No Summer Irrigation for Tulips
If you want to keep your tulips happy over the summer, don’t irrigate. Ill.: gallery.yopriceville.com & www.aquarion.com & www.sccpre.cat, montage:Continue 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.
Bulk Up Baby Hostas… With Sun!
You’ve probably always heard that hostas are shade-loving plants, so the following tip is going to sound like heresy, butContinue Reading
The Moth That Flies Like a Hummingbird
Hummingbird hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum) visiting a thistle. Video: gifer.com One of the more curious insects you’re likely to run into asContinue Reading
Touch-me-not Plants
Some plants have the ability to cause contact dermatitis (an unpleasant skin reaction). Sometimes just simply brushing against the plantContinue Reading
How to Water Houseplants Over Summer Vacation
To keep your houseplants well watered during your summer vacation, move them back from the window and water them thoroughly, for once leavingContinue Reading
Quite the Caterpillar!
Question: My tree is full of caterpillars. Can you identify them? And what should I do about them? I suspectContinue Reading
Ants in the Garden: Both Friends and Enemies
If you garden, you’ll certainly run into ants. They are everywhere! Different species occur on all the continents except AntarcticaContinue Reading
Garden Your Way to a Longer Life
You’ve probably heard that gardeners tend to live longer than the average. I know I have. But did you knowContinue Reading
Plant-Robot Hybrid Follows the Sun
We all knew it would happen one day, didn’t we? Robots so advanced they can scarcely be distinguished from lifeContinue Reading
Giant Wasp, But Essentially Harmless
Last summer, during the Garden Communicators International annual symposium in Chicago, Illinois, while visiting vast and fabulous Lincoln Park, IContinue Reading