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A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – October 17, 2022 – Ken Druse on Plant Surprises
A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – October 17, 2022 – Ken Druse on Plant Surprises
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Length:
27 minutes
Released:
Oct 15, 2022
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Podcast episode
Description
One thing that Ken Druse and I are certain about when it comes to plants: that they will often surprise you, Some grow bigger or stay smaller than the catalog promised, and some are better- or worse-behaved, or tougher or more tender than expected. Some plants that have surprised us over the years, for better or worse, was the subject of a recent conversation we had.
Ken, who gardens in New Jersey, is the author and photographer behind 20 garden books, and a longtime friend who grows lots of plants that definitely surprise me. We discussed plants that in one way or another weren't quite what we expected, as in: surprise!
Ken, who gardens in New Jersey, is the author and photographer behind 20 garden books, and a longtime friend who grows lots of plants that definitely surprise me. We discussed plants that in one way or another weren't quite what we expected, as in: surprise!
Released:
Oct 15, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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