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

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Show Report -A Cactus and Succulent Show

September 19, 2010

 JUST A DOG SHOW WILL HAVE A DOG THAT SEEMS TO WIN ACROSS THE COUNTRY, SO IT IS WITH SOME PLANTS. THIS IMPRESSIVE SPECIMEN…

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My New Bulb Rules- 10 Ways to Justify A Frivolous Fritilaria

September 19, 2010

Colchicum ‘Disaraeli’ in my garden this morning. Colchicum ‘Waterlily’ at Tower Hill Botanic Garden It’s already Colchicum season, which always arrives faster than I expect….

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Cape Fuchsia’s Never Stop

September 14, 2010

Two varieties of Phygelius capensis in my African border.  Phygelius capensis, or Cape Fuchsia ( not really a Fuchsia), provides long lasting color in…

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My own private Wisley

September 14, 2010

 I always admire the raised sand beds at Wisley, the Royal Horticultural Society garden in the UK. So when I built my dream greenhouse,…

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Heirloom Tomatoes and Heirloom Eggs

September 13, 2010

 Oh, sweet tomato. These heirloom varieties all grown from seed that I purchased from Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds are from only a handful of…

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Extraordinary fall bulbs

September 12, 2010

 As our days grow shorter, many bulbs begin growth in earnest. The bees are buzzing so loud around the large long-tom pot of Nerine…

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My Happy Experiment with Two Vines

September 12, 2010

 Sometimes breaking rules pays off. It all began last year. I had a surplus of the common houseplant known by many as the Sea…

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The Herbaceous Leaf, Objectified

September 10, 2010

We can learn something from John Maeda’s book and blog, ‘The Laws of Simplicity’. But this can be more than a Japanese aesthetic, it’s…

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The Curated Delights of Maine’s Snug Harbor Farm

September 8, 2010

  Image from the Snug Harbor Farm blog It’s Sunday morning in the near-coastal town of Kennebunk Maine, in a section known as ‘…

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My Blog is Sick

September 7, 2010

Your computer is fine, there is something wrong with my blog, and we are trying to figure out what is wrong. The weird “Movie…

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