Comments on: DAD’S 100th BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION https://gardern.co.za/2014/02/dads-100th-birthday/ Horticulturist Matt Mattus shares gardening expertise, research and science from his home garden and greenhouse. Thu, 13 Aug 2020 21:55:30 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 By: Unknown https://gardern.co.za/2014/02/dads-100th-birthday/#comment-2027 Fri, 07 Feb 2014 05:55:56 +0000 #comment-2027 Thank you for this interesting and very enjoyable post.

]]> By: Heidi https://gardern.co.za/2014/02/dads-100th-birthday/#comment-2026 Fri, 07 Feb 2014 05:52:37 +0000 #comment-2026 What a wonderful celebration! Your father's artwork is fantastic, especially "Tornado". It was all lovely, thank you so much for sharing.

]]> By: nanne https://gardern.co.za/2014/02/dads-100th-birthday/#comment-2025 Fri, 07 Feb 2014 05:22:44 +0000 #comment-2025 wow! i do not even know where to start this comment, so i'll go with the superficial first :). what a handsome man your dad was when young and even now. he is the movie star version of a one hundred year old (looks more like 70). his eye for detail in his art is amazing. i love the pieces you shared with us and really think you should frame & hang them. did he make a living as an artist?

you did not just give your father a birthday party. you gave him such a gift of love and appreciation. i cannot imagine how much time & thought went into that "simple" gathering–the chalkboard rendering of his work, the cakes with his art and likeness, just getting the family members all together at one time, the plant installations that were not only gorgeous and imaginative, but reflected what you learned from your father about nature & gardening…i could write an essay :)!

your father had to be so touched and so, very proud of the son he raised.

thank you for sharing your lovely family celebration and your gorgeous home.

]]> By: Modern Mia https://gardern.co.za/2014/02/dads-100th-birthday/#comment-2024 Fri, 07 Feb 2014 04:19:55 +0000 #comment-2024 What a treasure to have your dad still with you at 100! Thanks for sharing the celebration with us! A rare treat indeed.

]]> By: Alain https://gardern.co.za/2014/02/dads-100th-birthday/#comment-2023 Thu, 06 Feb 2014 20:47:24 +0000 #comment-2023 You seem to have had a very good family celebration. Your father is a good painter. "Tornado" reminds me of paintings by Fletcher Martin.
Your forced Hamamelis is beautiful.

]]> By: Mlle Paradis https://gardern.co.za/2014/02/dads-100th-birthday/#comment-2022 Thu, 06 Feb 2014 20:21:06 +0000 #comment-2022 what a lovely post! thanks for sharing all of this with us. how nice for your family and friends and especially your Dad – happy 100th birthday to him! and lucky you to have inherited so much from a talented and engaged Dad. the apple doesn't fall far from the tree!

]]> By: AmyO https://gardern.co.za/2014/02/dads-100th-birthday/#comment-2021 Thu, 06 Feb 2014 18:02:29 +0000 #comment-2021 Fabulous post and a wonderful tribute to your dad! You are a good son to honor him in such a lovely way!

]]> By: Ock Du Spock https://gardern.co.za/2014/02/dads-100th-birthday/#comment-2020 Thu, 06 Feb 2014 11:28:47 +0000 #comment-2020 I love that you still find somewhere to grow every when it's snowing like that outside 🙂

]]> By: Claudia https://gardern.co.za/2014/02/dads-100th-birthday/#comment-2019 Thu, 06 Feb 2014 05:58:58 +0000 #comment-2019 How wonderful to be 100, clear in your thoughts and healthy in body.

]]> By: hopflower https://gardern.co.za/2014/02/dads-100th-birthday/#comment-2018 Thu, 06 Feb 2014 04:52:48 +0000 #comment-2018 Wonderful! And what a nice party you held for him. Bless him and I hope he continues to enjoy whiskey and chocolates as long as he is able. A wonderful life indeed!

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