by Becky Robert | Sep 25, 2014 | Happenings, Special Interest
Just as flower blooms in the garden are ephemeral, so is garden art. On November 30, 2014, the installation Crum Creek Meander, located next to Magill Walk, is scheduled to be dismantled. There are only two months left to see this provocative, controversial, and...
by Becky Robert | Sep 10, 2014 | Garden Plants, Sustainability Topics
With the installation of the green roof on Lang Performing Arts Center (our fifth green roof), we experimented with a new way of planting the vegetation: sowing seeds. A year after the install, we are enjoying the initial success of this seed germination. As with our...
by Becky Robert | Aug 12, 2014 | Garden Plants
Our horticulturist, Josh Coceano, is in love with a new blooming beauty! He is proudly introducing his new “lady” too all the visitor, volunteers, and staff. His new darling, Hibiscus roas-sinensis ‘Creole Lady’, has an amazing ability to mature its blooms through a...
by Becky Robert | Jul 10, 2014 | Scott in the News
Tennessee gardener, Aaron Dalton recently visit the Scott Arboretum and discovered some woody plant gems. Check out his favorites. Learn more about woody plants at the Woody Plant Conference on Friday, July 18.
by Becky Robert | Jun 13, 2014 | Garden Plants
On the cusp of Hydrangea bloom season, the first plants showing blooms are Hydrangea quercifolia. As noted in Andrew Bunting’s article Humbler Hydrangeas in the May/June 2014 The American Gardener, oakleaf hydrangeas “flower most prolifically in fertile, loam soil...
