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

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The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Reinvents the Greenhouse

July 16, 2012

THE NEW MODERN GREENHOUSE AT THE ISABELLA STEWART GARDENER MUSEUM IN BOSTON, DESIGNED BY ARCHITECT RENZO PIANO. There is something to said about efforts…

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Heirloom Cottage Annuals circa 1898

July 11, 2012

CURATING A THOUGHTFUL BLEND OF TRULY OLD-FASHIONED ANNUALS TAKES MORE THAN RESEARCH, PATIENCE AND CAREFUL CULTURAL STEWARDSHIP,  IT TAKES A DARN GOOD DOSE OF…

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Early Summer Transitions

July 9, 2012

Helenium is a favorite of mine, filling a gap in July and early August where few other perennial looks so fresh. This display comes…

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HOW TO SOW AND GROW SHIRLEY POPPIES

July 7, 2012

If you crave the delicate blossoms and stems of poppies and want to try growing some in your garden this year, consider the Shirley…

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Turnips and Turkeys, It’s Thanksgiving – Deconstructed

July 6, 2012

In our sweltering heat of July, any Turnips left over in the garden generally become too woody to eat, but given our cool spring,…

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Happy Fourth of July

July 5, 2012

Convolvulus tricolor ‘Royal Ensign’. Today, an uncommon cottage garden annual related to the morning glory.  To quote Google  today, “This land was made for…

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A Farm-to-Table Dinner to Celebrate the Sweet Peas Blooming

July 2, 2012

LAST NIGHT’S GARDEN PARTY FEATURED  SWEET PEAS OF EVERY COLOR, GOOD FRIENDS AND ENOUGH FIREFLIES TO KEEP THINGS SPARKLING WAY INTO THE WEE HOURS….

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The Exhibition Spencer Sweet Peas Arrive

June 25, 2012

Spencer Variety of Sweet Peas picked, and resting on the back porch before we distributed to the ‘old ladies” in the neighborhood. If one…

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California Wildflowers, Welcome In Summer

June 22, 2012

CORAL COLORED CLARKIA AMOENA ‘AURORA’ AND PAPAVER COMMUNTATUM Hot, steamy heat – exactly what my California natives hate, but at least I know that…

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The Long Walk, Like It’s 1910 Again

June 21, 2012

VIEW OF THE LONG WALK, LOOKING SOUTH. A LARGE TUB OF AGAPANTHUS -THE BLUE LILY OF THE NILE, WHICH IS ABOUT TO BLOOM, HAS…

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