Author: Matt Mattus

HELENIUM, OR SAINT HELEN’S FLOWER ILLUMINATES THE EVENING PERENNIAL BORDER. MANY PEOPLE BELIEVE THAT HELENIUM PREFER HOT, DRY GARDENS, BUT THEY PREFER MOIST SOIL,…

PAPAVER SOMNIFERUM – PAEONIFLORUM GROUP IS A  SELECTION OF THE OPIUM POPPY WITH HIGHLY DOUBLE FLOWERS, IT IS ALSO SOMETIMES SOLD AS P. LACINIATUM…

SOLANUM PYRACANTHUM HAS ATTRACTIVE GOLDEN THORNS, THIS ORNAMENTAL TOMATO RELATIVE IS AN UNUSUAL CONVERSATION STARTER FOR A SUMMER CONTAINER, IT’S FLOWERS AND FRUIT ARE…

INDEPENDENCE DAY HERE IN THE US of A, SO A RED. WHITE AND BLUE TRIO FOR A STEAK COOKOUT  This Fourth of July we…

Sinocalycanthis ‘Hartlage Wine’ has flowers that look like big, burgundy magnolias, and it blooms in early summer. This is a relatively new plant and…

If you are a long time follower of this blog, then you would be familiar with many of the tall stately trees that we…