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Garden Seeds: Scott Arboretum & Gardens' Blog
Hellebores: A Comprehensive Guide
By C. Colston Burrell and Judith Knott Tyler Nothing brightens up a cold winter's day like the...
Hamamelis mollis 'Early Bright'
With a background in forest ecology, I've long been acquainted with the fall blooming habit of our...
Emerald Ash Borer
You probably haven't seen the Emerald Ash Borer, Agrilus planipennis. Yet. This beetle from Asia...
Planting a Green Roof
Learn about the process and the plants used to plant Swarthmore College and Scott Arboretum's...
Perennials in the Winter Landscape
Winter has settled in at here the Scott Arboretum. While we haven't gotten any decent snow yet,...
Building a Green Roof
This past fall the Scott Arboretum and Swarthmore College installed their third green roof on Kemp...
A Second Life: Bender Oak
Check out our video about the life of the Bender oak and why the Scott Arboretum memorialized this...
5 Ways to Prevent Wind Damage
While the staff of the Scott Arboretum was on break over the holidays, Old Man Winter was blowing...
American Chestnut: The Life, Death, and Rebirth of a Perfect Tree
By Susan Freinkel In Susan Freinkel's account of the history of Castanea dentata, the American...
What is LEED Certification?
LEED certification is a "green" buzz word you may have stumbled across in the past several months,...
Cornus sericea 'Cardinal'
While walking through campus last week on a cold, dreary day, I was pleasantly surprised to see...
The Botanical Richness of Martha's Vineyard
About a month ago I headed up to Martha's Vineyard for a weekend visit. Ever since my friend and...
Gardener's Wish List
Currently we are overwhelmed with media talking about wish lists and Christmas lists, all in the...
Blogging at Public Gardens
Thank you to Susan Harris at GardenRant for her review of Garden Seeds. Check out her post to see...
Hollies at the Scott Arboretum
When I was the curatorial intern here at the Scott Arboretum, I was given the task of producing...
Renovating a Conifer Garden
In August of 2005 during the national meeting of the American Conifer Society (ACS) in...
Planting Noah's Garden: Further Adventures in Backyard Ecology
By Sara Stein Sara Stein wrote Noah's Garden: Restoring the Ecology of our Backyards in 1995. Her...