2020: Year of the Hydrangea
Every year, the National Garden Bureau, a non-profit organization promoting the pleasures of home gardening, selects one annual, one perennial, oneContinue 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.
Turn That Old Grill Into a Planter
New life for an old grill. Photo: Nicola B, pinterest.de You’ve had it for years and it served you well.Continue Reading
Can You Use Whole Leaves as a Mulch?
You might want to use whole leaf mulch between garden beds, but probably not in the beds themselves. Photo: sergabblog.wordpress.comContinue Reading
Dandelion Weeder: Ideal for Asparagus Harvesting
Sure you can harvest asparagus with a knife, but you risk cutting yourself as well! Photo: Better Homes and GardensContinue Reading
Tips on Staying Green While Social Distancing
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An Instant Vegetable Bed You Can Put… Anywhere!
Put your Big Bag Bed anywhere and just unfold, fill and plant! Photo: bigbagbed.com If you want to grow vegetables,Continue Reading
Flowers for a Mother in COVID Lockdown
Don’t just think of Mom on Mother’s Day: send her flowers! Photo: blog.interflora.fr Today is Mother’s Day 2020, but thisContinue Reading
Don’t Grow Trees That Make You Sneeze
Tree pollen is the major cause of hay fever in the spring. Photo: publicdomainpictures.net The first warm days of spring,Continue Reading
Plant Spacing in Square Foot Gardens
Typical square foot garden. Photo: ingunowners.com The late American garden writer, Mel Bartholomew, really made a splash with his conceptContinue Reading
Tadpole Rescue Mission
Toads and frogs are our friends … and sometimes need our help. Photo: Ano Lobb, flickr Frogs and toads areContinue Reading