Learning To Water
Watering is not always a priority for gardeners, especially when it rains a lot. However, during drier periods, it becomesContinue Reading
Author: Larry Hodgson
Garden writer and blogger, author of 65 gardening books, lecturer and communicator, the Laidback Gardener, Larry Hodgson, passed away in October 2022. Known for his great generosity, his thoroughness and his sense of humor, he reached several generations of amateur and professional gardeners over his 40-year career.
Thanks to his son, Mathieu Hodgson, and a team of contributors, laidbackgardener.blog will continue its mission of demystifying gardening and making it more accessible to all.
Answers to Your Questions: Capricious Peppers and Climbing Ivy
Peppers With Falling Flowers I’m having a problem with my green peppers. The first bloom falls off and my plantsContinue Reading
Plant a Row for the Hungry
Grow-A-Row is the name of a great program coordinated by PLANT – GROW – SHARE A ROW, a national volunteerContinue Reading
Down With Slugs!
Slugs have long been considered one of the most stubborn enemies of gardeners. These small mollusks, with eyes on tentacles,Continue Reading
Answers to Your Questions: Hummingbirds, Cherry Trees and Sandy Vegetable Gardens
Window Box Flowers To Attract Hummingbirds I’d like to know the names of some annual flowers for the flower boxContinue Reading
Don’t Forget to Mulch your Vegetable Garden!
The age-old tradition for vegetable gardens is to plow the soil deeply at the beginning of each season and then doContinue Reading
What Happened to My Slugs?
Not so long ago, slugs were the worst enemy of my flower beds and vegetable garden. They were everywhere—on myContinue Reading
Answers to your questions: cedar hedges and chestnut trees
Les fruits du marronnier sont-ils comestibles? Are the chestnuts from Quebec’s chestnut trees as edible as those offered in Europe?Continue Reading
Controlling Potato Beetles
The Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata), also called the potato bug, is essentially specific to the potato plant, at least inContinue Reading
Grasscycling: An Old Technique With a New Name
I’ve been mowing the lawn since I was 12, and I’ve never collected the clippings. Naturally, the clippings would returnContinue Reading