One of the Five Best Preserved Areas in the Crum Woods Late this February, I explored Skunk...
Garden Seeds: Scott Arboretum & Gardens' Blog
Plants of the Week: May 1
Loropetalum chinense ‘Shang-White’ Emerald Snow ® Loropetalum chinense is a small evergreen shrub...
Yellow Magnolias
Introduced and named in 1978, Magnolia ‘Elizabeth’ was a breakthrough in the quest for a...
Hardy Camellias: The April Series
The Alabama state flower is no longer just a plant for southern living. Over the past several...
Plants of the Week: April 17
Who hasn’t ogled and longed for floriferous stands of Meconopis betonicifolia, Cardiocrinum...
Oh No! My Cherry Trees are Brown
Cherry and magnolia trees are blooming throughout the Delaware Valley but you may be asking why...
Plant of the Week: April 3
Lindera reflexa Between Alice Paul Residence Hall and the south side of Mertz Residence Hall,...
Return of Crumhenge
Near the trestle in the Crum Woods lies a several-acre meadow with a circular arrangement of...
Plants of the Week: March 6
Iris histrioides ‘Lady Beatrix Stanley’ One of the only flowers that seems to have withstood the...
Plants of the Week: February 27
Rhododendron mucronulatum, native to Korea, Japan, and Northern China, is considered to be one of...
Plants of the Week: February 13
Abies koreana The Korean fir is a neatly branched, dense, conical evergreen with an interesting...
Plants of the Week: February 6
Helleborus niger ‘Praecox’ has been garnering quite a bit of attention lately. While few other...
Plants of the Week: January 27
Ternstroemia gymnanthera ‘Sotall’ In the bleak conditions of mid-winter, evergreen plants can be...
Plants of the Week: January 9
While documented in herbarium specimens, Corylus fargesii was unknown in Western cultivation until...
Plants of the Week: January 2
Stewartia rostrata Winter is a great time of year to appreciate how this Stewartia earned its...
Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Amethyst’
Hydrangea quercifolia is a multi-stemmed suckering shrub that can reach heights of 6 to 8 feet....
Plants of the Week: December 19
People are often in awe at the sight of fall-blooming bulbs. Is this the handiwork of climate...
Plants of the Week: December 5
Acer rufinerve The Maphouse is a small peculiar building tucked into the wooded edge of the...