Margaret Roach is a writer and gardener. Before creating a cluster of blogs that reflects her passions — from traveling to gardens and writing garden stories to sisters and sisterhood of all kinds — she worked long stints at three places: The New York Times, Newsday, and Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia. She is a self-described "word person" and specifically knows how effectively reach women online and offline. She is also the author of the book And I Shall Have Some Peace There: Trading in the Fast Lane for My Own Dirt Road.