great price on the best compost.

1:25.0

Many of you know my guest today, Margaret Roach,

1:27.0

either through her amazing website,

1:29.0

A Way to Garden.com,

1:31.0

or fantastic podcast by the same name, or you read her weekly gardening column in the New York Times or you have one or

1:38.8

or more of her books and I'm sure for many of you like me the answer is all of the above Margaret and I'm sure for many of you like me, the answer is all of the above.

...

Transcript will be available on the free plan in -355 days. Upgrade to see the full transcript now.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Joe Lamp'l, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Joe Lamp'l and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2025.