Are Impatiens About to Make a Comeback?
If you’re one of the many gardeners who have bemoaned the loss of the garden impatiens (Impatiens walleriana), driven fromContinue 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.
Discover the Hosta of the Year 2018
Every year, dozens of new hostas are introduced, adding to the thousands of varieties already on the market. The choiceContinue Reading
What to Grow Under a Walnut Tree?
Black walnuts (Juglans nigra) and butternuts (J. cinerea), and, although to a lesser degree, other species of walnut and relatedContinue Reading
Keep Vine Roots Away from Walls!
Whether you let them cling directly to the wall or have them climbing up a trellis attached to the wall,Continue Reading
Matchmaking for Lonely Fruit Trees
Most fruiting trees (and shrubs) need cross-pollination, that is, pollen from another cultivar, in order to produce fruit. Even thoseContinue Reading
When Is It Safe To Plant Out Vegetables?
Gardeners go through the same questioning every spring: when can they sow or plant out vegetables? Of course, most plantsContinue Reading
Less Fertilizer Less Often for a Beautiful Lawn
You really don’t need to apply as much lawn fertilizer as most fertilizer salespeople tell you, nor as frequently. TheContinue Reading
The 15 Pace Rule
Yes, perfection does exist … in some works of art, but not in the garden. There is almost always somethingContinue Reading
The Long and Short (Days) of Onions
When you plant onions (Allium cepa), you expect them to provide you with nice fat bulbs at the end ofContinue Reading