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April 3
Lecture: The Tale Your Garden Tells
Thursday, April 3, 7:30 pm
Free and Open to the Public
Lang Performing Arts Center Cinema
Moving can be an exciting yet overwhelming undertaking, whether it’s moving to the next town or moving across the country. For many, the fun challenge is figuring out where everything will go inside the house, but of course for gardeners they are first thinking of their new garden and how to make it their own. Tom Fischer will take you on his move from the east to west coast and how he has been able to create his garden in a new environment. As his new passion is Mediterranean-style gardens he will highlight plants that have a Mediterranean look but are hardy in the Northeast so that we are not too envious of his lush and mild Portland climate!
Tom Fischer, Editor-in-Chief of Timber Press, is a recent transplant to Portland, Oregon, having spent the previous 18 years in Boston. For 14 of those years, he was on the staff of Horticulture magazine as Senior Editor, Executive Editor, and, for the last 16 months, Editor. He has published more than 130 garden-related articles and book reviews and has a book of his own on the way from North Point Press. Tom has been a judge at most of the major flower shows, served on the board of the New England Wild Flower Society, and has appeared on radio and television garden-related programs.
April 6
Guided Tour: Flowering Cherries
Sunday, April 6, 5:30 to 6:30 pm
Tours depart from the Scott Arboretum Offices and are free and open to the public.
Join Elizabeth Haegele, Assistant Education Coordinator of the Scott Arboretum, for a free tour. Celebrate the Subaru Cherry Blossom Festival by touring the extensive Cherry Collection of the Scott Arboretum in full bloom. The tour will conclude at the Lang Concert Hall for the Tamagawa Taiko & Dance performance at 7:00 pm.
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.
April 8
Guided Tour: Green Roof Tour
Tuesday, April 8, 4:30 to 6 pm
Tours depart from the Scott Arboretum Offices and are free and open to the public.
Learn about the inner-workings, benefits, and beauty of green roofs while exploring the two we have at the Arboretum. Please note the level of difficulty on these tours is higher than others we offer: a brisk walk is required between the two gardens and the second roof is reached only by a narrow, steep ladder. Each of these tours is led by one of the following: Jeff Jabco, Sheila Magee, Dale Nemec, or Lars Rasmussen.
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.
April 14
Guided Tour: A Walk with the Curator
Monday, April 14, 2:30 to 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.
April 17
Workshop: Organic Container Gardening
Thursday, April 17, 2 to 3 pm
Scott Arboretum Parking Lot
Join Mark Highland, The Organic Mechanic, for a lively discussion of organic products and practices to consider when planning your container gardens for the 2008 season. Come see how easy it is to “go organic!”
Members: $10 Nonmembers: $20
Click here to register.
Mark Highland is currently the President of The Organic Mechanics Soil Company, and has held such positions as Compost & Soil Specialist at Longwood Gardens, Landscape Contractor at Northwest Livingscapes, and as a grower for Livingstone Organic Farm.
April 18
Horticulture Workshop: Must-Have Magnolias
Friday, April 18, 9:30 am to 2 pm
Scott Arboretum Blum Classroom and Gardens
Join Andrew Bunting and Rhoda Maurer to learn more about the genus, Magnolia, one of the most popular genera at the Scott Arboretum. In addition to Ilex (hollies) and Quercus (oaks) the Scott Arboretum's magnolia collection is recognized as a national collection through the North American Plant Collections Consortium (NAPCC). Over the last several years we have added dozens of new cultivars and species to our collections and this class will highlight the best of those for gardens of the Delaware Valley. During the course we will spend ample time in the collection studying individual plants, as well as observing how they can be used in the landscape. We will also enjoy a digital presentation highlighting plants that might not be in bloom in the gardens. Each student will receive Plant Data Sheets for 20 selected magnolias. Please dress for weather and walking. Registration is limited to 24 and includes lunch.
Members: $40 Nonmembers: $50
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Andrew Bunting is the Curator for the Scott Arboretum.
Rhoda Maurer is the Collections Documentation Projects Manager for the Scott Arboretum.
April 23
Special Event: Seed Tree Shell
Wednesday, April 9, 4:15 pm (This is reschedule performance from the rain cancelation in March)
Wednesday, April 23, 4:15 pm
Departs from the Scott Arboretum Offices and are free and open to the public.
Seed Tree Shell, a contemplative performance series of interpretative dance that brings attention to beautiful plant collections of the Scott Arboretum . Created and performed by Liza Clark '03 and Rebecca Patek with costumes by Patricia Dominguez, Seed Tree Shell is a performance of their unfolding, movement responses to the questions: Where does my environment end and I begin? Where does she end and I begin? Are we separate or are we inseparably connected?
A guided tour of the plant collection by a staff member of the Scott Arboretum will precede each performance. Performances are free and open to the public. Please bring a chair or blanket to sit on or be prepared to sit on the ground. Performance is cancelled in cases of inclement weather. Additional performaces are March 19 and May 7.
Via the creative work of Liza M. Clark, LMC Performance seeks to stimulate audiences' perceptions of the dynamic relationship between our individual, internal worlds and the environment and society we all share.
April 24
Youth Education: Arbor Day Celebration with Swarthmore-Rutledge School
Thursday, April 24, 1:45 to 2:30 pm
Free and Open to the Public
Scott Arboretum Cherry Border Lawn
Rain location is not on campus and is for Swarthmore-Rutledge School participants only.
Join the Scott Arboretum and Swarthmore-Rutledge School to celebrate and honor Arbor Day. The first Arbor Day was celebrated in the state of Nebraska in 1872 and continues as a national observance to encourage others to plant trees and care for them. Also joining us will be Swarthmore Borough’s Mayor, Eck Gerner, to recite the Arbor Day Proclamation. Bring the whole family to sing songs, and learn about trees. Each family will receive a small tree to plant in its garden. Free and open to the public.
April 27
Guided Tour: Honoring Arbor Day: Heritage Trees of the Scott Arboretum
Sunday, April 27, 3 to 4:30 pm
Tours depart from the Scott Arboretum Offices and are free and open to the public.
Join Rhoda Maurer, Collections Documentation and Projects Manager of the Scott Arboretum, for a free tour. Learn about the majestic trees of the Scott Arboretum. 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.