A Potting Bench Can Save Your Marriage
When one partner in a couple gardens and the other doesn’t, there is often a hint of conflict, especially whenContinue 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.
Counter Seasonal Depression with Houseplants
In the fall, humans tend to fall into depression, a condition experts call “seasonal affective disorder” (SAD). Most of usContinue Reading
How the Poppy Became the Symbol of Remembrance Day/Veteran’s Day
In 1915, a Canadian doctor, Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, wrote a poem, In Flanders Fields, following the funeral of aContinue Reading
Why Won’t My Plant Bloom?
When you buy a plant labeled with a beautiful picture of its flowers, you expect to see it bloom. ButContinue Reading
Why Ladybugs Stink
If you’ve ever handled a ladybug, also called ladybird, you may have noticed that it sometimes gives off an unpleasantContinue Reading
The Monkey Puzzle Tree: Curious Indeed!
This conifer has such a bizarre appearance it will certainly remind you of the vegetation seen in illustrations of primitiveContinue Reading
Turn a Flowerpot into a Twine Dispenser
Here’s an easy garden project that takes only minutes to put together. Place a ball of garden twine inside an upside-downContinue Reading
Unobtrusive Staking for Houseplants
In a perfect indoor gardening world, you wouldn’t need to stake a non-climbing plant. Its branches would be thick and solid, perfectlyContinue Reading
Bugs that Jump When You Water
You’re watering a houseplant when you notice something very tiny, possibly whitish or gray, that springs up into the airContinue Reading
A Homemade Sticky Trap
Generations of gardeners have been using yellow sticky traps to catch unwanted flying insects. Think back to the yellow flyContinue Reading