Scott Aboretum & Gardens

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- - - Visit Our “Garden of Ideas”
      
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      Dawn to Dusk, 365 days a year
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      Monday through Friday,
      8:30 am to noon and 1:00 to 4:30 pm.
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- - - Support the Arboretum
      
      Your support helps us delight, inspire, and educate the public. Donations, membership, and proceeds from special events helps us to create beautiful horticultural displays and educational programming.
Education & Events
- - - Programming & Events for All Ages
      
      We are proud to offer in-person and virtual programming for adults, students, families, and children. Whether you are looking for something recreational or educational, there is a program for you.
Get Involved
- - - Learn & Grow With Us
      
      Help us maintain our gardens and plant collections by getting involved with the Arboretum.
About
- - - A “Garden of Ideas”
      
      The Scott Arboretum cultivates a variety of plants that create some of the region’s most intimate, authentic, and accessible horticultural experiences.

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Garden Seeds: Scott Arboretum & Gardens' Blog

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Is it Going to be Another Great Magnolia Season?

Apr 3, 2008 | Garden Plants

This magnolia season is starting off well. Unlike most years when early spring brings below...

April Fools

Apr 2, 2008 | Happenings, Special Interest

"On my way to my daily 7:30 breakfast appointment (before my 8:30 shift at the Arboretum) I...

Nina Bassuk One on One

Apr 1, 2008 | Happenings, Sustainability Topics

On Saturday, March 15th at the Scott Arboretum's Annual Spring Festival we presented Nina Bassuk...

Parrotia persica (Persian Ironwood)

Mar 15, 2008 | Plant of the Month

Parrotia persica, or Persian ironwood, is a unique and beautiful winter-blooming specimen tree....

Bringing Nature Home (Douglas W. Tallamy)

Feb 25, 2008 | Book Reviews

Dr. Tallamy, an entomologist at the University of Delaware, wrote Bringing Nature Home as a...

Composting

Feb 25, 2008 | Garden Practices, Sustainability Topics

I live in a small one bedroom apartment in the middle of the city, just like thousands of other...

Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Jelena’

Feb 25, 2008 | Plant of the Month

‘Jelena’ is among the most impressive of the witchhazels we grow here at the Scott Arboretum. ...

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