How do Plant Partnerships Help Sustainability?
by Kevin Kosola and Todd Ciche, Bayer U.S.Ill.: intogreen.eu We are all familiar with human partnerships of many kinds, bothContinue Reading
Category: Gardening
How Long Do Tree Roots Grow?
This is how tree roots were once thought to grow. Ill.: Peter, researchgate.net That certainly sounds like an easy question,Continue Reading
News Flash! Laidback Gardener Now A “Top Gardening Blog”
GardenlifePro recently added this blog, Laidback Gardener, to its list of “top gardening blogs, magazines and publications”. It will occasionallyContinue Reading
Top Tips for Growing Root Vegetables
By Tristan Kavanagh Root vegetables are what I enjoy most about gardening. There’s no better feeling than reaping the rewardsContinue Reading
Ugly Tomatoes
Cat-facing on a heritage Beefsteak tomato: ‘Big Beef’. Photo: MJ Guilbault Question: There is something wrong with my tomatoes and IContinue Reading
An Apple Tree Overloaded With Fruit
When an apple tree bends, it could break! Photo: Indie452, reddit.com Question: I have a 5-year-old apple tree that is currentlyContinue Reading
Has the Gypsy Moth Met Its Match?
Gypsy moth caterpillars often appear in their thousands! Photo: www.dufferincounty.ca When I was a boy (back in the 1960s andContinue Reading
Bonus Plants
Sometimes plants hitch a ride with others, so keep your eyes open! Ill.: www.pikpng.com & www.vhv.rs, montage: laidbackgardener.blog I don’t know aboutContinue Reading
Confusion Over Hardiness Zones
‘Sensation’ (Syringa vulgaris ‘Sensation’) is actually a very hardy lilac, fully capable of growing in hardiness zone 5. Photo: platthillnursery.comContinue Reading
Lavatera No More
Lavatera × clementii ‘Rosea’ is now Malva × clementii ‘Rosea’. Photo: gardenersdream.co.uk Yes, the genus Lavatera is gone, taxonomically speaking at least, and itsContinue Reading