by Becky Robert | Nov 5, 2009 | Sustainability Topics
If you have ever read, watched, or listened to any tips on greening your life, one of the first recommendations given is to turn the lights off when you leave a room and, if you want to go the extra mile, change your light bulbs to energy efficient bulbs. Thus it is...
by Becky Robert | Oct 19, 2009 | Happenings, Scott in the News
If you didn’t get a chance to attend the 2009 Perennial Plant Conference, check out this recap by the Garden Lady. To read about another great Echinacea, E. ‘Rubinstern’, visit the July 2008 Plant of the Month.
by Becky Robert | Oct 13, 2009 | Garden Design, Garden Plants, Happenings
For the past several weeks, I have had the pleasure of visiting gardens in their fall splendor in preparation for the 2010 Garden Day (It will be on Sunday, September 12, 2010 if you are the type who likes to mark your calendar.) Some wonderful fall plants I have seen...
by Becky Robert | Sep 28, 2009 | Happenings, Sustainability Topics
Another way to achieve LEED certification points is to reuse building material and recycled material. For the Wister Education Center and Greenhouse this idea has been employed in several avenues but none as uniquely as in the use of Metasequoia shingles. In order to...
by Becky Robert | Sep 24, 2009 | Happenings, Scott in the News, Sustainability Topics
Almost a year after planting Swarthmore College’s and Scott Arboretum’s third green roof, the plants have grown together to create a striking tapestry of color. Check out what Jennie Love had to say about our green roof after visiting this summer. There...
