The Titillating Sex Life of Orchids
Flowers are all about sex. If they look good and smell good, it’s not to please us humans, but toContinue 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.
Trash-Basket Plants: Prettier Than They Sound!
I’ve long been fascinated by bird’s-nest ferns (Asplenium nidus and similar species, such as A. antiquum and A. australasicum). TheyContinue Reading
Plant Hunting Season is Here!
Horticultural catalogs begin to arrive in large numbers at the beginning of the year. Seed catalogs tend to arrive first,Continue Reading
Beware: Mid-Winter Thaws Can Damage Your Plants
Winters can be very variable. Mild some years, bitterly cold in others … but they often switch from cold toContinue Reading
Houseplant Appreciation Day
They say you learn something new every day and I’ve just learned that the 10th of January is Houseplant AppreciationContinue Reading
2018: The Year of the Calibrachoa
Every year, the National Garden Bureau, a non-profit organization promoting the pleasures of home gardening, selects one perennial, one annual,Continue Reading
Plants With Weird Foliage: Perfoliation
I’m writing a series of blogs about plants with weird foliage, blogs that will appear occasionally, according to the timeContinue Reading
When Dead Leaves Just Won’t Let Go!
Most leaves simply turn yellow and drop off when their life’s work is done. Or at least they come readilyContinue Reading
Beware of the Devil Orchid!
OK, you don’t really have to fear the devil orchid, but you have to admit its flowers really are quiteContinue Reading
How to Water Houseplants the Laidback Way
I don’t water my houseplants with a watering can. That would take too much time! You see, I have aboutContinue Reading