Spice Up Your Valentine’s Day… With Plants
Valentine’s Day is all about love: romantic love, of course, but also sensual, carnal love. So, in the run-up toContinue 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.
Winter Berries to Attract Birds
In the heart of winter, when the landscape is blanketed in snow, attracting a diverse array of birds to yourContinue Reading
Garden Tours: The Height of Laidback Gardening
With spring just around the corner, it’ll soon be time for that favorite sport of the truly Laidback gardener: visitingContinue Reading
Answers to Your Questions: Creating an Indoor Pond
Question I want to create a water garden in the house for my two fish and my turtle. I’d likeContinue Reading
What Does a Mild January Mean for Our Plants?
It’s not the first time we’ve had a mild January in the region. I remember planting tulip and narcissus bulbsContinue Reading
Horticultural Home Remedies: Pros and Cons
Hardly a day goes by without someone suggesting to me a home remedy of some kind for a horticultural problem,Continue Reading
Answers to Your Questions: Thrips on African Violets
Question I have a collection of African violets, about a hundred of them. This autumn I brought in my plantsContinue Reading
Angel’s Trumpet: Happier Indoors Than Out
This was a tough summer for my angel’s trumpets (Brugmansia cultivars). Normally they bloom like mad from August through September,Continue Reading
If You’re Afraid of Bees
I regularly receive questions from gardeners who are afraid of bees and want to know which plants will not attractContinue Reading
10 Tips for Looking After Your Houseplants
How often do I hear people say, in despair, that they don’t have a green thumb with houseplants? And yet,Continue Reading