Mattakkara is a part of Kottayam District mainly spread in Akalakunnam Panchayath.

You can find pepper, paddy, banana, coffee, tapioca and coconut trees like any other place of Kerala in Mattakkara.

Hard working farmers of this place play an important role to make this happen.

The main vegetation occurs due to rubber plantations which cover 50% of the area.

Topiary is the horticultural practice of training perennial plants by clipping the foliage and twigs of trees, shrubs and subshrubs to develop and maintain clearly defined shapes.