Time to Order Colchicums
Colchicum (often falsely called autumn crocus, which is a very different bulb) are beautiful autumn-flowering bulbs. And they’re very hardy,Continue 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.
Bugs: Garden Friends or Foes?
Garden soil isn’t sterile … and we wouldn’t want it to be sterile. Rather, it needs to teem with life.Continue Reading
Conifer Needles Against Slugs
Question My hostas are attacked by slugs and I have tried many things to control them with variable amounts ofContinue Reading
Long Live Laidback Gardening!
Yet another trip down memory lane! My son Mathieu and I are into that these days. The more my healthContinue Reading
Curious Green Hump Under a Bird Feeder
Question: A curious phenomenon occurred at my house after I installed a bird feeder. A few days after installation, theContinue Reading
Successful Watering on a Slope
Plants growing on a slope are more difficult to water than ones growing on a more horizontal surface. That’s because the waterContinue Reading
Eight Common Gardening Myths
No one knows where they’re from or how they begin. Like urban legends, gardening myths spread like wildfire from gardenerContinue Reading
Schefflera: The August 2022 Houseplant of the Month
The schefflera or common schefflera, now Heptapleurum actinophyllum, was until recently known to plant hobbyists as Schefflera actinophylla. It’s aContinue Reading
World’s Largest Water Lily Discovered … in a Herbarium Drawer at Kew Gardens
Yes, 177 years after the first specimen was dried and brought to Kew Gardens in London, where it remained inContinue Reading
Air Rooting For Difficult Succulent Cuttings
Taking stem cuttings of coleus and philodendrons is simple. Just insert the stems into a pot of moist potting mix,Continue Reading