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

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Penstemon in the east

June 1, 2010

It’s starting to look more like the foothills of the Rockies in Colorado, than a central Massachusetts garden but for whatever reason, the Penstemon…

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Cypella herbertii, An Iris Relative from Uruguay

May 31, 2010

Cypella herbertii, is a rarely seen iris relative and it’s Iris ‘Eyes are Smiling’, even thought it’s from South America via Uruguay, this grows from…

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Calycanthus raulstonii ‘Hartlage Wine’

May 31, 2010

Today, I share a new plant in my garden, Calycanthus raulstonii, a new bigeneric cross involving the native eastern species of Calycanthus floridus, which…

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Early Cabbage and Lettuce

May 31, 2010

I have been surprised at how quickly some crops seem to mature in certain years. Last year, I barely had time to plant seeds…

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Making a Hot Dog Arrangement, and a Saturday Garden Stroll

May 29, 2010

We like both, casual and fancy. There are parts of our garden that are well designed, and parts that visitors never see. There are…

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Vintage Fertilizer Round Up

May 29, 2010

‘nuf said. Nothing say’s spring, like spreading Whale Fertilizer. Before the Japanese and Whale Wars,  the idea of whale fertilizer was not unthinkable. In…

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A New Generation of Nemesia and Diascia are worth trying

May 27, 2010

Diascia varieties today are better than before. Recently, two rarely grown plants have been getting a lot of attention for use in stylish containers…

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Siberian Iris ‘Uncorked’

May 24, 2010

Jan and Marty ( good friends, and owners of Joe Pie Weed Gardens), bred this amazing Siberian Iris, called ‘Uncorked’, and I am so…

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A couple more white bells

May 24, 2010

Tulbaghia violacea ssp. alba in the evening sun. This South African native blooms all summer for us, kept in large clay pots around the…

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Two Tiny White Bells

May 20, 2010

A tiny white alpine form of Rhododendron, the plant, growing in a trough, is no taller than 8 inches, but I misplaced (i.e. lost)…

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