Cotinus coggygria ‘Royal Purple’ (common smokebush) The smokebush is known and named for thin...
Garden Seeds: Scott Arboretum & Gardens' Blog
Plants of the Week: June 2
Rosa ‘Harrison’s Yellow’ I have always been a fan of yellow roses, probably by osmosis, it being...
Artful Gardens Part III: Terry Shane Teaching Garden
A celebration of ARTiculture (theme from the 2014 Philadelphia Flower Show) continues all year at...
Plants of the Week: May 19
Paeonia ‘Ten’i’ This time of year, the magnificent Tree Peony Collection is in full swing as each...
Ceanothus x pallidus ‘Roseus’
Looking for something unusual for your early summer garden? How about Ceanothus x pallidus...
Front Porch Fabulous
This month the Community Arts Center has opened their Designer Show House in Swarthmore, PA. The...
Blooms of the Season: Tropicals!
The vibrant colors and textures of tropical flowers and foliage invoke sensations of warm summer...
Betula nigra
After experiencing 9 inches of rain in one and a half days this spring, you may be looking for the...
Plants of the Week: May 5
Epimedium x youngianum ‘Milky Way’ The Scott Arboretum has many flowers in the displays...
It’s Time to Divide! 4 Tips for Dividing Sedges
It’s that time of year again: the time to divide! With the 19th Annual Members Plant Exchange...
Plants of Week: April 28
Sanguinaria canadensis ‘Multiplex’ Being accustomed to seeing the non-cultivar bloodroot scattered...
What to Divide?
Want to divide, share, or participate in a plant exchange but don’t know where to begin? Take a...
Removing Invasive Vines
April was invasive plant, pest, and disease awareness month and a great time to remove invasives...
Magnolia Season
Magnolia season is well under way at the Arboretum. Check out this great interview with our...
Plants of the Week: April 14
Prunus x incam ‘Okame’ Tender and bright, Prunus x incam ‘Okame’ sends out its lush...
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...