The Best Time to Weed…
You have a few (or many!) weeds you intend pull in your garden or lawn? Dandelions, plantains, thistles, etc.? WhateverContinue 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.
What’s Eating My Viburnum?
If the leaves of your viburnums look like they’ve gone through a leaf shreader, you can be sure they’re underContinue Reading
Sweet Corn Hates Company
When you sow sweet corn, that is, the corn we eat fresh off the cob, it’s important to always rememberContinue Reading
Herb of the Year: Hot Pepper
Did you know that the pepper is the 2016 herb of the year? Every year, the International Herb Association namesContinue Reading
Give Your Houseplants a Summer Vacation Outdoors
If possible, put your houseplants outdoors for the summer. Even in the best of cases, our homes never quite equalContinue Reading
Friend or Foe? A Closer Look at Insects
I’m always surprised that many otherwise very experienced gardeners know very little about the insects that frequent our gardens. HowContinue Reading
No Such Thing as Black Strawberries!
A reader recently sent me an ad she saw on the Internet offering black strawberries. She wanted to know ifContinue Reading
Keeping Snakes Out of the Garden
Let me start by confessing that I’m not afraid of snakes. As a kid, I used to catch them. Today,Continue Reading
Save Those Broken Stems!
Unless you’re a much more delicate with your planting habits than I am, it’s almost inevitable that you’ll end up accidentallyContinue Reading
A Tire Garden for the Far North
In northern regions (and I mean way up north, above the 50th parallel, like in Alaska, the Yukon, Labrador, NorthernContinue Reading