by a3691686_admin | Jul 17, 2017 | Plant of the Week
Lilium ‘Big Brother’ Lilies are in bloom all over campus. Lilium ‘Big Brother’ gets its name from the large flowers that grow anywherefrom 6 to 12 inches across. It can reach four to six feet in height. The flowers bloom in mid-summer and attract butterflies. This...
by a3691686_admin | Feb 17, 2011 | Garden Practices, Special Interest
By Isabell Newlin, Good Food student worker Elm Street, which runs by the President’s house and the Good Food Garden, is lined with sugar maples. If you have walked down this street in the past few weeks, you might have noticed a couple of blue bags hanging from the...
by a3691686_admin | Sep 23, 2010 | Happenings, Scott in the News, Sustainability Topics
by Alisa Giardinelli, Communications Office of Swarthmore College The Scott Arboretum’s Wister Education Center and Greenhouse which opened last fall, recently received gold LEED certification for new construction from the U.S. Green Building Council. The award...
by a3691686_admin | Nov 4, 2008 | Garden Design
Sundials are a popular garden ornament. Pierre S. du Pont placed one in his Longwood Garden. Michigan State University’s 4-H Children’s Garden asks children to stand at the center of their sundial and use the shadow of their raised hands to see the time....
by a3691686_admin | Oct 31, 2008 | Garden Plants
Several years ago I bought a plant of Browallia americana, amethyst flower, to grow in a container. This beautiful shade loving annual has a lot more grace than the typical dwarf version that is popular at garden centers. According to local plantsman and garden...
