by Andrew Bunting | Jul 25, 2008 | Garden Plants
Last week, world renowned plantsman Roy Lancaster lectured at our 12th annual Woody Plant Conference. On the Thursday before the conference I had the opportunity to give Roy and some of the other speakers a tour of the Arboretum. As we headed back to the Arboretum...
by Andrew Bunting | Jul 15, 2008 | Garden Practices, Sustainability Topics
In further efforts to lessen our carbon footprint the Scott Arboretum has purchased a reel mower for mowing the lawns in the Entrance Garden and Terry Shane Teaching Garden. Summer intern, Jared Barnes is pictured mowing the lawn with a Brill RazorCut Premium 33. This...
by Andrew Bunting | May 27, 2008 | Garden Practices, Special Interest, Sustainability Topics
Last year at the Scott Arboretum, we made the change from a peat-based potting soil to a peat free-potting soil for our containers and all plants growing in our propagation area. The National Trust of the United Kingdom also transitioned to peat-free soil in an...
by Andrew Bunting | May 15, 2008 | Garden Plants
The largest collection of any genus at the Scott Arboretum is Rhododendron. The first director of the Scott Arboretum, John Wister, was a huge rhododendron enthusiast, promoter and hybridizer. Surrounding the Scott Amphitheater and Crum Woods and providing the...
by Andrew Bunting | May 9, 2008 | Garden Plants
As we are in the full swing of spring planting, I would like to take a moment to tell you about one of the many plants I am delighted to be putting in the garden. In the spring of 2008, we are adding the climbing aster, Ampelaster carolinianus to the Pollinators...
