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Horticulturist Matt Mattus shares gardening expertise, research and science from his home garden and greenhouse.

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Decorating outdoors part 1

December 12, 2010

Joe wraps pine garland around the post of the Martin house, it is made from our local White Pine, Pinus strobus, a common New…

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Aloe arborescens

December 10, 2010

In bud today, is a large, if not massive tree aloe which I brought back from a trip to California about a dozen years…

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More Early Winter Camellia

December 4, 2010

THREE CAMELLIA JAPONICA IN BOTTLE VASES In the greenhouse, the Camellias continue to bloom, with the larger cultivars of Japanese varieties not blooming. There…

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December Grasses

December 1, 2010

Miscanthus sinensis plumes capture the December sunshine making a late afternoon show. Grasses are a most valuable asset in the late autumn garden, in…

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The Importance of Daylength and Light

November 29, 2010

EVERY FALL, I BLEACH THE TEAK POTTING BENCH IN THE BACK OF THE GREENHOUSE, TO KILL ANY BACTERIA AND FUNGUS, IN PREP FOR THE…

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In Bloom Today – Aechmea chantinii ‘Samurai’

November 23, 2010

AECHMEA ‘SAMURAI’ HAS CORAL AND MUSTARD GOLD FLORAL BRACTS AND VARIEGATED LEAVES THAT HAVE A STRANGE BUT ATTRACTIVE DUAL PATTERN IN THE FOLIAGE CONSISTING…

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Preparing Outdoor Containers for Holiday Greens.

November 22, 2010

NOT ALL HOLLY IS RED, THIS PATENTED CULTIVAR OF MERSERVE HOLLY, ILEX X MESERVEAE  ‘MESGOLG”GOLDEN GIRLĀ®’ LOOKS AN ENGLISH HOLLY BUT WITH BRIGHT YELLOW…

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The Camellias of Fall-Orange and Pink? it’s natural.

November 15, 2010

Camellia sasanqua varieties start blooming in mid-autumn. The Japanese cultivar C. sasanqua ‘Omogoromo’ Camellia japonica  ‘San Dimas’ Being born and raised in New England,…

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Autumn Chores

November 15, 2010

THE WALK TO THE GREENHOUSE IS CLUTTERED WITH POTS AND PLANTS STILL WAITING TO BE MOVED IN FOR THE WINTER. With a four day…

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Daily Awesome – Oxalis lutea

November 12, 2010

THE BULBOUS SOUTH AFRICAN OXALIS CAN BE VERY IMPRESSIVE, CHECK OUT THIS POT OF OXALIS LUTEA. It’s almost as if these bulbs knew that…

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