Larry’s Garden in October
One year ago today, on Wednesday October 26, 2022, Larry Hodgson passed away. The Laidback Gardener had been diagnosed withContinue 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.
Take a Hike!
As a child, I was a dreamer, often lost in thought. Which is a more polite way of saying IContinue Reading
The Best Time to Manure the Garden
Many years ago now (much more than I care to admit), I lived in the country and ran a smallContinue Reading
Autumn Sowing Is Possible… in Certain Cases
This spring, I took a little tour of a community garden with a friend (just a visit, as I’ve beenContinue Reading
Should You “Close” Your Vegetable Garden in Autumn?
The vegetable gardening season is drawing to a close here in the North. Already, with the cooler nights, many plantsContinue Reading
Ticks in the Garden: Some Nuances, Part 2
In addition to global warming, which is often blamed for the northward spread of Lyme disease, forest fragmentation could beContinue Reading
Ticks in the Garden: Some Nuances, Part 1
Gardening has changed a lot over the last 30 years. We use more perennials and shrubs than annuals. We practiceContinue Reading
When Leaves Fall Before Their Time
What a marvellous sight trees give us in autumn, changing their leaves from green to yellow, orange and red! It’sContinue Reading
Of Lawns and Neighbors
Every time we publish an article here on the subject of lawns, there’s an outcry. On the one hand, thereContinue Reading
Cover Crops for the Vegetable Garden
As much as I appreciate the beauty of beautiful dark soil full of organic matter, I always feel a deepContinue Reading