by Becky Robert | Jan 16, 2009 | Garden Plants, Garden Practices, Sustainability Topics, Video
Learn about the process and the plants used to plant Swarthmore College and Scott Arboretum’s third green roof. Building a Green Roof: Part 4: Planting an Extensive Green Roof Learn about the process of planting of an extensive green roof as well as the plants...
by Becky Robert | Jan 13, 2009 | Garden Design, Sustainability Topics, Video
This past fall the Scott Arboretum and Swarthmore College installed their third green roof on Kemp Hall. Check out the three videos below to learn more about the process of installing a green roof. Building a Green Roof: Part 1: An Introduction Learn about the many...
by Becky Robert | Jan 9, 2009 | Garden Plants, Video
Check out our video about the life of the Bender oak and why the Scott Arboretum memorialized this majestic tree.
by Becky Robert | Jan 6, 2009 | Garden Practices
While the staff of the Scott Arboretum was on break over the holidays, Old Man Winter was blowing his hardest across the grounds of the Arboretum. His huffing and puffing caused two white pines and a hemlock to come crashing down and take neighboring plant limbs along...
by Becky Robert | Dec 22, 2008 | Happenings, Sustainability Topics
LEED certification is a “green” buzz word you may have stumbled across in the past several months, but you may be confused as to its purpose and importance. LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. The U.S. Green Building Council...
