Rosa ‘Harrison’s Yellow’ I have always been a fan of yellow roses, probably by osmosis, it being...
Garden Seeds: Scott Arboretum & Gardens' Blog
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...
Noel plasticus
Over the winter, we began to underplant the Metasequoia Allée with Noel plasticus, Christmas tree....