My Six Autumn Tips for the Edible Garden
It is time to think about putting your garden to bed, harvesting your crops and preparing for next year’s garden. Her...
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
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...
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...
"Indoor Holiday Bulbs" by Dorian Winslow
Fragrant Paperwhites and Amaryllis are now a part of my Christmas tradition. I like to have paperwhites blooming on C...
"Creating A Landscape Berm" by Dorian W...
Early last Spring I woke up one morning and decided that what my yard needed was a berm. Most berms, or mounds, are ...
"Making A Garden Bench" by Dorian Winslow
We keep our garden shoes outside the kitchen door, just steps from the herb garden, but when it rains they can get we...
"Making Garden Troughs" by Dorian Winslow
After letting my cement troughs cure for 3-4 weeks in plastic bags, I took them out, donned my garden gloves and ...
"Making A Cement Trough" by Dorian Winslow
This weekend I invited a friend over to try a "recipe" for cement troughs with me. She was game. We started at 9 am ...
"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...