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February 1
Horticulture Workshop: Dogwoods for Home Gardens
Friday, February 1, 1:30 to 4 pm Rescheduled to Friday, March 21
Snow Date: Friday, February 8
Scott Arboretum Blum Classroom and Gardens
Rescheduled to Friday, March 21 due to unforeseen circumstances
Dogwoods (Cornus) are among the most versatile and ornamental plant groups for our area and with appropriate selection, dogwoods can provide interest for the home gardener through all seasons. The red-twigged dogwoods add color to the winter landscape, flowering dogwood and kousa dogwood are among the best small flowering trees, and several species have wonderful fall color and attract birds in the autumn. Tony Aiello, Curator and Director of Horticulture at the Morris Arboretum, will discuss the diversity of dogwoods and their uses in the landscape. The class will consist of a lecture highlighting 10 top dogwoods and their cultivars’ diversity, and will tour the Arboretum’s dogwood collection showing some of the best plants for the Delaware Valley. The class will include seasonal interest of dogwoods, cultural requirements, and Tony's list of the best selections for your garden. Please dress for the weather and walking. Registration is limited to 24.
Members: $ 30
Nonmembers: $ 45
Anthony S. Aiello has served as Curator and Director of Horticulture at the Morris Arboretum since 1999, where he oversees the historic gardens and dynamic plant collections. He has participated in plant collecting trips to the southern Appalachian Mountains, China, and Europe. Tony received his BS in Biology from Cornell University and MS in Horticulture from Purdue University. His plant interests include magnolias, maples, dogwoods, hollies, conifers, and witchhazels. His other interests include the history of horticulture and economic botany. He is a founding member of the International Maple Society-North American Branch.
February 7
Lunchtime Lecture: Chile: From Glaciers to Desert
Thursday, February 7, Noon to 1 pm
Free and Open to the Public
Lang Performing Arts Center Cinema
Back in February 2007, Rhoda Maurer, Collections Documentation and Projects Manager of the Scott Arboretum, joined the International Dendrology Society on a 3-1/2 week tour of Chile. Covering a distance of over 1600 miles, or 23 degrees of latitude from Punta Arenas in the south to Parque Nacional Fray Jorge just south of La Serena in the Norte Chico, she visited nine national parks, two penguin colonies and three distinct climactic zones complete with a few hot springs along the way. From the glaciers to the desert, join Rhoda to visit the wonderful diversity of Chile's flora and beautiful scenery.
Bring a bag lunch and join staff and guests of the Scott Arboretum for a visual tour of their travels to beautiful places. Free and open to the public, lunchtime lectures are an informal way to share what has been seen and discovered in various gardens and natural landscapes both in the United States and abroad.
February 11
Guided Tour: A Walk with the Curator
Monday, February 11, 2:30 - 3:30 pm
Tours depart from the Scott Arboretum Offices and are free and open to the public.
Join Andrew Bunting, Curator of the Scott Arboretum, for a new series of free tours at the Scott Arboretum. "A Walk with the Curator" program, previously only available to interns of the Scott Arboretum, provides an in-depth look at the collections, gardens, and plant selections through the eyes of the man responsible for curating the collection. Andrew Bunting will discuss the most recent accessions acquired for the collection, why plants were removed from the collection and maybe should be removed from your garden, as well as the latest garden designs at the Scott Arboretum. The tours are one Monday each month from 2:30 to 3:30 pm, and the topics are the curator's preference.
The tour will begin at the Scott Arboretum Offices and is free and open to the public. In case of inclement weather, the tour will be canceled. For more information, please call the Scott Arboretum Offices at 610-328-8025.
February 12
Workshop: Compost 101: Just Do It!
Tuesday, February 12, 2 to 4 pm CANCELED, MOVED TO SNOW DATE
Tuesday, February 19, 2 to 4 pm
Scott Arboretum Blum Classroom and Gardens
Come learn everything good to know about creating dark brown, rich, crumbly compost from Mark Highland, president of The Organic Mechanics Soil Company. Mark will describe the beneficial microbes that help increase soil porosity and reduce soil compaction. Over 60% of all trash sent to landfills is either compostable or recyclable. Plus, compost saves you money! Reduce, reuse, and recycle right in your own garden! Discussion will focus on compost ingredients, process, maintenance, harvesting, and use. Class includes a handout covering all aspects discussed. Registration is limited to 24.
Members: $ 25
Nonmembers: $ 35
Mark Highland caught the horticulture bug at a young age spending summers at his grandparents’ Illinois farm. He completed his BS degree in Environmental Horticulture at the University of Florida in 1999. In 2004, Mark finished his MS degree in the Longwood Graduate Program. Mark has worked as a landscape contractor, assistant grower on a certified organic farm, nursery manager, interiorscape specialist, an International Society of Arboriculture certified arborist, plant health care specialist, compost and soil Specialist, and currently as president of The Organic Mechanics Soil Company, LLC, a wholesale manufacturer of organic, peat-free potting soil. Mark has taught classes at Longwood Gardens, The Tyler Arboretum, and Callaway Gardens, and has lectured at The Philadelphia Flower Show and for garden clubs in the Mid-Atlantic region.
February 13
Lunchtime Lecture: Baobabs and Lemurs: exploring Madagascar's Natural World
Wednesday, February 13, Noon to 1 pm
Free and Open to the Public
Lang Performing Arts Center Cinema
This lecture will highlight the natural diversity of Madagascar. Andrew Bunting, curator of the Scott Arboretum, traveled to Madagascar for 3-1/2 weeks in November of 2007. His lecture will cover the natural areas throughout the country as well as the diversity of animals, especially lemurs, plants (including the fantastic baobab trees), and birds.
Bring a bag lunch and join staff and guests of the Scott Arboretum for a visual tour of their travels to beautiful places. Free and open to the public, lunchtime lectures are an informal way to share what has been seen and discovered in various gardens and natural landscapes both in the United States and abroad.
February 20
Workshop: Conifer Identification Part 2
Wednesday, February 20, 1:30 to 4 pm
Scott Arboretum Blum Classroom and Gardens
This topic is so vast we are offering it again this year. No need to have taken the last course, this workshop will be a quick review of last year’s list but will focus on identifying several new conifers. We will study deciduous conifers, the often-confused spruces, and we’ll cover several species of pines, spruces, firs and the true cedars, Cedrus, and also include the lesser known conifer species. Registration is limited to 24. Please dress for weather and walking.
Members: $ 30
Nonmembers: $ 45
Andrew Bunting has been Curator for the Scott Arboretum since 1993.
February 21
Lunchtime Lecture: Plant Conservation in China
Thursday, February 21, Noon to 1 pm
Free and Open to the Public
Lang Performing Arts Center Cinema
Join Elizabeth Haegele, assistant education coordinator, as she guides you through her April 2007 trip to China. Liz will show images of plants, people, and landscapes from Beijing to Yunnan Province, as well as share with you important information concerning worldwide plant conservation efforts that she learned about while attending BGCI’s 3rd Global Botanic Garden Congress on Plant Conservation in Wuhan, China.
Bring a bag lunch and join staff and guests of the Scott Arboretum for a visual tour of their travels to beautiful places. Free and open to the public, lunchtime lectures are an informal way to share what has been seen and discovered in various gardens and natural landscapes both in the United States and abroad.
February 24
Lecture: Peonies in Europe-Collections, Breeders, and Natural Habitats
Sunday, February 24, 2 pm
Free and Open to the Public
Keith Room, Lang Center for Civic and Social Responsibility
This lecture is co-sponsored by Mid-Atlantic Peony Society
Carsten Burkhardt, a world-renowned peony traveler and explorer, will guide you through peony collections in Germany, France, the Czech Republic, Holland, Italy, Denmark, Switzerland, and Austria on Sunday, February 24, 2008 at 2pm. He will highlight the private gardens of many collectors and breeders. Explore with him the wild peonies in Greece and Italy and learn about the difficulties of protecting wild peonies.
Carsten Burkhardt maintains the peony website, www.paeo2.de. This site has been called the ultimate peony resource by the president of the Mid-Atlantic Peony Society.
February 28
Lunchtime Lecture: The Gardens of Montreal and Quebec
Thursday, February 28, Noon to 1 pm
Free and Open to the Public
Lang Performing Arts Cinema
Chuck Hinkle, garden supervisor for the Scott Arboretum, will show private and public gardens from Montreal and Quebec. Highlights include everything from the International Flora in Montreal where designers from all over the world showcase 30 gardens using various styles, to a working peat bog in Quebec.
Bring a bag lunch and join staff and guests of the Scott Arboretum for a visual tour of their travels to beautiful places. Free and open to the public, lunchtime lectures are an informal way to share what has been seen and discovered in various gardens and natural landscapes both in the United States and abroad.