Author: Matt Mattus

Shaggy elegance or shabby chic? This exhibition mum which I’ve been training all summer by pinching and removing side shoots to allow only a…

A very random bouquet of late fall blooming rarities from the garden. Tricyrtus hirta, Saxifrage fortunei, Allium thunbergeii, Cuphea viscosissima,  a white bottle Gentian…

We recreated the famous dahlia wall originally created at the Seattle Wholesale Flower Market – although we never intended it to look exactly like…

Last month Joe and I paid a visit to author and seed saving evangelist Amy Goldman Fowler’s amazing home, farm and were able to…

Here is a view you rarely see, peeking in through the back of the greenhouse looking forward toward the front door. I am just…

It’s official, the dahlia is back, and it’s pretty safe to say, “in a giant way”. If you haven’t noticed, the dahlia is quickly…

Oh those Gooey Glands and Hairy Appendages. A little sinister, bit scary and somewhat beautiful -the world of carnivorous plants attracts fans from all…

I’ve been neglecting both writing about what’s been happening around the garden here, as well as actually spending time in the garden (it’s just…

Bottle gourds (such as these Lagenaria siceraria planted in a gourd tunnel at the home of Amy Goldman) may seem far removed from the…