The Fascinating Story of Unloved Plants
The term “weed” has probably been around since the first human beings attempted to cultivate cereals, i.e. since the NeolithicContinue 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.
Answers to Your Questions: Transplanting Young Oak Trees
Question 4 years ago, at Lac Sergeant, I transplanted red oak acorns that had sprouted in another garden in QuebecContinue Reading
Beebalm: Color and Aroma Guaranteed
Don’t look for a floral fragrance with beebalm: its flowers don’t smell of roses or jasmine, but of… lemons! AndContinue Reading
Answers to Your Questions: A Fertilizer That Burns Lawns
Question Every year I fertilize my lawn according to the information on the packaging, and yet, during the summer fertilization,Continue Reading
I’m an Exemplary Citizen… and an Outlaw!
Around here, every year at this time, municipalities begin to implement their summer watering restrictions. You may have heard ofContinue Reading
Answers to Your Questions: Capricious Clematis
Question I planted a Crimson King clematis in the spring of the previous year. The following summer it wilted completelyContinue Reading
Answers to Your Questions: A Weed-Free Flowerbed
Question I’m new to horticulture, but even so, I landscaped the front of my new house with a mixed bedContinue Reading
Never Too Late to Plant
July is here, and the flowering season is slowly getting underway… and you still feel that your home lacks flowers?Continue Reading
Lettuce, Always and Forever
At the beginning of July, it’s not unusual to find that lettuce sown or transplanted in May suddenly starts toContinue Reading
Answers to Your Questions: Do Houseplants Need Ultraviolet Light?
Question I’m planning to install a film in the windows of my apartment to cut out ultraviolet rays. Will theContinue Reading