English Ivy: April 2021 Houseplant of the Month
Photo: Thejoyofplants.co.uk, styling by Elize Eveleens, Klimprodukties English ivy is the houseplant of the month of April 2021. It is popularlyContinue Reading
Category: Gardening
Backyarding Personality Types
Backyarding—the trend to use the backyard for everything from teleworking and working out to relaxing and recreating—has a different purposeContinue Reading
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
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