The Forest: the Perfect Landscape for the Laidback Gardener
By Larry Hodgson If you’re lucky enough to have a section of forest on part of your lot, don’t complain.Continue Reading
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Less Fertilizer, Healthier Lawn!
By Larry Hodgson The idea that a lawn absolutely needs fertilizer, and that the more you fertilize it, the betterContinue Reading
Geranium or Pelargonium? More than 230 Years of Confusion
By Larry Hodgson For over 230 years now, gardeners have known that their garden geraniums (zonal geraniums, scented geraniums, ivyContinue Reading
Only Male Flowers on Cucurbits? Give It Time!
By Larry Hodgson If you’re fairly new at home gardening, you may find growing cucurbits (cucumbers, squashes, melons, etc.) aContinue Reading
My Garden Featured in National Magazine
By Larry Hodgson Would you believe my garden—my personal gardening space around my home in Quebec City—has been featured inContinue Reading
THE 2021 PERENNIAL PLANT OF THE YEAR®
CALAMINTHA NEPETA SUBSP. NEPETA (syn. Clinopodium nepeta nepeta) Lesser Calamint Like a cloud of confetti, tiny white flowers (sometimes touched with paleContinue Reading
Top 5 Garden Design Ideas for Summer
By Teena Middleton Have you always wanted to grow your own summer garden? Now is the time to start planningContinue Reading
Nature Conservancy of Canada urges people to be vigilant for ticks
Beware of little freeloaders this summer Many people are making plans to enjoy the rest of spring and summer outdoors.Continue Reading
Vegetables Cross-Pollinating: Not to Worry!
By Larry Hodgson I regularly receive letters from gardeners concerned that their fruiting vegetables might cross-pollinate, that is, that byContinue Reading
A Miniature Conifer Container Garden: Beauty Without Blooms!
By Larry Hodgson Gardeners are often so focused on flowers that we sometimes forget there are other plants of interestContinue Reading