Start Your Own Hardy Hibiscus from Seed
Easy Steps to Grow Your Own Hardy Hibiscus When it comes to adding drama and flair to the garden, youContinue 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.
Multiply Your Spider Plant Naturally … Through Layering!
The spider plant produces numerous plantlets that can be used for propagation. Photo: Lena Viridis, depositphotos By Larry Hodgson TheContinue Reading
How to Plan, Plant and Grow a Kitchen Herb Garden
Sure you can grow your own herb garden. It really isn’t that difficult! Photo: alexraths, depositphotos By Diane H. WongContinue Reading
Planning a Micro-clover Lawn
Micro-clover—an extra-dwarf variety of white clover (Trifolium repens) with smaller leaves and a lower height—has been gaining ground as aContinue Reading
Gardening with the Moon: Myth or Reality?
Photo: Kagenmi, depositphotos By Larry Hodgson Question: I like to plan my garden activities according to the phases of theContinue Reading
A Boston Fern Makeover
By Larry Hodgson The Boston fern (Nephrolepis exaltata ‘Bostoniensis’) is among the most popular houseplants and with good reason, asContinue Reading
2022 Gardening Trends: Reuse, Recycle, and Replant
Photo: Wavebreakmedia, depositphotos By Hannah Walters The COVID-19 pandemic has made us all appreciate our gardens more. The very factContinue Reading
How to Grow Your Own Ginger
Photo: mkqayyum@gmail.com, depositphotos By Larry Hodgson Ginger (Zingiber officinale) is well known as a tropical spice. We grow it forContinue Reading
Gardening Book of the Month
The New Seed-Starters Handbook by Nancy Bubel and Jean Nick Are you starting to master the basics of gardening andContinue Reading
Heart-leaved Houseplants for Valentine’s Day
These 5 Heart-Shaped Houseplants are perfect gifts for someone special. Show your love and appreciation to someone special this Valentine’sContinue Reading