Since I am one of the new summer interns, I walked around campus the other afternoon to...
Garden Seeds: Scott Arboretum & Gardens' Blog
Scott Arboretum Parking Lot Closed
The college will begin an infrastructure repair project and electrical transformer upgrade to...
Heuchera: Color My Shade Garden
While representing the Arboretum in Harrisburg last week, a gentleman asked me what plant he could...
Quercus bicolor
I take the train to work, and every morning I get off the train and begin walking to the Scott...
Clematis chiisanensis 'Lemon Bells'
Over the past two years, the Arboretum has added over 25 new clematis to our collection. These...
Graduation Traditions
This weekend the Arboretum is preparing to participate in one of our favorite traditions with the...
The Wild Braid: A Poet Reflects on a Century in the Garden
By Stanley Kunitz with Genine Lentine Twice named as the U.S. Poet Laureate, Stanley Kunitz is not...
World’s Largest Garden Party
There is a month-long garden party going during the month of June. The Greater Philadelphia...
Peat-Free Potting Soil
Last year at the Scott Arboretum, we made the change from a peat-based potting soil to a peat...
Wister Garden
This time of year is an exceptionally beautiful time at the Wister Garden. To step through the...
Allium 'Lucy Ball'
Ornamental onions provide a dramatic focal point in the late spring garden. Their bright,...
Water in the Garden
We live in a world where we have access to information about issues from all around the globe. We...
State Champion Trees
This past week Scott Wade, State Coordinator of the Champion Tree Program for Pennsylvania, gave...
Rhododendron 'Maralyn Gillespie'
The largest collection of any genus at the Scott Arboretum is Rhododendron. The first director of...
Dividing Perennials
As we approach the 15th of May and no longer have to worry about the danger of frost, many...
Pittsburgh Trip
Last week, Julie Jenney and I went on an exciting road trip together! We are working on getting...
Climbing Aster
As we are in the full swing of spring planting, I would like to take a moment to tell you about...
Seed Tree Shell
This spring, the Arboretum has collaborated with an alumna of Swarthmore College, and current Arts...