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

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Plant Trials

Growing Annual Vines in Pots

Plant Trials

My Surprising Nicotiana Trial Results

Plant Trials

Salpiglossis Techniques and Trials

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A Comprehensive review of all the wrong ways to grow Salpiglossis found on the Internet.

Late Winter in the Sonoran Desert

March 10, 2013

Saguara Cactus ( Carnegiea gigantea)  punctuate the desert on a chilly hike in March, in Arizona’s Desert Botanic Garden in Phoenix. I am here…

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HOW TO GROW SWEET PEAS FOR CUT FLOWERS

March 7, 2013

Cut flower sweet peas are one of the most amazing flowers a gardener can ever experience, but they are not always the easiest to…

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It’s Meteorological Spring!

March 4, 2013

Lily of the Valley pips emerging in the greenhouse – in a week, the entire flat will be a fragrant garden  The meteorologists know…

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A 184 Year-Old Camellia Exhibition

March 3, 2013

Camellias from all over Massachusetts are benched on a table awaiting to be judged at the 184th Annual Camellia Exhibition sponsored by the Massachusetts…

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My Lachenalia Bacchanalia

February 25, 2013

Lachenalia, or Cape Hyacinths are like visual candy.  These I  photographed these today a faceplate of a book from the late 1800’s  that I…

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Garden design is not the same as interior design

February 21, 2013

Texture, color and form are all reconsidered in the ‘off-season’, when I revisit photos that I took in the previous growing season. Each winter,…

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HOW TO GROW AND COOK CARDOON

February 17, 2013

I found cardoons at my local market – a relative of the Artichoke, the stems are cooked and eaten and they have the same…

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The Future of Gardening Magazines

February 15, 2013

Garden Design magazine closes it’s doors. Last Thursday, Bonnier Corp. announced to the staff of Garden Design Magazine, that it will be folding after…

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My African Violet Makeover

February 12, 2013

I am on a top secret mission to make the African Violet cool again. Wait, was it ever cool? It’s time to rediscover exhibition…

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A Blizzard Strikes

February 11, 2013

The greenhouse looks cold and frozen, in this weekend’s blizzard, but even with winds howling over 75 MPH, thanks to protective evergreens, and a…

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