The glossy red fruit, called a drupe, of Cornus florida is rapidly disappearing from our native...
Garden Seeds: Scott Arboretum & Gardens' Blog
Plant of the Week – October 18
A fall blooming perennial, Anemone x hybrida ‘Honorine Jobert’ can be found in the Metasequoia...
Plant of the Week – October 11
Aster oblongifolius ‘Raydon’s Favorite’, located in Terry Shane Teaching Garden, is a Northeast...
Tulipa batalinii ‘Bronze Charm’
This year’s bulb dividend is a wonderful species tulip, Tulipa batalinii ‘Bronze Charm’. This...
Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses
by Robin Wall Kimmerer Mosses are ancient and tiny. To the casual observer, they might not seem...
Plants of the Week – October 4
Begonia grandis 'Alba', this herbaceous perennial can be found blooming in the Terry Shane...
Wister Center Awarded Gold LEED Certification
by Alisa Giardinelli, Communications Office of Swarthmore College The Scott Arboretum's Wister...
Plant of Week – September 20
Cyclamen hederifolium pink form scattered throughout the Harry Wood Garden. photo credit: J....
Opuntia, a Fall Fruit
A sure sign of the approaching autumn is the annual harvest of fall fruit crops. Downtown...
Plant of the Week – September 13
Brugmansia ‘Ecuador Pink’ blooming in a container in Cosby Courtyard. photo credit: J. Coceano...
Lightning Strikes
Summer heat is not complete without thunderstorms and lightning. As a kid you probably feared the...
Inspiration
Professor of Studio Art, Syd Carpenter welcomed the Class of 2014 to Swarthmore College by...
Plant of the Week-September 6
Clematis ‘Rooguchi’ at the Science Center. photo credit: J. Coceano Nasella tenuissima at the...
Plant of the Week – August 30
Viburnum rhytidophyllum ‘Cree’ in fruit behind Parrish Hall. photo credit: J. Coceano Heuchera...
Four O’clock Flower
Our curator, Andrew Bunting, is always planting unusual tropicals and annuals in the Scott...
The Last Malus tschonoskii
This summer saw the removal of the last Malus tschonoskii on campus. As part of our mission to...
Plant of the Week – August 23
Salvia guaranitica ‘Black and Blue’ blooming in the Theresa Lang Fragrance Garden. photo credit:...
Lycoris squamigera
A stroll along the Magill Walk in early August is bound to yield a pleasant surprise. Under the...