100 Garden Moments of Canada
Canada’s Fabulous Garden History in a Nutshell! 2022 is the Year of the Garden in Canada and for that occasion,Continue Reading
Category: Gardening
The Azalea Sawfly: My Exception to The Rule
I share many horticultural ideologies with the Laidback Gardener. One of them is to avoid putting any effort into plantsContinue Reading
Update on the Laidback Gardener Blog
Dear Readers, If you’ve been used to receiving a daily gardening blog from the Laidback Gardener website (and, hopefully, enjoyingContinue Reading
Leafrollers: Surprising, But Not Really That Harmful
By Larry Hodgson Do you have plants in your garden—perennials, shrubs, trees, etc.—which present a curious habit? Some of theContinue Reading
Pelargoniums Need a Rest to Prepare for Winter
Pelargoniums are spectacular plans with beautiful flowers, but for best bloom, they really need a bit of a rest inContinue Reading
Mosaiculture Québec 2022: Just a Few More Days!
By Larry Hodgson Yes, the Mosaiculture Québec 2022 exhibition opens in only a few days. This will be the flagshipContinue Reading
Plant Red for the Year of the Garden 2022
Dare to plant red! It’s the trendy flower color for 2022, the official color of the Year of the Garden,Continue Reading
Ants: The Insect Frenemies of the Garden
Messages have been pouring in over the last few weeks from panicky gardeners who’ve discovered ants in their gardens orContinue Reading
Gardening Book of the Month
Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ)’s monthly gardening e-book suggestion. All New Square Foot Gardening By Mel Bartholomew, withContinue Reading
A Mini Chainsaw for Aging Boomers
By Larry Hodgson My wife surprises me sometimes. Well, a lot, really. Like yesterday, when a medium-sized box showed upContinue Reading