Answers to Your Questions: Invasive Horsetail
Question I had my landscaping redone this month, including some excavation and construction work. I’m discovering that horsetail is growingContinue 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.
Climbing Plants That Hide Quickly
When you’ve got a great view, you might as well show it off, even frame it, with a sophisticated andContinue Reading
Don’t Forget to Mulch!
What I love about spring and the gardening frenzy that accompanies it is that it comes to an end. OnceContinue Reading
Answers to Your Questions: A Color-Changing African Violet
Question A few years ago, I bought an African violet with very bright pink flowers spotted with dark purple, likeContinue Reading
The Modern Peony: Easy and Floriferous
I remember the peonies (Paeonia lactiflora hybrids) of my childhood so well! Huge clumps of big, fully double flowers, fragrantContinue Reading
Answers to Your Questions: Mothballs Against Voles?
Question I’ve got voles on my lawn and I’d like to get rid of them. A neighbor advised me toContinue Reading
Asparagus Time: Growing Tips
Asparagus, no matter if it is a vegetable, has no place in the vegetable garden. The vegetable garden is aContinue Reading
Answers to Your Questions: Where Can I Find a Hardy Banana Tree on Canada?
Question Where can I buy a hardy banana tree? I’m told that this tree doesn’t stand up to our winters.Continue Reading
Ferns in the Spotlight
Ferns are among the few houseplants that don’t flower at all. In fact, the vast majority of houseplants do flower,Continue Reading
Answers to Your Questions: Cedar Hedge Eaten by Deer
Question What can you recommend to a homeowner whose 40-year-old cedar hedge was eaten this winter by deer to aContinue Reading