Looking to add a dramatic foliage statement to the garden, consider Alocasia sarawakensis...
Garden Seeds: Scott Arboretum & Gardens' Blog
Plant of the Week: May 7
Magnolia ‘Elizabeth’ Though we are at the tail-end of peak time for magnolias, Magnolia...
A Spring Stroll through the Beautiful Trillium Slope
One of the Five Best Preserved Areas in the Crum Woods Of the over 200 acres in the Crum Woods,...
Viburnum x bodnantense
If the transition from late winter to early spring were to be a color, that color would be yellow....
Plants of the Week: April 23
Jeffersonia dubia Different sources say different things about this tiny woodland...
Plants of the Week: April 2
Prunus ‘Dream Catcher’ When the cherry border begins to display bright clouds of pink and white,...
Plants of the Week: March 26
Cephalotaxus harringtonia var. drupacea Commonly called the Japanese Plum Yew, Cephalotaxus...
Red Oaks and the American Revolution
Southern Red Oak Forest: One of the Five Best Preserved Areas in the Crum Woods This President’s...
Chamaecyparis obtusa var. formosana
by Josh Coceano Taiwan’s temperate coniferous forest belt with near ever-present cloud cover and...
Winter Birding with iNaturalist
by Melita Schmeckpeper, 2017-2018 Education Intern The Crum Woods is home to a diverse...
Plants of the Week: February 5
by John Bickel Acer (griseum x maximowicziana) ‘Rochester Hybrid’ Off the southeastern corner of...
Plants of the Week: December 18
by John Bickel Hydrangea arborescens ‘Annabelle’ Each year the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society...
Plants of the Week: December 11
Reclusive botanist George W. Letterman was twice offered Harvard professorships. He declined the...
Plant of the Week: November 20
Ilex ‘Whoa Nellie’ A brief and sudden cold-snap has decimated much of the tender greenery...
Bulbs! Fall is for Planting
The instant gratification that comes with planting perennials and annuals in an established garden...
Plants of the Week: October 16
Illicium mexicanum ‘Aztec Fire’ Mexican anise Hidden in plain sight at the corner of the Wister...
Forgotten Fabulous Fall Color Trails
Martin Forest: One of the Five Best Preserved Areas in the Crum Woods As we enter fall color...
Plants of the Week: October 9
Wikstroemia trichotoma The small, rare Wikstroemia shrub is a unique addition to any garden....


















