Edging Today, Hammock Tomorrow
To achieve a laidback garden, you often need to do a little work beforehand. It may seem counterintuitive, but toContinue 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.
New Plant Hardiness Map for Canada
When choosing plants for your garden, you take all sorts of factors into account: sunlight, soil type, humidity, etc. But theContinue Reading
Laidback Gardening: What to Do in August?
I know, many of us are on vacation—or at least on vacation in our minds. The sun’s rays draw usContinue Reading
Problem in the Garden: Take a Closer Look, if the Problem Persists
When a plant isn’t doing well, we sometimes want to try everything at once: watering, pruning, fertilizing, spraying… or evenContinue Reading
Problem in the Garden: Take a Step Back and Observe
Are the stems of your peonies too weak and their flowers ending up with their heads in the mud? AreContinue Reading
New Pesticide Regulations in Quebec
This article explores recent changes to the Code de gestion des pesticides, Québec’s pesticide management code. Even if you liveContinue Reading
The Lily Leaf Beetle and the Promise of Biological Control
In 2015, my father, Larry Hodgson, announced that he had won the war against the lily leaf beetle, a smallContinue Reading
Laidback Gardening: What to Do in July?
Okay, I know: the warm weather is so short in Canada that we should take advantage of it to gardenContinue Reading
Answers to Your Questions: Does Dappled Willow Pose a Threat to My Pipes?
I am considering planting a dappled willow, but I am concerned about its reputation for having invasive roots that canContinue Reading
Blowing in the Wind: The Rise of Ragweed
Ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) is widely hated. The pollen from this plant, also known as common ragweed or annual ragweed, isContinue Reading