By Terry Tempest Williams Williams deals with loss on many levels in her moving account of her...
Garden Seeds: Scott Arboretum & Gardens' Blog
New Years Resolution
If you are still searching for a New Years Resolution, how about garden journaling? “To...
Plants of the Week – January 3
A multi-season deciduous shrub, Aronia arbutifolia ‘Brilliantissima’, grown near Cornell Science...
Plants of the Week – December 20
A dense habit with crinkled, dark green leaves and red fruits, Ilex x meserveae Blue Angel® can be...
Mahonia x media
Any plant that offers cheer during the winter months is appreciated. When one thinks of winter...
Plants of the Week – December 13
Near the Hamamelis collection, Prunus subhirtella ‘Autumnalis Rosea’ semi-double pink flower’s...
Remediating Compaction on our Organic Lawn
By Erin Curtis, Student Organic Lawn Coordinator The Arboretum recently achieved another step in...
Plant of the Week – December 6
Enkianthus perulatus ‘J.L. Pennock’, found growing in the Cosby Courtyard, is a Deciduous shrub...
Steelroot
A piece of the nationally recognized Steve Tobin’s Steelroot series was permanently installed at...
Holly Osmanthus
The fragrance conjured notes of jasmine and citrus. As I looked around the plantings in front of...
Biomimcry: Innovation Inspired by Nature
by Janine M. Benyus The modern world offers us many problems: feeding a large population, energy...
Overwintering Tropicals: Part 3
As we continue our series on how to overwinter tropicals, we have discussed plants with bulb,...
Plants of the Week – November 15
With a rounded, bushy habit, Acer japonicum ‘Vitifolium’ is showcasing great fall color in Harry...
Sub-Shrub Clematis
Last month while touring Battery Park with the Scott Associates’ bus trip, I was taken with a...
Overwintering Tropicals: Part 2
To continue our discuss of overwintering tropicals from last week, we will focus on the treatment...
The Giant Puffball: Calvatia gigantiea
In mid fall, from early to mid October, large white fruiting bodies of the fungus, Calvatia...
Overwintering Tropicals: Part I
As fall approaches many gardeners start to make preparations for the end of the garden season. As...
Plant of the Week – November 8
Hamamelis vernalis ‘Red Imp’, found near Cornell Science and Engineering Library, is a native to...