by Becky Robert | Aug 29, 2017 | Garden Design
Some principles of good garden design emphasize the use of colored foliage to create pops of color in the garden. Colored foliage adds interest throughout the seasons in addition to explosions of color created by blooms. Designer Sara Schuh of SALT design took this...
by Becky Robert | Aug 10, 2017 | Uncategorized
by Melita Schmeckpeper (2017-2018 Education Intern) Fall is an ideal time for planting. I asked Scott Arboretum Curator and Plant Recorder Mary Tipping for three of her favorite tried-and-true plant performers. Whether you’re looking for resilient hydrangeas,...
by Becky Robert | Jun 7, 2017 | Garden Plants, Sustainability Topics
Since 2012, the Scott Arboretum has been participating in American Rose Trials for Sustainability (ARTS). This program conducts trials in 15 different locations throughout the United States evaluating on resilience, disease-resistance, drought tolerance, heat/cold...
by Becky Robert | May 25, 2017 | Pests & Diseases
Some of the newly installed oaks on campus appear to have grown cotton balls with pink spots. These are actually a type of tree gall called Wool-sower gall. This gall is produced by the harmless Cynipid gall wasp (Callirhytis seminator). These wasps lay their eggs on...
by Becky Robert | May 18, 2017 | Pests & Diseases
This spring, orange goop appears to be taking over the Juniperus virginiana ‘Burkii’ in the BioStream. During damp springs, cedar quince rust (Gymnosporangium clavipes) produces cushion-shaped, orange, gelatinous blisters through the bark where the branches are...
