Clematis tibetana The Scott Arboretum has a multitude of species and cultivated varieties...
Garden Seeds: Scott Arboretum & Gardens' Blog
Corydalis solida ‘Beth Evans’
It is bulb planting time and that includes tubers. I am excited to see the tubers of Corydalis...
Plants of the Week: September 17
Boehmeria platanifolia Out searching for oddities as I sometimes do, I came across an interesting...
Acer griseum
2018 Summer Intern Located adjacent to Sharples Dining Hall grows a peculiar, endangered plant....
Plants of the Week: August 27
x Gordlinia grandiflora is an interesting study in intergeneric hybridization. The cross,...
Gravel Gardening: The Planting Formula to Success
In our first discussion of gravel gardens, we discussed a small planting around the...
Plant of the Week: August 20
2018 Summer Intern Lagerstroemia ‘Tuskegee’ With its large, slightly pendulous pink flowers and...
Lessons from A Summer in the Veggie Gardens
Guest Author - 2018 Student Summer Vegetable Garden Coordinator In one of the new positions of...
Plants of the Week: August 6
2018 Summer Intern Lilium leichtlinii Lilium leichtlinii, commonly known as Leichtlin’s lily, was...
Gravel Gardening: Swarthmore Entrance Rock
If you’ve passed the Swarthmore College Entrance Rock in the last couple of months you may...
Plants of the Week: July 23
Allium ‘Summer Beauty’ Looking at the mass of pale purple globes and green foliage of this plant,...
Plant of the Month: Ginkgo biloba
The Scott Arboretum has many significant tree specimens including a pin oak, planted in 1915 by...
Plants for the Week: July 9
Hydrangea serrata ‘Diadem’ As temperatures begin to creep up, a true staple of summer...
Plants of the Week: July 2
Fagus sylvatica As the days of summer get hotter, finding respite in a shady spot becomes more...
Plant of the Week: June 25
By Erin Fogarty, 2018 Summer Intern Jovibarba spp. Succulents are easy to care for and...
Plants of the Week: June 4
by Liam Erskine, 2018 Summer Intern Pinellia ternata Pinellia ternata, also called crowdipper, is...
Plant of the Week: May 21
By Rachael Martin, 2018 Summer Intern Magnolia obovata As we ease out of spring into...
Disporum longistylum ‘Night Heron’
As a shade gardener, you are always on the hunt for plants to add color and brightness to your...