A South Florida Garden Tour
Day Three: More South Miami Gardens For those who have been following the Laidback Gardener blog, this is the thirdContinue Reading
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A South Florida Garden Tour
Day Two: Taking in the Show at TPIE The TPIE (Tropical Plant Industry Exhibition) is the most important foliage andContinue Reading
A South Florida Garden Tour
Day One: South Miami and Homestead I traveled to Florida this week to attend a board meeting of the Garden WritersContinue Reading
2017: The Year of the Pansy
Each year the National Garden Bureau, a non-profit organization promoting the pleasures of home gardening, selects one bulb, one annual,Continue Reading
How to Do a Search on the Laidback Gardener Website
Nothing horticulture today. Instead, just bit of housekeeping. With more than 900 blogs posted so far on the Laidback Gardener website,Continue Reading
Houseplant Weeds
You thought that by moving indoors to garden you were leaving the world of weeding behind? Well, think again. LikeContinue Reading
A Lemon or Orange Tree From Seed?
One fun winter project for both children and adults is to sow citrus seeds and watch them turn into charmingContinue Reading
The World’s Stinkiest Fruit
The Asians call it the king of fruits, but the durian, a curious fruit covered with spiky protuberances that looksContinue Reading
Don’t Forget Where Your Oxygen Comes From!
Everyone knows that humans — indeed almost all animals — breathe oxygen (O2) and therefore absolutely depend on this moleculeContinue Reading
When a Corn Plant Blooms
The corn plant (Dracaena fragrans), also called corn palm. cornstalk plant and false palm, is a popular houseplant, cultivated forContinue Reading