Living Without Pesticides
The gardening world is divided into 2 parts: those who are very happy with pesticide bans protecting the health ofContinue 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: Non-Allergenic Trees
Question We live in an area with a lot of conifers. We had to clear and fill the land. NowContinue Reading
‘Lucifer’: Red as Hell
Sometimes we discover a plant that has no right to be hardy in a climate as cold as ours, butContinue Reading
Answers to Your Questions: Raspberries That Don’t Produce
Question About 5 years ago, I moved my raspberry bushes from one end of the garden to another, and theyContinue Reading
Keep Kitty Happy: Grow Catnip
Let’s define our subject first, because for some time now some retailers have been selling trays of grasses or grassContinue Reading
Answers to Your Questions: Tough Apples
Question About ten years ago, we bought a dwarf apple tree (cultivar ‘Yellow Transparent’). Every May, we apply dormant oil.Continue Reading
Your Own Easy Peasy Rose Pillar
Everyone knows about the tomato cage, which is placed over tomato plants to help them climb effortlessly, but why notContinue Reading
Tips for Beautiful Tomatoes
Granted, it’s still a little early to be planting tomatoes in the ground in some parts of Canada, but hereContinue Reading
Answers to Your Questions: How Do I Get Rid of Invasive Lily of the Valley?
Question Lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis) is invading my lawn and rock garden. Should I have surrounded this plantContinue Reading
To Plant or Not to Plant, That Is the Question!
It’s curious to note that many gardeners in our region believe that the date from which we can safely plantContinue Reading