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February 3
Travels at Twelve: Mexican Gardens in Colonial Towns: A Review of the Scott Associates Trip to Mexico 2010
Thursday, February 3, Noon to 1 pm
Lang Performing Arts Cinema
Glimpse the experiences shared by the Scott Associates who traveled to San Miguel de Allende, Mexico City, Cuernavaca and Oaxaca. Let Claire Sawyers, Director of the Scott Arboretum, take you on a armchair tour of one of her favorite countries, Mexico.
Free and open to the public, Travels at Twelve are an informal way to share what has been seen and discovered in various gardens and natural spaces both in the United States and abroad. 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.
February 10
Travels at Twelve: Travels in Adriatic Countries of Croatia, Montenegro and Bosnia-Herzegovina--A Decade and a Half after War
Thursday, February 10, Noon to 1 pm
Lang Performing Arts Center Cinema
After Croatia declared independence from Yugoslavia in 1991, a four year civil war destroyed much of the city of Dubrovnik, the jewel of the Dalmatian coast. Join Jeff Jabco, Horticulture Coordinator for the Scott Arboretum as he travels to see restored Dubrovnik, the coast of Croatia, the inland capital of Zagreb. Also experience side trips to two adjacent independent countries that were formerly a part of Yugoslavia‐‐Montenegro and Bosnia‐Herzegovina‐‐both of which are still recovering from the war. Beautiful coastline, the blue Adriatic Sea, Mediterranean plants, friendly locals, fresh seafood and local wines, botanic gardens, and backyard and commercial fruit and vegetable production are all part of the tour!
Free and open to the public, Travels at Twelve are an informal way to share what has been seen and discovered in various gardens and natural spaces both in the United States and abroad. 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.
February 14
Nature's Narratives:The Great Works: Our Way Into the Future
Monday, February 14, 5 to 6 pm
Wister Center
Join fellow garden enthusiasts and book lovers as they discuss books about plants, nature, and the environment. “Nature’s Narratives” is a book discussion group sponsored by the Scott Arboretum where readers come together to discuss a book once a month and share in the reading experience.
The discussions are free and open to the public. Participants will need to read each month’s selection prior to the discussion.
February 17
Travels at Twelve: Botanizing in the Ecuadorian Andes
Thursday, February 17, Noon to 1 pm
Kohlberg Hall, Scheuer Room, space limited to 100
Join Andrew Bunting, Curator for the Scott Arboretum, on a birding and botanizing tour of the eastern Andes starting in the cloud forests around San Isidro at 6,500 feet; crossing over the summit of the Andes; viewing high alpine South American flora and ending on the western slope in the Cordillera de Guacamayos. This week‐long trip explored many of the plant habitats that are represented in Ecuador. Space is limited to 100 people for this lecture.
Free and open to the public, Travels at Twelve are an informal way to share what has been seen and discovered in various gardens and natural spaces both in the United States and abroad. Held from Noon to 1 p.m. in the Scheurer Room of Kohlberg Hall at Swarthmore College. Contact the Scott Arboretum Offices at 610-328-8025 for more information and parking.
February 24
Travels at Twelve: Death Valley, the Eastern Sierras to Yosemite: a photographic journey of extremes
Thursday, February 24, Noon to 1 pm
Kohlberg Hall, Scheurer Room, space limited to 100
Take a photographic journey with Rhoda Maurer, Assistant Curator and Greenhouse Manager for the Scott Arboretum, through the desert of Death Valley up the Eastern side of the Sierra Nevada range and over Tioga Pass into Yosemite Valley. She will be sharing images she took during a photographic workshop in the autumn of 2010 with famous photographers of the American west (Jack Dykinga, Jay Dusard, and Bruce Barnbaum) and a full day of one‐on‐one mentoring with the impressionistic photographer, William Neill.
Temperatures, geology, and flora will represent the extremes starting at 282 feet below sea level at Badwater Basin (the USA's point of lowest elevation) going up to 11,680 feet on the alpine trails of the White Mountains, through Yosemite National Park and finally back down to Yosemite Valley and the giant sequoias. Space is limited to 100 people for this lecture.
Free and open to the public, Travels at Twelve are an informal way to share what has been seen and discovered in various gardens and natural spaces both in the United States and abroad. Held from Noon to 1 p.m. in the Scheurer Room of Kohlberg Hall at Swarthmore College. Contact the Scott Arboretum Offices at 610-328-8025 for more information and parking.
