Author: Matt Mattus

EDGEWORTHIA CHRYSANTHA PAPYRIFERA  ‘AKEBONO’, A RARE SHRUB IS  BEGINNING INTO BLOOM UNDER GLASS. Outside, the world is encased in ice, but in the greenhouse, my…

Pseudolarix amabilis, The Golden Larch NUMBER 1          THE GOLDEN LARCH I saw this growing at a botanic garden, and fell…

ROMULEA KOMSBERGENSIS, RAISED FROM SEED PLANTED IN 2008.  A SMALL SOUTH AFRICAN BULB SPECIES RARELY SEEN. As the snow continues to pile up, we…

A photo of mini lettuce growing in a garden high in the Swiss Alps in the village of Mürren. The European consumer prefers these…

HEIRLOOM TOMATOES FROM MY GARDEN LAST SEPTEMBER, TYPICALLY PRONE TO DISEASES, IF THESE WERE GRAFTED PLANTS, I COULD INCREASE MY HARVEST BY 200%, ORGANICALLY….

THE FIRST BULLETIN ON HANASHOBU, PUBLISHED BY THE JAPAN IRIS SOCIETY IN 1931. In Japan, Iris culture is like many things the Japanese practice,…

Snow gathers on the alpine bed, which is buried under 7 feet of snow, and deep enough to stop the snow from sliding off…

The mottled bark of Pinus bungeana Camellia japonica’Betty’s Beauty’ An interspecific Clivia cross, between C. miniata and C. caulsecens

The Brunsvigia bosmaniae, which bloomed for me this last September, has the most amazing leaves that stay pressed to the ground. I make sure…

My mystery tree Aloe blooms as more snow arrives and the coldest temperatures in 16 years. Tonight -5 F, Tomorrow, -10 possible.  Here in…