This time of year is an exceptionally beautiful time at the Wister Garden. To step through the...
Garden Seeds: Scott Arboretum & Gardens' Blog
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...
Sightings of our Feathered Friends
Have you noticed that the volume has been turned up on the morning chorus of bird song? Our local...
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...