Weird but Wonderful: The Nipplefruit
Photo: Andrew Butko, Wikimedia Commons Sometimes you just have to laugh at what Mother Nature’s accomplishments. I mean, just lookContinue 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.
A Moveable Feast: Growing Your Veggies in a Wheelbarrow
You can readily fit a small vegetable bed into a wheelbarrow. Photo: garden.com It sounds like a crazy idea atContinue Reading
How to Grow Beautiful African Violets
A typical modern African violet hybrid. Photo: Pennsylvania State University I’ve been growing African violets (Saintpaulia ionantha*) since pretty muchContinue Reading
Thought of the Day
Cotton thistle (Onopordum acanthium). Photo: naturespot.org.uk In a country where orchids abound, we marvel at the thistle. Larry Hodgson TranslatedContinue Reading
What Are the Types of Indoor Plants?
A guest blog offered by MantelMount. Are overly dim or dry rooms getting in the way of your dreams to becomeContinue Reading
Garland Chrysanthemum: the Flowering Vegetable
The garland chrysanthemum can be a leaf green, a garden annual … or even an edible flower! Photos: amazon.ca &Continue Reading
Ready-to-Use Liquid Fertilizers: Throwing Money Out the Window
Ill.: Dirt Divas And Dudes LLC & HiClipart, montage: laidbackgardener.blog When you’re shopping for fertilizer, beware of ready-to-use liquids, alsoContinue Reading
Keeping Houseplant Clumps Alive
There are enough coffee seedlings (Coffee arabica) in this pot to start a small coffee plantation! Photo: mydomaine.com You oftenContinue Reading
Can Gardeners Trust Hardiness Zones Anymore?
Think twice about trusting the hardiness zones printed on plant labels these days! They’re often way off! Ill.: Clipart Panda,Continue Reading
Sweet Woodruff: So Much More Than a Groundcover!
Sweet woodruff is attractive, fast-growing and so easy to grow … and that’s only the beginning! Photo: vanberkumnurserycom Sweet WoodruffContinue Reading