Peonies From Seed?
Peonies are slow growing, but yes, you can start them from seed. Photo: palmitersgardennursery.com & www.ebay.ie, montage: laidbackgardener.blog. Did youContinue 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.
Planting Small Trees Saves Big Bucks!
Ill.: www.rock-cafe.info & clipartpng.com, montage: laidbackgardener.blog The trend in nurseries these days is to sell trees of increasingly large caliberContinue Reading
How to Sow a Low-Maintenance Lawn
A low-maintenance lawn combining grass and clover will require little care. So, you want to put in a new lawn!Continue Reading
Keeping Potted Strawberries Alive Over the Winter
Ill.: www.kissclipart.com & www.greenplumbingnj.com, montage: laidbackgardener.blog Question: At the beginning of the season, I bought a hanging strawberry plant and,Continue Reading
Confessions of a Pot Hoarder
Behind this outer wall of partly cleaned pots are shelves 2-feet wide jammed full of pots of all sizes. Photo:Continue Reading
Discoveries From the GardenComm Conference
Photo: Janet Carson, www.arkansasonline.com Every year for over 30 years, I’ve been attending the annual GardenComm* show and conference, heldContinue Reading
Thought of the Day
What is a weed, but a plant dealing with an angry gardener? Debra Knapke, The Garden Sage Ill.: webstockreview.net, www.pngkey.comContinue Reading
Perennials Tulips Do Exist
Darwin hybrid tulips are the best known perennial tulips. Photo: www.whiteflowerfarm.com Tulips have the reputation of not being very long-lasting.Continue Reading
Strange “Flowers” on a Rosebush
These fuzzy red growths are not flowers, but galls. Photo: Peter O’Connor, www.flickr.com Question: We have been growing a wildContinue Reading
Bulbs and Mulch: A Great Combo!
Bulbs (here, hyacinths) easily push up through mulch. Photo: nittygrittydirtman.com Question: I want to plant many bulbs in my flower bedContinue Reading