Ready-to-Use Liquid Fertilizers: Throwing Money Out the Window
Ill.: Dirt Divas And Dudes LLC & HiClipart, montage: laidbackgardener.blog When you’re shopping for fertilizer, beware of ready-to-use liquids, alsoContinue 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.
Keeping Houseplant Clumps Alive
There are enough coffee seedlings (Coffee arabica) in this pot to start a small coffee plantation! Photo: mydomaine.com You oftenContinue Reading
Can Gardeners Trust Hardiness Zones Anymore?
Think twice about trusting the hardiness zones printed on plant labels these days! They’re often way off! Ill.: Clipart Panda,Continue Reading
Sweet Woodruff: So Much More Than a Groundcover!
Sweet woodruff is attractive, fast-growing and so easy to grow … and that’s only the beginning! Photo: vanberkumnurserycom Sweet WoodruffContinue Reading
5 Simple Rules for Watering Succulent Houseplants
They have the reputation of being so easy to grow, yet succulent houseplants do need some care… including careful watering.Continue Reading
Time to Try Disease-Resistant Basils
Yes, your basil can look this good again thanks to improved disease-resistance in recent hybrids. This is Prospera® DMR. Photo:Continue Reading
Five Houseplants You Just Can’t Kill
Photo: pngkit.com, pngfind.com, hiclipart.com, subping.com, toppng.com & pikpng.com, montage: laidbackgardener.com I know, not everybody has a green thumb. But justContinue Reading
How to Create Your Own Spiral Lucky Bamboo
Lucky bamboos are popular houseplants these days, but the ones with spiralling stems are certainly intriguing! Photo: joyusgarden.com Most peopleContinue Reading
Can I Grow English Cucumbers from Store-Bought Fruit?
English cucumbers contain no viable seeds. Photo: producegeek.com Question: Do store-bought (English) cucumbers produce seeds that are viable for planting? CanContinue Reading
Sages and Salvias: So Much to Discover (Part 2)
Some examples of sages and salvias. Clockwise from top left corner: Gregg’s sage (Salvia greggii) ‘Furman’s Red’, gentian sage (Salvia patens) ‘PatioContinue Reading