Last week, Swarthmore College and the Scott Arboretum welcomed class of 2012 students to their new...
Garden Seeds: Scott Arboretum & Gardens' Blog
Garden Day Preview
Many of the magazines we receive for the Scott Arboretum library are promoting great plants for...
Second Nature: A Gardener's Education
By Michael Pollan Michael Pollan guides the reader through his own education as a gardener...
Hydrangea paniculata
August is perhaps the most challenging of all the months during the growing season for the home...
Bananas at the Scott Arboretum
You need not travel to the tropics to see bananas growing and thriving. Over the last several...
Angelica gigas
Reflecting on my time so far as the curatorial intern (I just finished my second month here), I...
Building the many layers of the green roof
Just like creating an elaborate wedding cake, the construction of a green roof has many different...
Physocarpus opulifolius Summer Wine™
While enjoying a glass of wine in Becky Robert's garden one evening last week, I spotted a small...
A conversation with the designer
Yesterday I had the chance to bend the ear of Peter Philippi, the designer of the Alice Paul and...
Green Roof Installation Begins
Today, we began the process of installing Swarthmore College and Scott Arboretum's third green...
Even Sciadopitys has cultivars
Yesterday while sorting through the mail for the Scott Arboretum library, I came across the...
Clethra, beyond the cultivars
Early this week, we talked about some of the scented Clethra cultivars found here at the Scott...
Summer Scents Brought to You by Clethra
If you are a gardener who loves fragrance, a must-have in your garden for the summer scent is...
The Spiny World of Opuntia
While traveling in California last month with the American Public Garden Association Annual...
Poliothyrsis sinensis
Last week, world renowned plantsman Roy Lancaster lectured at our 12th annual Woody Plant...
The Evening Garden
I'm not a big fan of gardening in the heat and humidity, but something I really appreciate at this...
Echinacea purpurea 'Rubinstern'
Next time you walk along College Ave. past the Scott Arboretum office, be sure to notice the...
Reel Mower
In further efforts to lessen our carbon footprint the Scott Arboretum has purchased a reel mower...