SPEAKING

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SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS, Judging and APPEARANCES

I welcome offers to speak at your group, but please email me far in advance as
 my schedule at work keeps me pretty busy.


March 2, 2012
Judge - The Massachusetts Camellia Society Exhibition
Tower Hill Botanic Garden


June 25 
San Francisco
HOW DESIGN LIVE
 Matt Mattus | Darwin Meets Shark Tank: Progressive Evolution and the Redefinition of the Creative Role

( I know, not plant related...or is it?)

September 8th
Toronto, Ontario
Ontario Rock Garden Society


September 21, 2013 
Ithaca, NY
Adirondack Chapter of NARGS, Cornell University
South African Bulbs



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August 8, 2012

 THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN CHAPTER OF THE

N O R T H   A M E R I C A N   R O C K   G A R D E N   S O C I E T Y

at

DENVER BOTANIC GARDEN

MATT MATTUS

SOUTH AFRICAN BULBS

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Monday, February 13, 2012

 MANHATTAN CHAPTER OF THE

N O R T H   A M E R I C A N   R O C K   G A R D E N   S O C I E T Y

HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF NEW YORK

TWEETING THE ALPS

 TEXTING FARRER - A CENTURY LATER 

6:00 PM

The Bernese Oberland is surely of the most spectacularly beautiful regions of Switzerland, and of course it is home to the most iconic alpine plants, which we all love to grow, but if you haven't seen the photos of Matt Mattus on his blog GROWING WITH PLANTS.com,  or in his digital magazine PLANT SOCIETY, you are in for a treat.  Matt is going to share with us his most favorite images from his annual summer trips to Switzerland, Austria and the Dolomites of Italy. 

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October 2012

EASTERN WINTER STUDY WEEKEND

NORTH AMERICAN ROCK GARDEN SOCIETY 

BANQUET SPEAKER - National Meeting

AUTUMN & WINTER BLOOMING BULBS

PITTSBURGH, PA

OCTOBER 11, 2012

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Beyond Paperwhites

Amazing Winter Blooming Bulbs

for Pots and Greenhouses 

Many gardeners think about bulbs as spring-blooming, such as tulips, crocuses and daffodils. But here in New England winters are long, and although we are familiar with some winter bulbs such as amaryllis and paperwhites, most gardeners are ready for something new and unusual. Winter-blooming bulbs are the answer. Bulbs are designed to be practically foolproof, but where can you find unusual ones, and which ones should you try indoors or in a cool room? Join Matt Mattus as he shares some of his favorite bulbs for culture in pots, under glass and indoors. Matt will introduce you to all types of bulbs, from South African rarities for collectors to easy-to-grow yet hard-to-find gems, many of which you may have never heard of. Participants will take home a pot or two of some of Matt’s favorites.

INCLUDES A BULB FORCING WORKSHOP, BULBS AND POTS INCLUDED

CONTACT THE BBG FOR MORE INFO

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Saturday, October 15, 2011

THE MASSACHUSETTS CACTUS AND SUCCULENT SOCIETY

AT TOWER HILL BOTANIC GARDEN, BOYLSTON, MA

2:30 - 3:30 pm

MATT MATTUS | THE WINTER FLOWERING BULBS 

of SOUTH AFRICA

OXALIS LUTEA

Join Matt Mattus as he shares his cycle of growing rare and hard-to-find winter flowering bulbs and other geophytes from the western cape of South Africa. Lecture will include photos of Matts collections of bulbous Oxalis, Nerine species, Lachenalia, Babiana, Ixia and many other genera of bulbous cape plants.

Matt grows his collections in his cold glasshouse in central Massachusetts where he keeps extensive collections of many South African bulbs and plants which grow on much the same cycle as many South African succulents and other geophytes. 

Check the Massachusetts Cactus and Succulent Society web page for more info. All are welcome to attend

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Saturday, April 2, 2011

T H E   N O R T H   A M E R I C A N   R O C K   G A R D E N   S O C I E T Y

THE BERKSHIRE CHAPTER 

MATT MATTUS

TWEETING THE ALPS

 (OMG -  GOT A.HELVETICA @ 10k!  IN BLOOM!! :)

 TEXTING FARRER - A CENTURY LATER 

At the BERKSHIRE BOTANICAL GARDEN

The Bernese Oberland is surely of the most spectacularly beautiful regions of Switzerland, and of course it is home to the most iconic alpine plants, which we all love to grow, but if you haven't seen the photos of Matt Mattus on his blog GROWING WITH PLANTS.com,  or in his digital magazine PLANT SOCIETY, you are in for a treat.  Matt is going to share with us his most favorite images from his annual summer trips to Switzerland, Austria and the Dolomites of Italy. 

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Saturday, March 5

T H E   B E R K S H I R E   B O T A N I C A L   G A R D E N

STOCKBRIDGE, MA

2 - 4 pm

MATT MATTUS | The Wild  Side of Gardening

RE-DISCOVERING SUMMER BULBS

Join horticulturist Matt Mattus as he shares his designs, ideas and inspirations for adding lesser-used summer bulbs to your gardens and container plantings. Learn about creative and unique ways to grow such delights as galtonia and old-fashioned tuberoses, as well as how to grow and display the sort of conservatory collections once seen only on private estates, with pots of seasonal bulbs like tuberous begonias and unusual Japanese bulbous orchids. Matt’s presentations are always entertaining and beautiful with his stylish photos and lists of sources so you can re-create these looks at your own home.

Matt Mattus is editor and publisher of Plant Society Magazine and the popular rare plant blog Growing With Plants. He is a member of numerous plant societies and is a wizard with all things horticultural.


Contact the Berkshire Botanical Garden for tickets, or for more information.

COST:
 $20.00 members
$25.00 nonmembers

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