by Becky Robert | Mar 3, 2010 | Sustainability Topics
When designing a LEED-certified building there are many strategies such as storm water management techniques, recycling materials from construction, and maximizing the use of natural light to light the building, that will help accumulate points needed to receive LEED...
by Becky Robert | Jan 27, 2010 | Scott in the News
The Scott Arboretum’s Garden Seeds has been named in the top 100 great sites for gardeners by XRAY Technician Training. While this not a traditional gardening blog, we are listed with the garden blog giants like Garden Rant, A Way to Garden, and Sustainable and...
by Becky Robert | Jan 21, 2010 | Garden Plants, Sustainability Topics
In today’s Philadelphia Inquirer, garden writer Virginia A. Smith discusses the alternatives to having a traditional turfgrass lawn. The turfgrass lawn has been an icon of the American landscape since the mid-19th century. There is movement slowly building through the...
by Becky Robert | Dec 23, 2009 | Garden Practices, Sustainability Topics
Last week Yvonne Post’s lead goats, Wyeth and Rodin, visited the Scott Arboretum on a reconnaissance mission. As lead goats, Wyeth and Rodin (named for famous artists) are brought to trial new locations and vegetation to see if the entire herd would take to the site...
by Becky Robert | Nov 9, 2009 | Garden Plants, Garden Practices, Sustainability Topics
On Thursday, October 22 over 35 volunteers from Swarthmore College, Scott Arboretum, and CRC Watershed Association gathered to plant 83 trees and shrubs. These plantings were the result of a TreeVitalize Watershed Grant awarded from Pennsylvania Horticultural Society...
