Author: Matt Mattus

A SOUTH AFRICAN FIRE LILY, A CYRTANTHUS ELATUS CROSS, NOW FULLY OPEN, LOOKS EVEN NICER THAN IT DID TWO WEEKS AGO. IT VIRTUALLY GLOWS…

THE SAFFRON CROCUS, CROCUS SATIVUS, BLOOMING IN A RAISED ROCK BED IN FULL SUN, UNDER A BLANKET OF PSEUDO-LARIX NEEDLES. The most commonly known…

THE RARE GUERSEY LILY BLOOMS UNDER GLASS IN AUTUMN. THESE CHOICE AND HARD TO FIND RELATIVES OF THE AMARYLLIS GROWS IN MUCH THE SAME…

A CYRTANTHUS ELATUS CROSS ( ONCE KNOWN AS VALLOTA)  BLOOM MOST EVERY AUTUMN. I HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS EXACT CROSS ANYWHERE ( MOST LIKELY…

An enormous burst of flowers this year from this rare narcissus may be attributed to some fertilizer that I am testing, a slow-release brand…

Crocus kothyanus ‘zonatus’…really?  OK. I am confused.  Just because I am Lithuanian, does not mean that I know my crocus, let alone the fall…

FROZEN CHERRY TOMATOES THAT NEVER MADE THE FINAL HARVEST Our freak October Nor’Easter didn’t fail to deliver. Over the weekend, we received its full-force,…