Answers to Your Questions: Home Remedies for Dealing With Lily Leaf Beetles
When talking about stubborn garden pests, the lily leaf beetle often comes up in conversation. This small bright red beetleContinue 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.
Watering in Full Sun Doesn’t Burn Leaves
Among the most persistent of the numerous gardening myths is the one that insists you should never water plants, andContinue Reading
How to Store Herbs
Edible plants are particularly popular: vegetables and fruit trees, of course, but also herbs. And it’s peak harvest season forContinue Reading
Answers to Your Questions: An Aspen Attacked, a Rose Transformed
An Aspen to Be Saved We have a beautiful trembling aspen at our cottage. About three years ago, a beaverContinue Reading
Ouch, That Stings!
Many plants have thorns or needles… but that doesn’t stop them from being beautiful. Think of roses, spruce trees, andContinue Reading
Answers to Your Questions: Purslane and Maple
Invasive purslane Question How can I get rid of the purslane that has invaded our vegetable garden? Even two applicationsContinue Reading
Harvest Beans Early and Often
Snap beans (Phaseolus vulgaris and its close relatives) are usually harvested when they are still young and tender and when they “snap”Continue Reading
Gardening During Periods of Drought
Several municipalities are turning off the tap for gardeners by banning their residents from watering their gardens. So what canContinue Reading
Answers to Your Questions: Thuja Seeds and Transplanting
Thuja Seeds The cedars at my cottage are magnificent and produce lots of cones. Can these cones be sown, andContinue Reading
Warning: Eggshells May Actually ATTRACT Slugs
A persistent myth claims that eggshells, when crushed coarsely, are very sharp and that slugs would be lacerated when crossingContinue Reading