Growing With Plants

Vitty A. Mattus. 1914 – 2014. My dad’s self portrait from 1960, when he was my age. My dear friends and readers, I am…

Farm to Table? How about: Garden-to-kitchen-to-table. A more realistic, tastier and achievable approach. This past weekend, I’ve become more than a little obsessed with…

A nearly black Salpiglossis, which self-seeded into a tub where an orange tree is growing, has grown to magnificent proportions throughout the winter in…

Yes, lots of Guy Wolff pots were added to the greenhouse collection that I started 12 years ago. This Begonia grandifolia was also added…

Cypripedium ‘Sabine Pastel’ blooming now in our woodland garden. These new ladyslippers by Frosch are easier to grow, but still require the perfect site,…

A pair of  antique rusty equine busts are just an example of the quality of antiques and treasures to be found at Trade Secrets,…

Our Asian Pear trees are in full bloom, and just in time for our first day of warm temperatures, allowing the droves of honeybees…

A LOVELY BRONZE AND COPPER COLORED DOUBLE AURICULA PRIMROSE GROWN BY JUDITH SELLERS AT THE NEW ENGLAND PRIMULA SHOW THIS PAST WEEKEND. I think…

It’s a slow spring, which is great, since many plants are staying in the greenhouse longer, giving me extra time to plant. A short…

Known as Trailing Arbutus to Yankee New Englanders, or as Mayflower, Epigaea repens is a lovely native American wildflower that signals the end of…