Seeing Green
I don’t normally buy gifts anymore. I stopped back when I was a young idealist with anti-capitalist ideas and longContinue 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.
Is Ramial Chipped Wood Mulch a Nitrogen Thief?
When I was a teenager, my parents bought a house in Sainte-Foy. The garden was in rough shape. The backyardContinue Reading
Seedling Fever
I’ve been seeing the symptoms around me for a while now. A Halloween seed order here, or a garden planContinue Reading
Seed Sharing: Coming to a Library Near You!
Recently I was looking through my seed album, to see what seeds I already had in my possession in planningContinue Reading
Planning Is Dreaming!
Although the seed planting season doesn’t start until March (or even later, as most vegetable plants need to be startedContinue Reading
A Little More Yucatan in Your Yard
Last week, in A Little Bit of Yucatan in Your Yard, I presented some of the plants I came acrossContinue Reading
A Little Bit of Yucatan in Your Yard
Like many of you, the last few years have been quiet on the travel front. My girlfriend, her family andContinue Reading
The 10 Best Indoor Houseplants to Help You Sleep?
The 10 best houseplants to help you sleep? More like the zero best plants! There is so much misinformation outContinue Reading
Back to the Garden
I have fond childhood memories of the seed catalogues my father received in the mail. There were all kinds, shapes,Continue Reading
New Year, New Projects!
Many of you already know that I lost my father in October: the famous Laidback Gardener, Larry Hodgson. Not wantingContinue Reading