Have you noticed that the volume has been turned up on the morning chorus of bird song? Our local...
Garden Seeds: Scott Arboretum & Gardens' Blog
Dreaming of a Red Hosta
Have you ever dreamt of a red hosta? Neither have I, but the folks of the Delaware Valley Hosta...
Yellow Magnolias
The Scott Arboretum is home to a national collection of magnolias recognized through the American...
Treasure Trove of Spring Ephemerals
At the Scott Arboretum many exciting spring flowering perennials are emerging from the ground. The...
Trilliums in the Crum Woods!
I went for a walk during lunch today, and boy am I glad I brought the camera! On a steep, wooded...
They have flown away…
One day last week I looked in the nest to see our baby mourning doves and they were GONE! Horrors...
Corylopsis veitchiana – Veitch's Winter Hazel
Corylopsis veitchiana, or Veitch's winter hazel, is one of the most beautiful of the winter hazels...
The American Horticultural Society Plant Propagation, edited by Alan Toogood.
For anyone interested in plant propagation, this book could easily become their "bible". The first...
Signs of Spring
While walking through the Meetinghouse woods today, I found Sanguinaria canadensis popping through...
Chris Lane-Witch Hazel Expert
On March 14, Chris Lane, internationally recognized as a witch hazel (Hamamelis) expert, visited...
The Arboretum’s Resident Mourning Dove
When Andrew Bunting was "hat racking" the large holly tree outside of the Arboretum offices early...
Hat Racking Hollies
At the Scott Arboretum we have many mature hollies. Over time these majestic plants develop a...
Is it Going to be Another Great Magnolia Season?
This magnolia season is starting off well. Unlike most years when early spring brings below...
April Fools
"On my way to my daily 7:30 breakfast appointment (before my 8:30 shift at the Arboretum) I...
Nina Bassuk One on One
On Saturday, March 15th at the Scott Arboretum's Annual Spring Festival we presented Nina Bassuk...
Parrotia persica (Persian Ironwood)
Parrotia persica, or Persian ironwood, is a unique and beautiful winter-blooming specimen tree....
Bringing Nature Home (Douglas W. Tallamy)
Dr. Tallamy, an entomologist at the University of Delaware, wrote Bringing Nature Home as a...
Composting
I live in a small one bedroom apartment in the middle of the city, just like thousands of other...