What Will Be the First Flower of Spring?
Every spring, as soon as the snow melts, the bulbs we planted the previous autumn race to be the firstContinue 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.
Time to Look for Bargains
Many garden centers and nurseries offer significant deals in the fall, especially on plants that they would have to overwinter.Continue Reading
The Clash of the Titans
Many of the perennials I love are just a little too invasive for my taste. You plant them in aContinue Reading
Northern Gardeners Need Own Root Roses
Most rose bushes sold around the world are grafted (budded) onto the easy-to-produce and vigorous rose ‘Dr. Huey’. And that’s notContinue Reading
Learning to Live with Spider Mites
The red spider mite (also called the two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae) is widespread in nature. In fact, it isContinue Reading
Rosemary, by dew and by sea
Larry Hodgson published thousands of articles and 65 books over the course of his career, in both French and English.Continue Reading
The First Key to Success with Lawns: Good Soil
When I hear people complain that their lawn is full of weeds, turns yellow, suffers from dead patches, is infested with insectsContinue Reading
Beware of Suckering Trees and Shrubs
Larry Hodgson published thousands of articles and 65 books over the course of his career, in both French and English.Continue Reading
A Gardening Miracle Explained: When Potatoes Produce Tomatoes
You’ll see this in newspapers or on television every 4 or 5 years (the time, I suppose, that the mediaContinue Reading
O My Beautiful Tree
Larry Hodgson published thousands of articles and 65 books over the course of his career, in both French and English.Continue Reading