Fruit Trees: It Usually Takes Two
For many fruit trees, you need more than one cultivar in order to ensure a good harvest. Photo: Murtagh’s Meadow,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.
Can You Harvest Seeds From Store-bought Tomatoes?
Ill.: pure-flavor.com, Dictionary.com & brooklynfarmgirl.com, montage: laidbackgardener.blog Question: Can I collect seeds from the tomatoes I buy in the supermarket and use them toContinue Reading
The Longest Blooming Perennial of All?
White corydalis: the perennial that won’t stop blooming. Photo: Michel Descamps, Sysbio The older I become, the more I appreciateContinue Reading
How Does Biochar Work to Improve, or Even Decontaminate, Soil?
Fruitwood pyrolized into biochar. Photo: Jeff Novak, USDA-ARS. An article by Jim Ippolito, Colorado State University Biochar – as theContinue Reading
Starting a Witch-Hazel Off on the Right Foot
American witch-hazel is one of the few witch-hazels that blooms in the fall rather than the spring. Photo: kiefernursery.com Question: MyContinue Reading
Cage Your Climbing Roses
Climbing roses are much less work if you cage them. This is Rosa ‘Graham Thomas’. Photo: agardenforthehouse.com Traditionally, climbing rosesContinue Reading
Year of the Garden Bean
Every year, the National Garden Bureau, a non-profit organization promoting the pleasures of home gardening, selects one annual, one perennial, oneContinue Reading
Urban agroforestry and its potential integration into city planning efforts
Urban agroforestry makes efficient, double use of space. Trees that produce food can line city streets, parks, and other spaces.Continue Reading
15 Fun Facts About Orchids
Phalaenopsis or moth orchids are currently the most popular orchids. Photo: chipandchristianna.com So many of us grow orchids, but whatContinue Reading
Five Good Reasons to Grow Your Garden from Seed
Heirloom flowers such as sweet William (above: Dianthus ‘Jolt’ visited by silver spotted skipper), love-in-a-mist and love-lies-bleeding offer romance, drama,Continue Reading