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

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Growing…. with Dogs? Breeding here means more than just plants

August 31, 2012

LYDIA, AT THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY NATIONAL TERRIER SHOW LAST OCTOBER – TODAY – SHE BECAME PREGNANT. It’s not my thing, it’s Joe’s, but over…

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Fall Bulbs in Pots – Three Amaryllis Sisters Bloom

August 31, 2012

NERINE MASONORUM, A TINY, EVERGREEN NERINE WITH SLENDER, GRASS-LIKE FOLIAGE, AND THUMBNAIL SIZED FLOWER HEADS THAT BLOOM PROFFUSELY IN THE LATE SUMMER IN POTS…

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Designing a Bulb Garden? What if Mary Blair Helped?

August 30, 2012

A WILD BLEND OF EVERY SPRING COLOR AVAILABLE SEEMED TO WORK FOR ME, AS THESE DISPLAYS PROVED AT THE SMITH COLLEGE SPRING BULB SHOW…

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Hints of Fall – Asian Pears, Turkeys and Winter Squash

August 26, 2012

‘KOREAN LARGE’ ASIAN PEARS, READY TO PICK. NOW, IF ONLY I HAD THE LITTLE STYROFOAM NETTING IT’S AMAZING HOW FAST TURKEYS GROW. THESE HEIRLOOM…

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Best Giveaway Ever! – Win a New Troy-Bilt Cultivator

August 21, 2012

LYDIA WATCHES ME ( UNDER MY WATCHFUL EYE!)  CULTIVATE ONE OF THE RAISED BEDS WHERE THE SWEET PEAS WERE GROWING, AS I TURN-IN A…

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Curating Vintage Palettes – Containers Inspired by 1940’s tablecloths

August 20, 2012

MUSSAENDA HYBRID ‘DOUBLE RED’ LOOKS VIRTUALLY HORRIFYING WITH  THESE RED VELVET-LIKE BRACTS AND PINK FLOWERS, BUT IN SOME OF MY CRAZY COMBO’S, IT ADDS…

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My Convincing Argument – Grafted Tomatoes Prove That Their Worth It

August 20, 2012

MASSIVE FLOWER TRUSSES ON A GRAFTED SWEET 100 TOMATO PLANT – 7 FEET TALL, AND NO SIGN OF FALL BLIGHT – ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. I…

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Home Back East to Rain, Chores and, oh yeah – Crab Grass

August 18, 2012

Morning glories planting on the back porch, are starting to cover the windows. What’s up with the crab grass this year? Sometimes I think…

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Curate an Art Collection in Your Home Garden

August 17, 2012

In Dan Johnson’s Denver garden, art work is everywhere – surprising, unconventional and always unique. I promise – really my last post from Denver…

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Re-imagining the Dry Garden – Xeric Gardens in Denver

August 16, 2012

At the Kendrick Lake Park and Gardens, the design proves that even in August color and texture can reign,  making even a late summer…

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