Author: Larry Hodgson

Garden writer and blogger, author of more than 60 gardening books, the laidback gardener, Larry Hodgson, lives and gardens in Quebec City, Canada. The Laidback Gardener blog offers more than 2,500 articles to passionate home gardeners, always with the goal of demystifying gardening and making it easier for even novice gardeners. If you have a gardening question, enter it in Search: the answer is probably already there!

Marie in front of her Click and Grow garden.

by Larry Hodgson September 29, 2022 9

Marie’s Click and Grow Garden

Let me be brutally honest. I didn’t believe in smart gardens. I’d seen another brand (Aerogarden) evolve in ads andContinue Reading

by Larry Hodgson September 27, 2022 1

Vegetables

I Hate Cucamelons: The Results Are In!

Last week, we held a long-distance cucamelon taste test in this blog. The goal was to discover what people reallyContinue Reading

by Larry Hodgson September 26, 2022 6

Bulbs Gardening

Drops of Sun That Melt the Snow

You probably know the tulip (Tulipa spp.), narcissus or daffodil (Narcissus spp.) and hyacinth (Hyacinthus orientalis), those spring-flowering “big bulbs,”Continue Reading

Darwin hybrid tulips with red and yellow flowers.

by Larry Hodgson September 25, 2022 5

Bulbs Gardening

Darwin Hybrid Tulips Stand the Test of Time

I find shopping for tulip bulbs in my local garden center almost discouraging. It offers plenty of “choice”—dozens of boxesContinue Reading

by Larry Hodgson September 23, 2022 10

Gardening Lawn

Getting Those Fall Leaves Off Your Lawn

When I was a kid over 50 years ago, there was only one way to pick up the fall leavesContinue Reading

by Larry Hodgson September 20, 2022 8

Exotic plants Vegetables

I Hate Cucamelons

Maybe you call them cucamelons, mouse melons, Mexican miniature watermelons, Mexican sour cucumbers, Mexican sour gherkin or pepquinos. Or in Spanish,Continue Reading

by Larry Hodgson September 19, 2022 4

Gardening Public Gardens

Visit Nurseries to Discover the Splendours of Fall Plants!

More and more temperate-climate gardeners are discovering that the flowering season in their garden doesn’t end with Labor Day. Indeed,Continue Reading

by Larry Hodgson September 17, 2022 3

Gardening

Hops for Beer Lovers

We know all the ingredients that make a good cold beer so good. But it was only fairly recently thatContinue Reading

by Larry Hodgson September 16, 2022 0

Gardening Harmful insects

Birch Catkin Bug: Stinky Bugs Falling From Trees

Question My birch trees are infested with bugs. They hang in a cluster at the end of the branches. WhileContinue Reading

by Larry Hodgson September 13, 2022 3

Gardening Gardening tools Pruning Trees

What Animal Is Damaging My Tree’s Bark?

Question We’ve had a Norway maple in our back yard for over 15 years. This summer, we observed that theContinue Reading

Author: Larry Hodgson

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