The Story of the Lemon Cucumber
Do you know the lemon cucumber? It’s an actual cucumber cultivar—Cucumis sativa “Lemon”—with round fruits about the size of smallContinue 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.
Doesn’t Nature Do Things Well!
I love fall because the gardens are beautiful and you can enjoy their beauty without lifting a finger. Wonderful, isn’tContinue Reading
My (Short) Career as a Nurseryman
Back in the mid 1970s and early 1980s, North America was plunged into a period of great passion about houseplants.Continue Reading
High Humidity Can Compensate for Poor Light
There are some things I feel the average houseplant grower doesn’t quite get and one of them is the importanceContinue Reading
Yellow Cedars After Fertilisation
Question: We planted a cedar hedge last spring and everything seemed to be going well. Since it rained regularly, IContinue Reading
Silver Squill: The October 2022 Houseplant of the Month
This charming little plant lives on the edge of two worlds. You could see it as a succulent plant, asContinue Reading
Marie’s Click and Grow Garden
Let me be brutally honest. I didn’t believe in smart gardens. I’d seen another brand (Aerogarden) evolve in ads andContinue Reading
I Hate Cucamelons: The Results Are In!
Last week, we held a long-distance cucamelon taste test in this blog. The goal was to discover what people reallyContinue Reading
Drops of Sun That Melt the Snow
You probably know the tulip (Tulipa spp.), narcissus or daffodil (Narcissus spp.) and hyacinth (Hyacinthus orientalis), those spring-flowering “big bulbs,”Continue Reading
Darwin Hybrid Tulips Stand the Test of Time
I find shopping for tulip bulbs in my local garden center almost discouraging. It offers plenty of “choice”—dozens of boxesContinue Reading