Author: Matt Mattus

Fall crops are over-producing including chili peppers (for my book), root veggies like carrots and parsnips are ready to be dug, and Asian long…

The crowds were delighted at this weekends’ second annual New England Dahlia Society Show held at Tower Hill Botanic Garden in Boylston, MA. It…

‘Jomanda’, a handsome example of symmetry, and a hard-to-find favorite amongst growers of show dahias.  A quick post as this is Wednesday and I…

A lily pool in the Vermont garden on Patsy Highberg, a noted plantswoman, alpine plant enthusiast and local philanthropist who’s garden is occasionally on…

Evan Eifler from the University of Wisconsin, Madison who is attempting to raise funds to help him collect and study and obscure biodiverse genus…

My home town of Worcester, MA , once a vibrant mill town during the industrial revolution, suffered a decline which many American cities experienced…

Containers on the deck have been rearranged, something I like to do in mid-summer as some containers begin to fade. Always on the lookout…

Purple Kohlrabi is not only beautiful, but so tasty – especially raw. My only complaint is that once it is peeled, there is no…

A mini three-day-vacation in Vermont arranged around the annual sold-out Vermont Cheesemakers Festival felt like a week. Our main reason for coming to Vermont…