New Product for White Grub Control
White grubs proliferate in some lawns. Photo: www.the-scientist.com If you’ve been dealing with white grubs in your lawn—and losing theContinue 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.
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A Strawberry Jar That Really Works
Yep, sometimes you still do grow strawberries in a strawberry jar! Photo: www.whiteflowerfarm.com You’ve certainly seen a strawberry jar (alsoContinue Reading
Thought of the Day
Photo: SFGate & ClipartKey Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plantContinue Reading
Should You Add Earthworms to an Elevated Planter?
Ill.: clipart.email & ClipartMax, montage: laidbackgardener.blog Question: I have a garden box on legs, so no contact with the ground. Should I addContinue Reading
Top 15 Questions About Growing Peppers Answered…
Answers to your pepper questions from the experts at the National Garden Bureau. With so many different varieties, shapes, sizes, colors,Continue Reading
Can You Grow Vegetables in Shade?
Photo: www.pennlive.com Question: I have a beautiful garden with only four and a half hours of sunshine a day and that’sContinue Reading
What’s Eating My Barberries?
Barberry geometer caterpillars feasting on barberry leaves. Photo: ask.extension.org Question: Help! My barberries are being eaten by little caterpillars. I’m sureContinue Reading
Root Depth for Vegetables
Ill.: Park Seed I receive a lot of email from readers putting in raised bed gardens, but who seem doubtfulContinue Reading
New Stamps Feature American Gardens
If you’re a stamp collector who also gardens, you might want to take notice that the U.S. Postal Service hasContinue Reading