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March 5
Gardens, Adventures, and Faraway Places:
Great Gardens of Asheville, North Carolina
Thursday, March 5, Noon to 1 pm
Lang Performing Arts Center Cinema
Take a visual tour of gardens showcased at the 2008 Azalea Society of America Convention featuring the Biltmore Estate, The North Carolina Arboretum with Bill Costello, gardener at the Scott Arboretum. This talk will highlight azaleas, rhododendrons, and companion plants and will definitely add some color on this winter day.
Formerly known as the Lunchtime Lectures, the Gardens, Adventures, and Faraway Places lecture series is an informal way to share what has been seen and discovered in various gardens and natural spaces both in the United States and abroad. 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, the series is held from Noon to 1 p.m. in the Lang Performing Arts Center Cinema at Swarthmore College. Contact the Scott Arboretum Offices at 610-328-8025 for more information and parking instructions.
March 7
Guided Tour:Witchhazels and Early Spring Blooms
Saturday, March 7, 1 to 2:30 pm
Tours depart from the Scott Arboretum Offices and are free and open to the public.
Join Julie Jenney, Educational Programs Coordinator of the Scott Arboretum, for a free tour of the Scott Arboretum. Experience the sights and fragrances of Scott Arboretum's vast Witchhazel collection. 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.
March 9
Guided Tour: A Walk with the Curator
Monday, March 9, 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 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 a 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.