What to Do About Worm Castings in the Lawn?
Have you been seeing small coiled mounds of hardened earth on the surface of your lawn or garden? They areContinue 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.
Understanding Hardiness Zones
It’s amazing how confused some gardeners are about hardiness zones. Yet they’re really quite simple. They’re designed to tell youContinue Reading
What Is “Good Drainage”?
When you read a plant description, more often than not the author slips the terms “well-drained soil” or “good drainage”Continue Reading
The One Gardening Rule I Always Break
I’ve been mulching for decades now and find it helps give me healthy plants with less work on my part:Continue Reading
How to Control Wood Ants
If you see a large ant nest in your lawn or garden and medium-sized black or black and red antsContinue Reading
Towards a Less Needy Lawn
Don’t let lawn care take over your summer. Here are a few simple tips to reduce (enormously) its maintenance: RemoveContinue Reading
Vacation Care for your Garden
Taking a summer vacation is a long-standing tradition. You get two weeks, three weeks or even four weeks off eachContinue Reading
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Rue: the Herb that Shouldn’t Be
These days, everyone loves traditional plants, the ones our ancestors grew. Garden writers keep dragging old plants out of mothballsContinue Reading
Foam on Your Plants? It’s Just Frog Spit!
No, not real spit from a frog, but the cluster of small transparent bubbles in a whitish foam is insteadContinue Reading
Watering Responsibly
True enough, everybody wants a nice green garden, but there is no need to waste water by watering excessively either.Continue Reading