If asked when is the best time to see rhododendrons in the Delaware Valley, most people answer...
Garden Seeds: Scott Arboretum & Gardens' Blog
Controlling Storm Water Runoff
This week with severe thunderstorms, spontaneous downpours, and overflowing storm drains, it has...
Is it a Rhododendron or Azalea?
The answer is Rhododendron. In 1834 confronted with conundrum of evergreen azaleas, botanist...
Fly Ash Concrete
Over the past several months, staff, volunteers, and visitor have been able to watch the...
Taylor's Guide to Roses
Taylor's guides are known for their complete information in convenient size books. This Guide to...
Annual Monocot Border
Every year, we re-design the area below the wall and in front of the arbor in the Terry Shane...
Plant Conservation Day
Today is Plant Conservation Day. Throughout the world many botanic gardens and arboreta have a...
Rosa 'Veilchenblau'
"Roses are red; violets are blue." These words date back to 1590, from Sir Edmund Spenser's epic...
The Big Chair Returns
Last week, the classic "Big Chair" returned to its beloved spot on Parrish Beach. This icon of the...
National Public Gardens Day
It is official!! Philadelphia Mayor Nutter proclaimed May 8 as National Public Gardens Day in the...
Halesia tetraptera
While many gardeners and homeowners grow rhododendrons, many are curious about what other types of...
Confusion over Celandine
While giving a tour during Swarthmore College's Family Weekend, I was questioned about a lovely...
Museum Week
This weekend is your last opportunity to get out and enjoy Museum Week in the greater Philadelphia...
The Gardener's Peony by Martin Page
Peonies have been in cultivation for literally thousands of years. Because of this, the number of...
The Curator's Garden
Andrew Bunting, curator of the Scott Arboretum and contributor to Garden Seeds, was recently...
Edgeworthia chrysantha
One of the greatest joys of being a plant enthusiast, I think, is stumbling upon and having the...
Fleeting Beauties: The Flowering Quinces
Chaenomeles, or flowering quince, are a group of flowering shrubs that are almost in full-flower...
It's Magnolia Season!
This time of year I find myself outside amongst pink and white tepals bursting forth on bare...