Ten Cool Season Vegetables
A wide variety of vegetables lend themselves to early spring planting because they do well or are tolerant of coolerContinue Reading
Category: Gardening
Videoconference: Ornamental grasses that take your garden to a new level
They are beautiful, easy to grow and yet not that well known. Ornamental grasses, the decorative big brothers of lawnContinue Reading
Spring Garden Care Tips
By Lauren Smithson In this blog post, Lawnmowers Direct has teamed up with me to bring you our top spring gardenContinue Reading
Parsley: Herb of the Year 2021
Curly leaf parsley. Photo: shop-plants.com By Larry Hodgson The International Herb Association has declared parsley the 2021 Herb of the Year andContinue Reading
A New Look for the Laidback Gardener
Welcome to the new Laidback Gardener web page. If you’re a regular follower, you’ll see it has been completely revised.Continue Reading
Control Whiteflies… With a Hand Vac!
Ill.: Claire Tourigny For a quick, easy and—quite honestly!—fun way of controlling the dreaded whitefly, a major pest of houseplantsContinue Reading
10 Tips on Caring for a New Houseplant
Bringing new plants home is always a joy! Photo: getgreenbewell.com By Larry Hodgson You’ve just arrived from the garden centerContinue Reading
First-time Gardener: Tomatoes from Seed
Photo: canadianfoodfocus.org By Larry Hodgson If you’ve never planted a single seed, why not start this year with the plantContinue Reading
Plants Won’t Suffocate Inside a Bag
Don’t worry that your plant will suffocate inside a sealed plastic bag: remember that plants recycle the air they breathe, absorbingContinue Reading
How to Grow Herbs from Seed
You enjoy growing herbs and are used to buying them as plants … and there’s nothing wrong with that. ButContinue Reading