Prunus x incam ‘Okame’ Tender and bright, Prunus x incam ‘Okame’ sends out its lush...
Garden Seeds: Scott Arboretum & Gardens' Blog
Cedrus: True Cedars
My first encounter with the genus Cedrus occurred while flipping through the pages of On Gardening...
Plants of the Week: March 31
Edgeworthia chrysantha 'Snow Cream' sets its downy, pendulous flower heads in the fall. It will...
3 Reasons to Dig, Divide, and Share your Plants
The weather has finally broken and green shoots are pushing up everywhere. Spring is great time to...
Noel plasticus
Over the winter, we began to underplant the Metasequoia Allée with Noel plasticus, Christmas tree....
Happy St. Patrick’s Day from the Garden
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Celebrate with us by exploring some “St. Patrick’s Day” themed plants....
Plants of the Week: March 10
Prunus mume ‘Matsubara Red’ is a recent addition to the Arboretum’s collection. Known as Japanese...
What’s Out There® and why should you care?
Gardeners are always seeking inspiration, and it is sometimes found in unlikely or unexpected...
ARTiculture all summer long
This Sunday, March 9 the Philadelphia Flower Show’s celebration of art and horticulture...
Plants of the Week: March 3
Martin Bank, covered in a carpet of yellow Eranthis hyemalis, is one of the most anticipated...
Plants of the Week: February 17
The 3” purple cones, a most unexpected color, of Abies koreana always draw attention in late...
Blooms of the Season: Hamamelis Heaven
Happy Valentine’s Day! Consider celebrating with your sweetheart by taking a winter hike and...
Plants of the Week: January 27
Vigorous and adaptable staghorn sumac, Rhus typhina, can be found from southern Canada south to...
4 Items You Need to Maintain Your Gardening Tools
How are you beating the winter blues? We are thinking warm thoughts and preparing for spring by...
Plants of the Week: January 20
Sinojackia xylocarpa is assigned a vulnerable status by the International Union for Conservation...
Plants of the Week: January 13
Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Jelena’ is considered by many to be one of the best cultivars to result...
Cycle of Life in your Landscape
This week the cycle of life takes another turn at the Scott Arboretum. We say goodbye the Fagus...
Chionanthus
Guest Author: Susan Mintun The genus Chionanthus (pronounced ki-o-nan-thus, with a long i) offers...