When to Harvest Onions?
The onion (Allium cepa) is one of the most popular plants in home vegetable gardens and it’s not particularly difficultContinue 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.
How to Make Floral Ice Cubes
Do you want to impress your guests with something original? Why not serve ice cubes that contain edible flowers fromContinue Reading
How to Make your Blue Spruce Bluer!
Actually, the title above is a total lie: you can’t really make a blue spruce any bluer than it isContinue Reading
Your Brain Is the Most Powerful Pesticide
When the word “pesticide” comes up, you immediately think of the kind of pesticide you spray, but in fact theContinue Reading
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Garden Myth: Tums for Tomatoes
There is no limit to the human imagination … nor to far-fetched ways to treat our plants. Here’s one exampleContinue Reading
Don’t Carve Initials on Tree Bark
It just seems so romantic, doesn’t it? You’re in love, so you take your penknife and carve your initials andContinue Reading
Faked Photos Indicate an Unreliable Catalog
What you see isn’t always what you get … at least, not when it comes to bulb catalogs. Most, ofContinue Reading
Garden Myth: A Tree Wound Requires a Coat of Paint
Is it true that it’s important to apply pruning paint, paste or some other sealant (I’ll call all of themContinue Reading
Set Your Grapes Free!
Laidback gardeners who ask an expert grape grower how to grow grapes (Vitis vinifera and others) will quickly lose all hope of everContinue Reading
New Plants From the GWA Conference
Every year for over 25 years, I’ve attended the Garden Writers Association Conference and Exposition, one of the rare opportunitiesContinue Reading