Guest Author: Ben Hitz, 2019 summer intern Rhus typhina (staghorn sumac) During the hottest...
Garden Seeds: Scott Arboretum & Gardens' Blog
Plants of the Week: August 26
Guest Author: Rosemary Grogan, 2019 summer intern Rosa ‘KORfeining’ (MaxiVitaⓇ Rose) Rosa...
Cedrus libani
As we clean-up from the loss of 13 large trees during summer storms, I want to take a...
Update: Rose Rosette Disease
Today we removed another 13 rose plants from the Dean Bond Rose Garden because of Rose...
Plant of the Week: August 5
Guest Author: Rosemary Gorgan - 2019 summer intern Verbena bonariensis Verbena bonariensis (tall...
Plant of the Month: Eutrochium maculatum ‘Gateway’
Guest Author: Anna Claire Cunningham – 2019 Summer Intern Joe-pye weed is a very popular...
Plants of the Week: July 22
Guest Author: Rosemary Grogan, 2019 summer intern Campsis grandiflora ‘Morning Calm’ If...
Plants of the Week: July 8
Guest Author: Ben Hitz – summer intern Echinacea purpurea (purple coneflower) E. purpurea is an...
Plants of the Week: May 27
Guest Author: Ben Hitz – summer intern Kalmia latifolia (Mountain-laurel) This Eastern U.S. native...
Plants of the Week: July 1
Guest Author: Anna Claire Cunningham - summer intern Phlox ‘Wanda’ hybrid phlox This hybrid...
Plant of the Month: Cladrastis kentukea
Guest Author: Ben Hitz – summer intern Cladrastis kentukea, American yellowwood, is a...
Plants of the Week: June 24
Guest Author: Ben Hitz – summer intern Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Hamburg’ (bigleaf hydrangea)...
Plants of the Week: June 10
By Anna Claire Cunningham, 2019 Summer Intern Schizophragma hydrangeoides Japanese hydrangea-vine...
Plants of the Week: June 3
Guest Author: Rosemary Grogan, Summer Intern Amsonia hubrichtii Amsonia...
Plants of the Week: May 6
Paeonia ‘Nike’ is a sight to behold! Blooms seeped in shades of coral, pink, peach, and...
Canna glauca ‘Panache’
What would give someone the idea to label a plant with the cultivar epithet “panache?”...
Plant of the Month: Salvia sagittata
The genus Salvia is a vast and diverse member of Lamiaceae, the flowering mint family. Many...
Pavonia multiflora
As we approach the frost-free date, I am planning the exciting tropicals I will be planting in the...


















