by Becky Robert | Aug 22, 2022 | Gardener's Almanac
Summer Student Worker Spencer McQuaig demonstrates how to collect annual flower seeds from the garden including amaranths, marigolds, and snapdragons. Tune into the Gardener’s Almanac to learn what we are doing in the garden at this moment. Learn from Scott Arboretum...
by Becky Robert | Aug 19, 2022 | Plant of the Week
Guest Author: Summer Intern Mildred Arevalo Ricinus communis ‘Carmencita’ commonly known as the castor oil plant is a mesmerizing annual herbaceous ornamental that belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family. With 5- to 12-lobed toothed glossy bronzed red foliage...
by Becky Robert | Aug 9, 2022 | Gardener's Almanac
Learn the basics of harvesting, cleaning, and storing your potato harvest with Summer Student Worker Dani Pena. Tune into the Gardener’s Almanac to learn what we are doing in the garden at this moment. Learn from Scott Arboretum staff which plants we are pruning,...
by Becky Robert | Aug 8, 2022 | Plant of the Week
Guest Author: Public Horticulture Intern Megan Rossman The past few weeks the arboretum and its surrounding environment has unfortunately been faced with drought conditions. A continued stretch of warm days, with little rain has provided a challenge to the gardeners...
by Becky Robert | Aug 4, 2022 | Plant of the Week
Guest Author: Summer Intern Adam Toreno Garden phlox, Phlox paniculata ‘Jeana’ is an herbaceous perennial in the Polemoniaceae family. This cultivar has a vertical habit with thin green stems growing up to five feet high, terminating in a panicle inflorescence of...
