Author: Matt Mattus

Our lovely yellow magnolia ‘Gold Finch’ in now more like a Gold Finch in drab winter plumage. That Pelargonium bowkerii seedling I grew for…

Arenaria montanaOK….sure, this could be a Farrer Medal winning plant from any well-known potted alpine plant exhibit in the UK, but it’s not…..it’s from…

Pelargonium bowkeri Of the 230+ species of Pelargoinum, 185 are concentrated in the winter rainfal area of the south esters tip of South Africa….

Lachenalia aloides var. aloides Sparaxis elegans Moraea pritzeliana Romulea ‘Nightshays form” Romulea australis Romulua minutiflora Sand bed in greenhouse with Cape Bulbs

Fritillaria sewerzowiiIan Young, from the Scottish Rock Garden Society ( and his very informative and addictive blog) had recently raised the issue that many…