Author: Matt Mattus

Petronymphe decora These are some of the rarest plants on earth, for you will never find these at nurseries, or in bulb catalogs, in…

French Heirloom Melons in the greenhouse! – It’s an idea I found in an 1802 gardening book about how early New Englanders raised table…

HEIRLOOM TOMATOES, ALL IN A DAYS HARVEST IN AUGUST  It’s high summer, and although I cannot grow as many vegetables as I wish I…

It’s true, you desperate houseplants, now you can tweet for help! I’ve been wanting to do a post on digital advances in gardening for…

ANEMONOPSIS MACROPHYLLA EXCITES EVERYONE WHO FIRST VIEWS IT IN THE LATE SUMMER WOODLAND GARDEN #1 RARE ANEMONOPSIS FLOWER IN THE WOODLAND GARDEN  The second…

WHITE Sinningia tubiflora, Tulbagia violacea ssp alba, and Galtonia candicans  I thought that it was interesting that three white tubular flowers were blooming at…

I just returned from a private blog event hosted by Terrain, the gorgeous gardening lifestyle store located just outside of Philadelphia, PA owned by URBN…

TIP # 1  GREEN IS NOT ALWAYS THE BEST CHOICE- As I depart for a secret event in Philadelphia today ( more on that…

The colors of the Mediterranean are bright, sunny and rich, even in the shade. Olives ripen on the larger olive trees, and yes, I…