Tour a New England Garden Packed with Dense Color

Matt Mattusand his partner , Joe , live in a three - generation family line home in a suburban expanse of Worcester , Massachusetts , along with their three dogs . Over the years , Matt has transformed his 2 - acre stack into a densely packed garden bursting with blooms . One field of his property contains many potted plants bordered by privacyhedges , espalieredapples , a glasshouse , and a towering , multistory birdhouse . Behind the greenhouse lie a chicken henhouse where several chickens and a dud named Tom live under a monumental ‘ Hartlage Wine ’ calycanthus ( Calycanthusraulstonii‘Hartlage vino ’ , Zones 5–9 ) .

Building the Painter’s Garden

The other half of Matt ’s garden is a four - quarter-circle area outlined by walking paths , Turkish boxwood ( Buxusspp . and cvs . , Zones 4–9 ) , and a koi pool that he squall thePainter ’s Garden . This arena used to be a golf putting green . Matt started develop this space into a garden in 2018 . The name comes from Matt ’s inspiration . A panther ’s easel is often crowded with different vibrant coloration , many of which become grouped with other like colors as an artist blends different paints . Matt wanted his garden to look similar ; plants with dissimilar but similar colors are grouped together but still observe some contrast with other plants in the garden . The result is a slow , eye - catch planting burst with vibrancy but still manage to look harmonious and not gaudy . This garden is interesting during all four seasons , with many morphological plants that anchor the space during winter .

In this TV , listen to Matt talk about how he created his garden , as well as some of the challenge he confront and his best-loved plants . To hear more from Matt , find his Northeast regional reportshere . And for more stunning tours of some of America ’s best secret gardens , control out these videos :

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