Coming to Grips with Ragweed
If you sneeze more often than normal between the beginning of August and the end of September, if your eyesContinue 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.
Tips For Fertilizing Your Lawn In An Eco-Friendly Way
A Guest Blog by Ann Katelyn of Sumo Gardener “I’m Ann, I have dedicated most of my life in gardening.Continue Reading
Orach: An Ancient Vegetable That’s New Again
Do you know orach or orache (Atriplex hortensis), also known as mountain spinach? It’s a vegetable that was once veryContinue Reading
A Nearly Instant Flowerbed for Laidback Gardeners
When you want to start a new flower bed, why bother cutting out and removing the sod, then double-digging theContinue Reading
The Laidback Way to Layer Plants
In the wild, plants mostly reproduce by seed. But the second most common method is layering. Oddly enough, few gardenersContinue Reading
Three Years Already
It was three years ago today, on May 20, 2014, that I started producing a daily gardening blog under the nameContinue Reading
Commercial Herb Plants: Doomed to Die?
Poor horticulture has begun to dominate in the field of herb plants. More and more herb sellers (supermarkets, public marketsContinue Reading
Can You Save A Deer-Damaged Cedar Hedge?
What a shock when you realize that the deer got to your hedge over the winter. They are particularly fondContinue Reading
An Echinacea for Montreal’s Anniversary
Montreal, the New World’s largest French-speaking city, is celebrating a milestone anniversary this year: its 375th. And for the occasion,Continue Reading
Growing Tomatoes Upside Down: Fine, But Why?
Sure, you can grow tomatoes upside down, with the roots on top and the stems, leaves, flowers and fruits underneath.Continue Reading