Reprise Matt Mattus on Sweet Peas – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – Jan 19, 2026

January 16, 2026 00:27:28
Reprise Matt Mattus on Sweet Peas – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – Jan 19, 2026
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Reprise Matt Mattus on Sweet Peas – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – Jan 19, 2026

Jan 16 2026 | 00:27:28

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Show Notes

Every year when I get to the sweet pea listings in the seed catalogs, I think this is the year, the year I’ll organize some supports in the garden for them, and indulge in their unmatched extravagance of color and fragrance.  Today’s guest, in a repise performance from January 2024, doesn’t hesitate one second or have to think twice about sweet peas ever, which are always on the list in his Massachusetts garden, grown both as cut flowers and elements of beds and borders.  Matt Mattus, author of “Mastering the Art of Flower Gardening,” and also of “Mastering the Art... Read More ›

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