Author: Matt Mattus

This years’ maple sugaring season promises to be profitable for local Vermont farmers as the weather is finally cooperating. These old maple buckets are…

Two greenish flowers bloom on March 17th, left – Lachenalia aloides var. Vanzyliae, and on the right, Gladiolus watermeyeri. Two wild bulbs from the…

Philip Haas’ ‘The Four Seasons’ ‘Autumn’ ( rear) and Winter’ expands the repertoire of contemporary artwork seen at botanical gardens. You never know what…

Saguara Cactus ( Carnegiea gigantea)  punctuate the desert on a chilly hike in March, in Arizona’s Desert Botanic Garden in Phoenix. I am here…

Lily of the Valley pips emerging in the greenhouse – in a week, the entire flat will be a fragrant garden  The meteorologists know…

Camellias from all over Massachusetts are benched on a table awaiting to be judged at the 184th Annual Camellia Exhibition sponsored by the Massachusetts…

Texture, color and form are all reconsidered in the ‘off-season’, when I revisit photos that I took in the previous growing season. Each winter,…