by Becky Robert | Dec 12, 2008 | Garden Practices, On the Road Again…
Currently we are overwhelmed with media talking about wish lists and Christmas lists, all in the hope that you will bring your wish list dollars to their store or have their product on your wish list. As a gardener, my wish list consists of garden tools since it is a...
by Becky Robert | Dec 4, 2008 | Happenings, Scott in the News
Thank you to Susan Harris at GardenRant for her review of Garden Seeds. Check out her post to see what other public gardens are blogging. Another local garden blog is Winterthur, http://gardenblog.winterthur.org/. Chris Strand has found the first or last snow drop of...
by Becky Robert | Nov 25, 2008 | Happenings, Scott in the News
This past month the Scott Arboretum and staff have been recognized for their efforts in the horticulture community. The Scott Arboretum received the 2008 Community Greening Award presented by the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) and Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful...
by Becky Robert | Nov 17, 2008 | Garden Plants, Scott in the News, Sustainability Topics
This month Susan Harris, garden blogger for GardenRant.com and sustainablegardeningblog.com, visited the Scott Arboretum for a class on lawn alternatives. Check out what she had to say about our lawn alternatives. You can visit our lawn alternative plantings behind...
by Becky Robert | Nov 6, 2008 | Garden Design, Garden Plants
Throughout the fall, the Arboretum receives numerous calls about when is the best time to visit to experience fall color on campus. For the past several weeks, we have been promoting the striking colors of our maple collection along Whittier Place while noting that...
