World Water Week: Tips for Saving Water in Your Garden
Ill.: Jose Miguel Mayo, lifelab.org In celebration of World Water Week, August 24 to 28 2020, you’ll find the infographicContinue 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.
Spotted Spurge: The Weed Nobody Knows
Spotted spurge (Euphorbia maculata). Photo: plantsam.com In my area, this has been a banner year for spotted spurge (Euphorbia maculata,Continue Reading
Magnolia Under Attack
Magnolia soft scale (Neolecanium cornuparvum). Photo: www.ontree.ca Question: My magnolia has white bumps on its bark and a lot of insectsContinue Reading
As Summer Progresses, Water Containers More
As planters fill in, they’ll need more water. Photo: Share Bear, Wikimedia Commons More people are growing plants in containersContinue Reading
Garden Myth: Don’t Plant Tomatoes and Potatoes Together
Ill.: Kissclipart & uihere, montage: laidbackgardener.blog Question: My grandmother always warned me not to plant potatoes and tomatoes together or they would cross,Continue Reading
Whiteflies in the Garden
Whiteflies come not by dozens, but by thousands! Photo: www.selbst.de Question: In my beautiful garden there are lots of tiny flies,Continue Reading
How do Plant Partnerships Help Sustainability?
by Kevin Kosola and Todd Ciche, Bayer U.S.Ill.: intogreen.eu We are all familiar with human partnerships of many kinds, bothContinue Reading
Thought of the Day
I think I have enough plants, said no gardener, ever. Thought taken from a T-shirt. Ill.: www.teepublic.com
Do Marigolds Help or Hinder?
Using marigolds as companion plants might be a mistake. Photo: hermionesgarden.blogspot.com. Many years ago, when I still believed in companionContinue Reading
Gas Spill on Lawn
Lawn damaged by gasoline spill. Photo: globegazette.com Question: I was filling my lawn mower with gas the other day and accidentallyContinue Reading