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Hi, I’m Lisa

November 23, 2022Lisa Mason Ziegler

Hi friends, if we haven’t met, my name is Lisa Mason Ziegler. I am the flower farmer, harvester, hustler, weeder, mouthpiece, CEO, and head bottle washer here at TheGardenersWorkshop.com What...

The Most Important Farming Tool: Your Mind

November 21, 2022Anne Gettys Morgan

At the end of each season on our farm, I realize that the most important tool isn’t my latest gadget or the new deer fence we installed this summer. Nor...

Flower Farming Basics

October 1, 2022Anne Gettys Morgan

Learning never ends. As I write this post, we just experienced early low temperatures of 34-36 degrees at the end of September. This weather toasted our last flowers and brought...

Indoor Flower Seed Starting Easy Guide: Start t...

September 28, 2022Lisa Mason Ziegler

I built my flower farm on the concept of starting seeds in soil blocks. This is a traditional European method of starting lots of seeds in a tiny space. It’s...

Indoor Seed Starting: Set Yourself up for Success

September 16, 2022Anne Gettys Morgan

How do you start a plant from seed indoors? Have you checked out Seed Talk? This new TGW Field & Garden podcast series hosted by Lisa along with TGW’s Seed...

Flower Farming 101: Top 5 Tips for Cool Flowers...

August 30, 2022Lisa Mason Ziegler

Tip #1: Know Your Frost Dates Identify not only your hardiness zone, but also your historic average first and last frost dates. Your hardiness zone can only tell you which...