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
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.
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
Getting Those Fall Leaves Off Your Lawn
When I was a kid over 50 years ago, there was only one way to pick up the fall leavesContinue Reading
I Hate Cucamelons
Maybe you call them cucamelons, mouse melons, Mexican miniature watermelons, Mexican sour cucumbers, Mexican sour gherkin or pepquinos. Or in Spanish,Continue Reading
Visit Nurseries to Discover the Splendours of Fall Plants!
More and more temperate-climate gardeners are discovering that the flowering season in their garden doesn’t end with Labor Day. Indeed,Continue Reading
Hops for Beer Lovers
We know all the ingredients that make a good cold beer so good. But it was only fairly recently thatContinue Reading
Birch Catkin Bug: Stinky Bugs Falling From Trees
Question My birch trees are infested with bugs. They hang in a cluster at the end of the branches. WhileContinue Reading
What Animal Is Damaging My Tree’s Bark?
Question We’ve had a Norway maple in our back yard for over 15 years. This summer, we observed that theContinue Reading
A Bit of Fall Lawn Maintenance
Changing ingrained habits isn’t easy. Those concerning the maintenance of lawns, for example, go back generations. We still do justContinue Reading