Matt Mattus, Author at Growing With Plants

In the greenhouse…late winter rarities bloom

March 14, 2011

Giessorhiza corrugata, a seedling of the wild bulb flower that grows on the shale slopes in Calvinia, South Africa. Planted as seed in 2008,…

Six Signs of Spring

March 13, 2011

Pussy Willows! Still teensy, but reassuring. Our Pussy willows ( Salix discolor), are just showing their catkins. These remind me of when I was…

The Cracked Daphnes – Live (but not for long)

March 12, 2011

As our glacier retreats, winter damage can be found everywhere. Even this Japanese maple in the front garden lost some limbs as the ice…

Finally, the Glacier of Snowmageddon, retreats.

March 11, 2011

Just one week ago, the snow on the deck was still nearly 5 feet deep, having turned to an icy, dense medium as the…

Bit-by-bit,Putting it together – My Top Perennial Garden Secrets Revealed

March 10, 2011

When choosing perennials and bulbs from catalogs, we might be missing a great color opportunity if we overlook selections based off of close-up photos…

Referencing My iPhoto Lookbook

March 9, 2011

It’s time to place my final orders for plants, and I love looking back as I plant forward, as trends change in design, and…

March comes in like an Orchid

March 7, 2011

A Dendrobium alexanderae in bloom last week at the Lyman Estate greenhouse. Back in my greenhouse, a Chinese Cymbidium sinense, growing in a traditional…

My Camellia Collection Blooms

February 28, 2011

If Valentines became flowers, they would be Camellias. As February draws to a close, so does the Camellia season. Even here in New England,…

Rhodohypoxis- the Lemming of the Plant World

February 28, 2011

What this on your deck or terrace? Follow these directions on how to grow one of the least known and most showy of South…

My Own, Private, Spring Flower Show

February 28, 2011

It’s a little self indulgent, ( um….a little?), but I just can’t help myself. I mean, how could I not post these images that…