Sowing Calendar for Vegetables and Herbs
Photo: nutroo.men & clipartmax.com Wondering when you should start your seeds of vegetables and herbs indoors? Here’s a handy list,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.
When Plants Mutate
Gerbera flower showing a mutation to a secondary flower color. Photo: slowlyretarding, reddit.com The word “mutation” often evokes images ofContinue Reading
Springtime bulbs: March 2021 Houseplants of the Month
The Story of Springtime Bulbs Springtime bulbs are the impulse purchase extraordinaire: how can anyone resist them!? And nothingContinue Reading
Time to Prune Your Hibiscus
If you want your hibiscus to look its best in summer, prune it in late winter or early spring. Photo:Continue Reading
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
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