by Becky Robert | Oct 25, 2010 | Garden Practices, Special Interest
The glossy red fruit, called a drupe, of Cornus florida is rapidly disappearing from our native dogwood. This fruit is a favorite of our feathered friends and furry tree climbers (squirrels) and is simple to propagate. The drupe of Cornus florida is a great seed for...
by Becky Robert | Sep 13, 2010 | Garden Practices, Happenings, Special Interest
Summer heat is not complete without thunderstorms and lightning. As a kid you probably feared the sound of thunder more than lightning, while as an adult you know the lightning can cause the greatest damage, especially to trees. This summer a Quercus phellos by...
by Becky Robert | Sep 8, 2010 | Happenings, Special Interest
Professor of Studio Art, Syd Carpenter welcomed the Class of 2014 to Swarthmore College by inviting them to “notice what you notice.” She encouraged the future artists, engineers, sociologists, mathematicians, and linguistics of the class of 2014 to observe, question,...
by Becky Robert | Sep 1, 2010 | Garden Plants
Our curator, Andrew Bunting, is always planting unusual tropicals and annuals in the Scott Entrance Garden for a unique display during the summer and fall. An annual which has caught my attention this season is Mirabilis jalapa. While not of note during the typical...
by Becky Robert | Aug 27, 2010 | Garden Plants, Garden Practices
This summer saw the removal of the last Malus tschonoskii on campus. As part of our mission to display great plants for Delaware Valley gardeners, we trial new introductions and cultivars of plants. Beginning in the 1980s, Scott Arboretum participated in the National...
