Let’s Bring Back A Forgotten Spring Beauty
When I first moved to Quebec City 40 years ago, I was astounded by the vast carpets of white flowersContinue Reading
Welcome to Larry Hodgson’s world
When I first moved to Quebec City 40 years ago, I was astounded by the vast carpets of white flowersContinue Reading
Larry Hodgson has published thousands of articles and 65 books over the course of his career, in both French andContinue Reading
Sweet pepper and chili pepper: your taste buds tell you instantly they are two different things. One has a mildContinue Reading
When I say that I have grown from seed Canadian rhododendrons, primroses and rare alpine plants at home, people oftenContinue Reading
Tonight’s Halloween pumpkin has a long and fascinating story, one well worth looking into. First, the pumpkin is a typeContinue Reading
Colchicum (often falsely called autumn crocus, which is a very different bulb) are beautiful autumn-flowering bulbs. And they’re very hardy,Continue Reading
Plants growing on a slope are more difficult to water than ones growing on a more horizontal surface. That’s because the waterContinue Reading
Warning: horticultural oils (dormant oil, summer oil, etc.) and soaps (insecticidal soap, dishwashing soap used as a pesticide, etc.) will meltContinue Reading
If this is your first experience with lettuce (Lactuca sativa), you’ll discover that your main problem will not be insects orContinue Reading
I have been writing a weekly horticulture column for the French-language newspaper Le Soleil de Québec for 37 years. IContinue Reading
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