Comments on: NAILED IT – INSTANT BEGONIA COLLECTION https://gardern.co.za/2014/02/nailed-it-instant-begonia-collection/ Horticulturist Matt Mattus shares gardening expertise, research and science from his home garden and greenhouse. Thu, 13 Aug 2020 21:54:09 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 By: john in Cranston https://gardern.co.za/2014/02/nailed-it-instant-begonia-collection/#comment-1948 Sun, 09 Mar 2014 16:59:59 +0000 #comment-1948 In reply to john in Cranston.

Then it's a plan: Get me to Lyman.
I had the opportunity to wander the grounds of the Huntington Library in Pasadena when I stumbled across the camellia collection: A forest of camellias in bloom. It was a tad overwhelming….

See you in Little Compton!

]]> By: Matt Mattus https://gardern.co.za/2014/02/nailed-it-instant-begonia-collection/#comment-1947 Mon, 03 Mar 2014 08:31:48 +0000 #comment-1947 In reply to Unknown.

…or you can place an order, I am sure that they won't mind!

]]> By: Matt Mattus https://gardern.co.za/2014/02/nailed-it-instant-begonia-collection/#comment-1946 Mon, 03 Mar 2014 08:30:52 +0000 #comment-1946 In reply to john in Cranston.

I was going to go to Lyman greenhouses last weekend with Tovah Martin, but then she wanted to get ready for the Philadelphia flower show, where she was speaking, and I had to go to Miami this weekend. I went to the estate last year, the camelias are always worth it!

]]> By: Matt Mattus https://gardern.co.za/2014/02/nailed-it-instant-begonia-collection/#comment-1945 Mon, 03 Mar 2014 08:29:02 +0000 #comment-1945 In reply to Evan Bean.

Oh great, I never heard of Steve's Leaves! Always great to hear about new sources. Thanks for sharing that!

]]> By: Evan Bean https://gardern.co.za/2014/02/nailed-it-instant-begonia-collection/#comment-1944 Sun, 02 Mar 2014 08:46:43 +0000 #comment-1944 Wonderful post! I had the pleasure of visiting Logee's when I interned at Garden in the Woods in Framingham, MA. I'm afraid I caused a bit of a slipping hazard in the greenhouses (drool, you know). I don't have any begonias from them, but I have two rex hybrids that have performed very well from Steve's Leaves in Texas. They are another great source for indoor foliage plants and are also doing some breeding work with begonias. I can attest to their crosses, 'Starry Night' and 'Old Blue' being fantastic indoor plants, even in less than ideal humidity (< 50%). Great packing and fantastic customer service. Love the clivias, also. Sorry, no name ideas for the salmon one (well, no good ones).

]]> By: john in Cranston https://gardern.co.za/2014/02/nailed-it-instant-begonia-collection/#comment-1943 Sat, 01 Mar 2014 06:54:03 +0000 #comment-1943 I was at Logees about a month ago and was happily surprised by the infrastructure work that they seemed to do in the past year, especially the concrete pavers making getting about in there less of a challenge ( at 6'1", there's still plenty of stooping to be had).
Plant selection is always a great, exciting, informative. But mid-winter, it's the perfect place to recharge my garden batteries. I bought a Meyer lemon and an epiphylum anguliger for my birthday present.

Has anyone been to Lyman Estates, speaking of recharging in a greenhouse mid-winter?
I have yet to go…

]]> By: Mlle Paradis https://gardern.co.za/2014/02/nailed-it-instant-begonia-collection/#comment-1942 Sat, 01 Mar 2014 04:02:31 +0000 #comment-1942 that paulensis is mad! i remember seeing so many amazing begonias growing wild in hawaii. to think they were my starter plant when i was a clueless college student. nice post, thx!

]]> By: Unknown https://gardern.co.za/2014/02/nailed-it-instant-begonia-collection/#comment-1941 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 18:56:31 +0000 #comment-1941 Funny, I was just looking at begonias on Logee's website yesterday. Next time I'm headed north, I think I'll need to make a side trip.

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