Dominique Charles Loves to Share What She's L...
Dominique Charles is a woman with a mission. A busy professional living in Washington, DC, she first began gardening ...
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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Natasha Bowens Blair of Native Mountain Farm and ...
Natasha Bowens Blair didn’t believe you could grow plants in a meaningful way that weren’t edible or medicinal until ...
Chelsea Willis of Sweet Delilah Farm on Sauvie Is...
Growing up in Colorado Chelsea Willis’ mother would tell her “get your hands in the dirt. It grounds you.” Chelsea r...
Rebecca Webster, Citizen of the Oneida Nation of ...
Rebecca Webster is not your average attorney, teacher, activist, farmer and mom. She’s a proud citizen of the Oneida ...
The Art of Bonsai Making is Still Alive Today wit...
Bruce Baker has been working on one bonsai project for 12 years -- and he’s just getting started. Taking the long vie...
Dividing Perennials and Potting Them Up for Plant...
You volunteered to participate in your local plant sale fund raiser or plant swap, and now it's time to make good on ...
Lisianthus, Zinnia, Cleome and Cosmos-- Annuals t...
Reprinted from a story first published in July, 2019. You can't beat an annual plant for its desire to please the gar...
Growing Tall Perennials in your garden
Really tall plants are show stoppers in the garden, providing a single grace note against a contrasting background or...
Growing Milkweed in Your Garden
Monarch butterfly Three of the most popular species of native milkweed are Asclepias syriaca (common milkweed), Ascl...
Drought Tolerant and Heat Tolerant Perennials
It's been hot and dry here in southern New England this summer, and even hotter in many other parts of the country. I...
How To Divide Irises
Bearded iris (Iris x germanica) is the most commonly grown iris. Its fleshy roots are called rhizomes. The flowers ar...
My June Garden: Growing Canna, Pruning Lilac, Fer...
Part of the fun of gardening for me is that there are always new things to learn. Recently, I learned something new a...