Digging tender plants as threat of frost looms allows for a moment of reflection. With a finite...
Garden Seeds: Scott Arboretum & Gardens' Blog
Plants of the Week: November 10
Hamamelis ‘Fire Blaze’, thought to be a cross between Hamamelis x intermedia and H. virginiana,...
November Heat Wave
This past week we have been experiencing a November heat wave! With temperatures reaching 70...
The Bird Poop Caterpillar
This cleverly disguised caterpillar was found munching in our gardens this fall. Papilo...
Declaring War on Mulch Mounding of Trees
Mike McGrath, radio personality of You Bet Your Garden, has declared war on the practice of mulch...
Plants of the Week: October 13
Clematis ‘Lech Walesa’ is a Polish cultivar with pale blue-purple flower. Tepals are darker at the...
Tulipa ‘Menton’
Fall is for bulb planting and all gardeners plant with visions of spring wonder in their head....
Scents of Fall
Fragrances of fall typically conjure images of crushed leaves under foot, but there are still...
Plants of the Week: October 6
Agastache ‘Kudos Gold’, a new color in the KudosTM series from Terra Nova Nurseries, has performed...
Plants of the Week: September 22
Carex brevior, common throughout most of the United States, owes its prevalence to its adaptable...
Crum Creek Meander Coming Down
Just as flower blooms in the garden are ephemeral, so is garden art. On November 30, 2014, the...
Cornus mas – Cornelian cherry dogwood
Timing is very closely heeded when gardening. I think the most important aspect of time when...
Plants of the Week: September 15
Dahlia ‘Honka Yellow’ Dalhia is an exceptionally versatile genus. It seems like there are endless...
Planting Green Roofs: Sowing Seeds
With the installation of the green roof on Lang Performing Arts Center (our fifth green roof), we...
Plants of the Week: September 8
Asimina triloba How exciting it is to be at the Scott Arboretum during the brief time when paw...
Plants of the Week: September 1
Ficus carica ‘Chicago Hardy’: Walking through the John W. Nason Garden, I noticed the ‘Chicago...
Metasequoia glyptostroboides
On the way to my first Woody Plant Conference at Swarthmore College last year, I was awe-struck by...
Plants of the Week: August 25
Tricyrtis lasiocarpa After noticing this gem behind the Cunningham House in the Terry Shane...