Zelkova serrata ‘Goshiki’ photo credit: J. Coceano Hibiscus moscheutos ‘Lord Baltimore’ photo...
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Firmiana simplex
The John W. Nason Garden is filled with dramatic textures and forms. The fine texture of Nasella...
Plant of the Week – July 19
Xanthosoma aurea ‘Lime Zinger’ in Scott Entrance Garden. photo credit: J. Coceano Nasella...
New Trees
By John Grimshaw and Ross Bayton New Trees is one of the most significant works on trees to be...
Plant of the Week – July 12
The plant of the week is going digital. For many years now, the responsibility of the Scott Intern...
Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Ayesha’
While plant shopping with fellow garden enthusiasts, we discovered several great hydrangeas for...
In the Shadow of Abracadabra
As Sam Keitch enjoys the last weeks of his curatorial internship, he was called upon to create the...
Organic Lawn Care
In the fall 2009, a New York Times article about an innovative organic lawn care project at...
Actaea rubra
The Terry Shane garden is looking incredibly flush with foliage this time of year, with countless...
Lindera reflexa
Part of our planting efforts at the Scott Arboretum are designed to disguise or hide the utilities...
Plants of the New College Avenue Border
Spring is time for planting and our volunteers and interns have been busy installing a new...
A Garden for Secrets
As the College prepares for Alumni Weekend, the Scott Arboretum is preparing to celebrate the...
Rosa ‘Swarthmore’
This week we are preparing for our graduation tradition of pinning roses on seniors’ gowns. Often...
American Yellowwood
It is dubious to make a claim that something is your favorite plant, but when someone asks me what...
Plant Conservation Day
Today is Plant Conservation Day! It was started in 2001 by the AZH, Association of Zoological...
Gold Medal Garden
The Gold Medal Award Program of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society was originally conceived by...
Cercis canadensis
There is nothing more exciting than taking a hike and stumbling into a patch of the eastern...
Late Flowering Cherries
At the Scott Arboretum in the spring the flowering of the magnolias and cherries is unprecedented...