Don’t Forget to Mulch your Vegetable Garden!
The age-old tradition for vegetable gardens is to plow the soil deeply at the beginning of each season and then doContinue 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.
What Happened to My Slugs?
Not so long ago, slugs were the worst enemy of my flower beds and vegetable garden. They were everywhere—on myContinue Reading
Answers to your questions: cedar hedges and chestnut trees
Les fruits du marronnier sont-ils comestibles? Are the chestnuts from Quebec’s chestnut trees as edible as those offered in Europe?Continue Reading
Controlling Potato Beetles
The Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata), also called the potato bug, is essentially specific to the potato plant, at least inContinue Reading
Grasscycling: An Old Technique With a New Name
I’ve been mowing the lawn since I was 12, and I’ve never collected the clippings. Naturally, the clippings would returnContinue Reading
Answers to Your Questions: Botanical Mysteries!
Mystery Plant Question I bought a plant in the fall. It looked beautiful all winter, until I recently watered itContinue Reading
What Mowed Down Your Seedlings?
What a shock! You get up in the morning to tour your vegetable garden, in perfect condition the day before, onlyContinue Reading
Time to Plant?
When is it really safe to sow seeds and plant seedlings in the ground? And even in pots? We oftenContinue Reading
A Garden for the Five Senses
Most gardens are planned to please the eye: the colors and shapes of flowers, foliage, and structures are arranged toContinue Reading
Answers to Your Questions: Crabapple Trees, Northern Grasses, and Rhododendrons
Do Apple Trees and Crabapple Trees Crossbreed? Question We have two apple trees, but would like to cut one down.Continue Reading