Gardening On The Coast of Maine
One of the things we love about our little island in Maine is that seemingly nothing ever changes. And yet things do...
Gardening is a lifelong journey of learning, experimenting, and growing. At The Woman’s Workbench, we share what we’re discovering — from how-tos and planting ideas to stories from our community. But this isn’t just our space, it’s yours too. We’d love to see your gardens and hear your thoughts, opinions, and perspectives along the way
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Talking Deer Resistant Plants with Ruth Rogers Cl...
Earlier this week Ruth Rogers Clausen met my mother and me at White Flower Farm in Litchfield County, CT. I wanted t...
How to treat forsythia and other old-fashioned sp...
No other shrub personifies the brash exuberance of spring like forsythia. At this time of year it is blooming in alm...
"Getting Your Perennial Garden to Keep On Bl...
By August, does it feel like the best is over in your garden? Spring and summer bloom is usually abundant, but by lat...
Viva Las Vegas!
The biggest trade show of the year is always The National Hardware Show in Las Vegas. Thousands of people in the hard...
Greenhouses Come in all Shapes and Sizes
Mom's Greenhouse Our greenhouse is moving along slowly, thank you very much. In the meantime, I have noticed that gr...
Garden Mystery Book & Garden Glove Give Away!
We have two paperback copies of Rosemary Harris' Pushing Up Daisies to give away, along with a pair of Womanswork ni...
Pruning Shrubs--Not So Fast With the Silvery Shru...
So spring is here and the summer and fall-blooming shrubs need to be pruned—right? Well, yes and no. Don't be in a ru...
Using a Greenhouse (or windowsill) to Get a Jump ...
Ruth's Greenhouse Welcome to my 10' x 9' greenhouse. It faces south with a sliding door from the living room. When ...
Connecting Gardening and Food, and Fighting Hunger
Womanswork hosted another evening meal at The Lunch Box in Poughkeepsie last week. On a typical evening The Lunch Bo...
25 Years as a Woman-Owned Small Business!
This year marks Womanswork's 25th year in business. We thought, what better time than now to say thanks to our garde...
Womanswork at The New York International Gift Fair
We spent the last 6 days in New York at the Jacob Javits Center, along with thousands of other people (perhaps tens o...