A Dry Year With Julie Zickefoose - A Way to Garden With Margaret Roach - Dec. 16, 2024

December 13, 2024 00:28:30
A Dry Year With Julie Zickefoose - A Way to Garden With Margaret Roach - Dec. 16, 2024
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A Dry Year With Julie Zickefoose - A Way to Garden With Margaret Roach - Dec. 16, 2024

Dec 13 2024 | 00:28:30

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Show Notes

Did you have an abnormally dry growing season this year—one where it felt like you just couldn’t keep up with the watering, maybe? Today’s guest, naturalist and artist Julie Zickefoose, and I both did in our otherwise different garden locations—places that usually have plenty of rain. Besides prompting frustration and some plant failures, the dry times also had us making observations about the impact of drought on various forms of wildlife.  Julie Zickefoose lives and gardens in the Appalachian foothills of southeast Ohio. You probably know her from one of the books she’s written and illustrated like my favorite, “Saving... Read More ›

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