Every year, we re-design the area below the wall and in front of the arbor in the Terry Shane...
Garden Seeds: Scott Arboretum & Gardens' Blog
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...
Indian Wax Scale
Now is a good time of year to scout your trees and shrubs for insects because there is no foliage...
Quercus
Earlier this month I was visiting family in southern California and returned to Descanso Gardens...
Magnolias: A Gardener's Guide by Jim Gardiner
If you're like me, you might be interested in not only the cultivation requirements and growing...
Why Plant Conservation?
On Sunday, March 15, Dr. Peter H. Raven gave a very thought-provoking acceptance speech for the...
Mulching Woody Plants
As I see more and more people getting busy in their gardens, and crews of landscapers busy...