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

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Early September Bulbs

September 6, 2010

This is not a Hessea speciosa ( but the bulb may still be dormant underneath), rather, these are Cyclamen hederafolium seedlings, which ended up…

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Identifying a Nerine species

September 2, 2010

 As we begin September, both day length and temperatures begin to shift, both critical triggers for many Southern Hemisphere bulbs which either begin to…

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Garden Bench Round Up

August 30, 2010

For those with money to spend, there is a wide selection today of garden furniture, so I thought that I might share some tasteful…

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If GLEE was a flower…

August 29, 2010

Gladiolus, straight and tall, at a Gladiolus society show hosted by the Western Massachusetts Gladiolus Society. The poor, poor gladiolus. Under-appreciated, and more likely to…

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Troughs beyond alpines

August 28, 2010

 Don’t read me wrong, I am addicted to alpine plants, and essentially, that’s what trough gardening is all about. Evolving from 18th Century stone…

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What large peduncles you have – Nerine falcata

August 27, 2010

 It takes high summer temperatures in order to get this rare Nerine species to bloom, but alas, we had our hot, dry summer. Much…

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Van Gogh

August 24, 2010

 It wasn’t even intentional, but after photographing this jug of sunflowers, I realized how familiar it looked. I bought the piece of Provencia pottery…

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Rainy day chores in the greenhouse

August 23, 2010

 Finally, a rainy day. I don’t think that we’ve had a rainy day since June, so not only was this a welcome event for…

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Good Bye, Park Seed and Jackson & Perkins, but who’s next?

August 19, 2010

Two Horticultural giants filed for Bankruptcy protection this spring, and it is very sad news for many of us in the plant field who…

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Strawflowers

August 16, 2010

Strawflowers, Johnny’s Apricot/Peach Mix You may remember a post I made in April, when I planted the seed for these strawflowers, a popular blend…

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