Where Does Pepper Come From?
Black pepper (Piper nigrum). Photo: Avarsha.com We use pepper all the time in cooking, adding its pungent flavor to soContinue 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.
Flowering Houseplants: Which to Save, Which to Toss
Ill.: cliparts101.com, www.pngfans.com, www.clipart.email, webstockreview.net & clipart.me, montage laidbackgardener.blog When you buy (or someone gives you) a flowering houseplant, it’s not always clear whether theContinue Reading
It’s January: Get Sowing!
Source: worldartsme.com, rdkate.blogspot.ca & mzayat. com True enough, January is far too early to be sowing seeds indoors … for mostContinue Reading
Turn Your Christmas Tree into A Bean Tree
Scarlet runner beans turned into a bean tree. Photo: www.gardenfocused.co.uk If you store your cut Christmas tree outdoors over theContinue Reading
The Pass-Along Pilea
Photo: Pilea Place I first heard of an unusual round-leaved houseplant back in the 1980s. I was at that timeContinue Reading
2020: Year of the Corn
Every year, the National Garden Bureau, a non-profit organization promoting the pleasures of home gardening, selects one annual, one perennial, oneContinue Reading
Frosty Fern: Not So Easy
Variegated spike moss (Selaginella martensii ‘Variegata’), sold under the name Frosty Fern. Photo: www.harster.ca Question: I received a small fern for ChristmasContinue Reading
When a Christmas Tree Refuses to Die
Sometimes a Christmas tree will sprout, right in your living room! Photo: Grégory Thiell, flickr & clairemedium.com Question: My Christmas tree,Continue Reading
ZZ Plant: January Houseplant of the Month
The powerhouse zz plant is the Houseplant of the Month for January 2020. It’s trendy, stylish and incredibly easy to care for. Plus,Continue Reading
Another Year of Growth for the Laidback Gardener Blog!
Ill.: Taweesak Chansawawirot, Pixabay & clipartwiki.com Another year is coming to an end and I’ve yet again managed to produceContinue Reading