Gardening Book of the Month: February 2023
Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ)’s monthly gardening e-book suggestion. The Healing Garden: Cultivating and Handcrafting Herbal Remedies ByContinue Reading
Author: Mathieu Hodgson
Mathieu manages the jardinierparesseux.com and laidbackgardener.blog websites. He is also a garden designer for a landscaping company in Montreal, Canada. Although he loves contributing to the blog, he prefers fishing.
Transplanting Indoors or Not?
A few weeks after sowing your fruit and vegetable seeds indoors, they have sprouted and grown. Now they have 4Continue Reading
Quebec Seed Growers’ Favourite Seeds, Part 2
Yesterday, Quebec seed growers presented us with unique, meaningful or favorites seeds. Here are some more! Grandma Nellie’s Yellow MushroomContinue Reading
Quebec Seed Growers’ Favourite Seeds, Part 1
Across Quebec, Canada and the world, the seed festival season begins in January and continues until March, when it’s timeContinue Reading
Gardening Book Releases: January 2024
I love gardening and horticulture books and probably buy more than I can actually read, which is quite a bit.Continue Reading
Laidback Gardening: What to Do in February?
Northern gardeners may not have emerged from their winter slumber, but as the days lengthen, the signal that spring isContinue Reading
A Gardener’s Repose
Whew! What a year! I confess I’m a little out of breath. After more than a decade as a landscaper,Continue Reading
My Horticulture Reading This Holiday Season
The holiday season is a valuable period to get together with friends and family. As a general rule, we canContinue Reading
The Best Ways to Increase Humidity for Your Houseplants
Now that you’ve understood the importance of atmospheric humidity and what’s at stake for plants, humans and our homes, byContinue Reading
Humidity: Plants, Health and Our Homes
There are a few suggestions that come up year after year for taking good care of our houseplants during theContinue Reading