Easter Cactus: No Spines, Yet Still a Prickly Customer
Among the traditional Easter plants, there is one that is really nothing like the others: the Easter cactus. It looksContinue 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.
Give Fine Seeds a Shake
It is easy enough to space medium-sized and large seeds correctly at sowing time, but what about very fine seed?Continue Reading
Soak Those Seedlings Free
When you start your own seeds, you often find yourself in a situation where they become too crowded and startContinue Reading
Monarch Butterflies are Back!
Congratulations, butterfly gardeners! You’re obviously doing a good job, since the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus), whose numbers crashed drastically inContinue Reading
Save by Buying “Plugs”
In recent years, many of the garden centers in my area have started to offer their retail clients rooted cuttingsContinue Reading
Hard Frosts Don’t Harm Bulbs
There has been an early spring in many areas, with the result that bulbous plants are popping up extra early.Continue Reading
How to Repot a Cactus and Live to Tell the Tale
So, you just love your cactus to death. It’s so cute and prickly that it is just adorable. But it’sContinue Reading
The Four Gardening Seasons
Medias everywhere will be telling you that today is the first day of spring. Or they did so yesterday. (It’sContinue Reading
Seedlings in an Eggshell: Another Gardening Myth?
Did you know that you can sow seeds in empty eggshells? And that egg cartons can then be used toContinue Reading
English Cucumbers Don’t Like Company
Those long narrow cucumbers you see wrapped in plastic in supermarkets, the ones with thin skins you don’t have toContinue Reading