Explore how ideas and approaches to gardening can change over a lifetime with 2020 Scott Medal and Award Winner Holly Shimizu. “For over 40 years, has written and preached the gospel of gardening and horticulture throughout the nation and, indeed, throughout the world. " - Paul W. Meyer, 2018 Scott Medal recipient, F. Otto Haas […]
How does an individual garden relate to the larger landscape? How does it connect to the natural and cultural environment? Does it evoke a sense of place? In addressing these topics in a slide presentation based on his new book, Spirit of Place, Bill Noble—a lifelong gardener, the former director of preservation for the Garden Conservancy—helps […]
Take a journey through the studio gardens of award-winning designer Donald Pell as he focuses an unbiased eye on what is and is not working in the novel plant communities he creates. Not all plants “play nice,” which can challenge the integrity of garden designs, forcing the gardener to make revisions as a horticulturist and […]
Join award-winning author Niki Jabbour as she shares her secrets to growing more food, reducing pest problems, and dealing with unpredictable weather in her vegetable garden. She’ll spotlight a wide variety of season extenders like shade cloth, row cover, cold frames, and polytunnels, as well as show you how to use garden covers to prevent […]
Leah Blanton will be discussing the unique opportunity the PHS Public Landscapes team has in Philadelphia to infuse underutilized sites with interesting plantings, push a naturalistic aesthetic that highlights natives and biodiversity, and create dynamic spaces for people to interact with the city in new ways. She will provide an overview of the teams' projects, […]
Did you know the Scott Arboretum has two beehives? Join our Urban Beekeeper, Mo McDermott, to learn about the world of bees here at the Arboretum! Mo will present about the little city that is a beehive, a bee’s life journey, and provide an overview of the beekeeping season and the basics of the craft. […]
