Author: Matt Mattus

Lydia, our Irish Terrier leaps around the garden enjoying the new snowfall as a Hamamellis x intermedia blooms, heavy with wet, spring snow. This…

A large tub of the awesomely large Australian naive Dendrobium speciosum, blooms next to a smaller, and more common cousin, Dendrobium kingianum. Both are…

A REAL CAMELIA – THE INSPIRATION FOR THE FAUX GLAMELIA This Sunday’s Academy Awards will feature Glamelia’s on the tables at the Governor’s Ball,…

We have a few hundred clivia seedlings, but this one is awesome. ,A deep golden yellow, this clivia has bloomed for the past five…

Artist Carolyn Gavin, who has a blog, and who is the principle designer for ecojot in Toronto posted some very cheery and plant related…

Succulents enjoying the warmth and bright late February sunshine in my greenhouse. Direct sun enhances the color and form of  succulents and cacti, keeping…

GALANTHUS ( SNOWDROPS) ARE BLOOMING EARLIER THIS YEAR DUE TO THE EXTREMELY MILD AND SNOWLESS WINTER – OUR WARMEST WINTER EVER SINCE RECORDS WERE…

HAMAMELLIS x INTERMEDIA ‘ARNOLD’S PROMISE’, JUST BEGINNING TO UNFURL IN THE BRIGHT, FEBRUARY SUNSHINE IN MY GARDEN. NOW ALMOST A TREE, THIS 15 YEAR…