by Andrew Bunting | Oct 15, 2009 | Garden Plants, Happenings
Fall is time for planting bulbs. Many gardeners are familiar with the spring bulb Scilla sibirica, but another great squill is Scilla bifolia. Scilla bifolia is a beautiful, small squill which has an open flower head of tiny bright blue-lilac flowers in early spring....
by Andrew Bunting | Sep 10, 2009 | Garden Plants, Happenings
Throughout the year, the Scott Arboretum answers questions like “What can grow in dry shade”; “What plants are deer resistant”; “What is a good native shrub”, etc. For all those questions, we have plenty of plant choices at the 2009...
by Andrew Bunting | Sep 8, 2009 | Garden Plants, Happenings
As I write, plants are already starting to arrive for the 2009 Scott Associates’ Plant Sale. This sale is a wonderful venue to shop for a myriad of trees, shrubs, vines, perennials, and houseplants for beginning gardeners and avid plant collectors. Every sale we...
by Andrew Bunting | Aug 19, 2009 | Garden Plants, Happenings
Clematis ‘Rooguchi’ is an exciting new clematis selection. It blooms all summer long with pendant, bell-shaped, deep purple flowers which entirely cover of the vine. At maturity, it only reaches six feet tall, so it is a perfect subject for growing in a...
by Andrew Bunting | Aug 7, 2009 | Garden Plants
In 2003, the Scott Arboretum acquired a large collection of cacti species native to the mountainous and rocky areas of the western United States. Many of these cacti have turned out to be perfectly hardy and very ornamental in Swarthmore. For example, Opuntia...
