The Little Cutting That Could
I accidentally put a dieffenbachia cutting through quite an ordeal… and it came out in fine shape. Here’s the story: OnContinue 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.
Fall is the Time for Topdressing a Lawn
One of the great myths of lawn care is that feeding with commercial fertilizer is enough to keep a lawn in perfectContinue Reading
A Water-Holding Basin for New Plantings
To ensure proper watering the first year after planting, that is, the year in which plants are settling in andContinue Reading
Lawn Edging: Time-Saving… When You Install it Correctly
There are gardeners who can’t stand lawn edging. They feel a true gardener should be willing to redefine the borderContinue Reading
The Ultimate Dandelion Weeder?
There are dozens of models of dandelion weeding tools, all of which can, in fact, pull out any weeds, notContinue Reading
Geranium or Pelargonium? Let’s Stop the Confusion!
For over 200 years now, gardeners have known that their garden geraniums (zonal geraniums, scented geraniums, ivy geraniums, etc.) were actuallyContinue Reading
When Should You Remove a Dead Branch?
Much has been written about when to prune trees and shrubs. We’re told we must prune fruit trees at the end ofContinue Reading
Gardening Myth: De-leafing Tomato Plants
At the end of the summer, my father always stripped the upper leaves off his tomato plants so the fruitsContinue Reading
A Laidback Solution to Lawn Mowing: the Robot Mower
Yes, there are robot mowers. Don’t imagine a humanoid robot pushing a mower, though! They look more like a giantContinue Reading
Does ‘Schubert’ Chokecherry Come Already Contaminated with Black Knot Disease?
One of the best-selling small trees in Northern North America is the ‘Schubert’ chokecherry (Prunus virginiana ‘Schubert’)… and I haveContinue Reading