Author: Matt Mattus

‘Bell Tower’ is an appropraite name for this ‘Downward Facing” Orienpet lily. This young bulb will grow into a giant in just a few…

Spirit of Place is the ideal book for any plant lover or even, the serious plantsperson.  While 2020 is turning out to be, at…

My new border garden is about 60% complete, but like all good garden designs, development takes time. This urn is temporary until I find…

Jennifer Jewell’s ‘The Earth is in Her Hands’ offers readers insight into the backstories and inspiration behind 75 of the most extraordinary women in…

When I look at our storeroom in the cellar (cork-lined and full of canned goods that my mother who would have been 100 this…

Two rock stars of the gardening world have recently release significant works worthy of any gardeners bookshelf. Ken Druse’s ‘The Scentual Garden’ and Amy…

Dare yourself to try tulips in colors you normally would not plant. A red tulip may be more complex in color than you might…

Just as an artist creates a composition, what we choose to grow and how we combine it with others in the garden is As…