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

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SIX GREAT CUT FLOWER DAHLIAS TO GROW

August 14, 2014

My love affair with the Dahlia is growing. So many dahlias are giant, dinner plate monstrosities, with blossoms larger than 10 inches in diameter,…

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DISPLAYING A COLLECTION OF VARIOUS FUCHSIAS

August 13, 2014

This summer I have been assembling and training a collection of about 25 upright fuchsia selections, some historical, others just curious, which I am…

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RANDOM BOUQUETS FROM THE SUMMER GARDEN

August 6, 2014

I thought that I would walk around the garden and pick a few hand-tied bouquets for the house. Here is what I found: rather…

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MY TROY BILT SUPER BRONCO ROTOTILLER REVIEW & AWESOME GIVEAWAY

July 29, 2014

++++++CONTEST OVER+++++ Thanks! And congratulations to the winner! Caryl from A Growing Garden It’s that time of the summer again folks – when the back-to…

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MY 2014 GARDEN PROJECTS – THE MID-SEASON CHECK-IN AND REVIEW

July 28, 2014

Many folks asked me about how my ‘special projects’ were progressing, at the Sakonnet Symposium this past weekend – so here is an update….

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THE ORIENPETS – SUMMER’S BIGGEST BLOCKBUSTER COMING TO A GARDEN NEAR YOU

July 21, 2014

They are the gamechangers of the lily world – new interspecific hybrids are changing how we all think about lilies. So get this.  This…

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25 OF MY FAVORITE CONTAINER GARDEN IDEAS

July 13, 2014

These lilies reminded me that sometimes, we forget that bulbs can do well in pots – particularly lilies (um…Easter lilies grow in pots, right?)…

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GREY POPPIES, CLEVER STAKING TRICKS & CONFUSING BLACK SWALLOWTAILS

July 8, 2014

It’s during these long days in Early July, just after the summer solstice, when many garden plants suddenly take off – and if one…

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GOING FOR THE GOLD (AND THE BLUE)

July 2, 2014

This year, even the containers on the deck and around our outside sitting area are planted with blue and gold annuals. Sure, I mixed…

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Manboxes, Mangaves, Manfredas and that Angry Wood Pecker

July 1, 2014

I love odd color combinations, and our window boxes this summer show just how great a container can look when one gets a little…

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