A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach March 27, 2023 Marianne Willburn on Tropical Edibles

Published: March 22, 2023, 11:11 a.m.

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Marianne Willburn appreciates the bold and often vertical element that some favorite tropical plants add to her temperate garden. But maybe best of all are the ones that also provide that something extra: ingredients for cooking, which is her other passion besides gardening. I talked to Marianne about growing tender edible ornamentals, from turmeric and gingers to lemongrass and more. 

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Marianne, a longtime garden writer who gardens in Virginia, is a contributing editor to the collaborative blog Garden Rant, and is also the author of the 2021 book \\u201cTropical Plants and How to Love them: Building a Relationship with Heat-Loving Plants When You Don\\u2019t Live in the Tropics.\\u201d I\\u2019m so glad she\\u2019s here today to guide us on which of all those tempting tropicals at the garden center to indulge in for visual and culinary enjoyment. 

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