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January 2022
Travels at Twelve: Namibia: Further Photogenic Travels in Africa
After their beautiful tour in South Africa, Scott Arboretum members and volunteers Bob and Jan Goren continued on through nearby Namibia and found a landscape and biome that was just as beautiful and interesting, but quite different. Register here. Travels at Twelve is a series…
Find out more »Travels at Twelve: Chasing the Wild Clematis
Linda Beutler, curator of the Rogerson Clematis Collection, is a firm believer that there is no substitute for seeing plants growing in the wild to truly understand how to make the most of them in a garden. This presentation follows Linda to Shika Shan in…
Find out more »February 2022
Travels at Twelve: The Legacy of Great Dixter House and Garden: The Centenary of Christopher Lloyd’s Birth
Legendary gardener, writer, and nurseryman Christopher Lloyd, Order of the British Empire and recipient of the Victoria Medal of Honour, would have celebrated his 100th birthday in March of 2021. His garden at Great Dixter in Northiam, East Sussex, England, continues on in the style…
Find out more »Travels at Twelve: A Botanical Paradise: Kazakhstan & the Altai Mountains
Join Paul Meyer for an illustrated lecture on his botanical travels in northeast Kazakhstan. Few travelers from the western world have visited this extraordinarily beautiful region, noted for its rich steppe and alpine flora. In addition, he will share stories of the people, architecture and…
Find out more »Travels at Twelve: A Year on Martha’s Vineyard
Last year, Elizabeth Ladwig, former Scott Arboretum Education Intern and Amos Frye, former Crum Woods Stewardship and Engagement fellow, moved all the way from the Sierra Nevada foothills to the charming New England island of Martha's Vineyard. In their positions working for The Polly Hill…
Find out more »Travels at Twelve: Remarkable Little-Known Gardens Around the World
Join Director of the Scott Arboretum Claire Sawyers, for a trip around the world to some remarkable but little-known public gardens. This tour is sure to provide a sense of peace and relaxation as well as discovery. Claire has lived and worked in gardens in…
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