After the large snow fall we had on February 5th and 6th you have probably looked outside and have...
Garden Seeds: Scott Arboretum & Gardens' Blog
Heritage Tree Program
Nether Providence Township has recently established Heritage Tree designation for some of the...
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life
By: Barbara Kingsolver Well-known novelist Barbara Kingsolver takes us on a different journey in...
Named 100 Great Sites for those who like to Garden
The Scott Arboretum's Garden Seeds has been named in the top 100 great sites for gardeners by XRAY...
American Elms at Scott
While the Arboretum was founded over 80 years many of the most fantastic tree specimens at the...
Re-envisioning an American Tradition: the Turfgrass Lawn
In today’s Philadelphia Inquirer, garden writer Virginia A. Smith discusses the alternatives to...
American Planetree
One of the most majestic of all the native trees in the landscape is the American planetree,...
Deep Economy
By Bill McKibben The term “deep ecology” was coined in the 1970s and references a philosophy...
Reconnaissance Mission
Last week Yvonne Post’s lead goats, Wyeth and Rodin, visited the Scott Arboretum on a...
Acer pensylvanicum ‘Erythrocladum’
I have really been feeling the transition of the seasons lately. Leaves are dropping along with...
Hollies for Gardeners
by Christopher Bailes As the year comes to a close, and winter has set in, it is a wonderful time...
Greens for Wreaths: Magnolia grandiflora ‘Edith Bogue’
This is the time of the year that we begin harvesting greens at the Scott Arboretum to use for the...
Camellias
Last weekend I was fortunate enough to visit the Swarthmore garden of the renown plantsman Charles...
Planting a Riparian Forest Buffer
On Thursday, October 22 over 35 volunteers from Swarthmore College, Scott Arboretum, and CRC...
Lights
If you have ever read, watched, or listened to any tips on greening your life, one of the first...
Winter-flowering Shrubs
by Michael W. Buffin Here at the Scott Arboretum, we always consider what our garden areas look...
The Sumacs
When autumn comes to mind, one conjures up images of rich hues of red, orange, and yellow. There...
Another Successful Conference
If you didn't get a chance to attend the 2009 Perennial Plant Conference, check out this recap by...