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SUMMARY:Travels @ 12: Chasing Waterfalls: Traveling Iceland’s Ring Road
DESCRIPTION:Follow along with Assistant Horticulture Supervisor Beck Armstrong and Senior Horticulturist Kait Lawrence on their ten day camping trip driving through the mountains\, moss-covered lava fields\, and glacier-carved fjords on Iceland’s Ring Road. Discover with them the endless waterfalls\, captivating wildlife\, and surprising gardens of the land of fire and ice. \nTravels @ 12 is an online series for plant enthusiasts to vicariously experience gardens and natural spaces throughout the world. Enjoy these popular virtual programs and connect with fellow plant enthusiasts in person during a weekly Watch Party in the Wister Center. BYO lunch and watch the Zoom presentation on the big screen. Registration is required for each presentation due to limited seating capacity. The Watch Party will be canceled in case of inclement weather. \nVirtual Registration \nIn-person Registration \nProgram Details \n\nThe webinar link will be included in the confirmation email received after registering online.\nAll registrations include access to the live Zoom webinar and recording links.\nIn-person registration is limited to 24. Due to limited seating\, virtual registrants cannot attend in person.\nRegistration is free\, but required to receive program links.\nVirtual participants must download Zoom.\nEmail us if you have accessibility needs for this program.\nFor more information\, review our program and event policies or call the Scott office at 610-328-8025.\n\n\nAbout the Presenters:\nBeck Armstrong\nBeck Armstrong is an assistant horticulture supervisor at Scott Arboretum & Gardens. Prior to joining the staff in 2023 as a gardener\, she was the Assistant Manager in the Nursery/Perennials Department at Wedgewood Gardens in Glen Mills. She also worked as a farmhand at Anchor Run Farm CSA in Bucks County\, a gardener at Roots Landscaping in Glen Mills\, was a temporary gardener at the Scott Arboretum & Gardens\, and maintains many private gardens in the Philadelphia area. Beck completed a 3-month internship with Aprovecho Sustainability Research Center in Cottage Grove\, Oregon\, and a summer internship with the Scott Arboretum & Gardens. Beck completed the Horticulture Certificate Program from the Barnes Arboretum at St. Joseph’s University in 2025. \nKait Lawrence\nKait Lawrence\, senior horticulturist at Scott Arboretum & Gardens\, joined the staff in 2022. Kait holds a Bachelor of Arts in environmental studies and anthropology/sociology with a minor in food studies from Ursinus College. Upon graduation\, she worked as a research assistant in the biology department of Ursinus College\, collecting and cataloging native grasses and planting crops at their organic farm. Prior to joining the Scott Arboretum & Gardens\, she was the Horticulturist Assistant/Foreman at David Brothers Landscape Services and a Horticulturist at Laurel Hill Cemeteries\, while completing the Horticulture Certificate Program from the Barnes Arboretum at St. Joseph’s University in 2024.
URL:https://www.scottarboretum.org/calendar/travels-12-chasing-waterfalls-traveling-icelands-ring-road/
LOCATION:Wister Center\, 500 College Ave.\, Swarthmore\, PA\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-person Event,Travels at Twelve,Virtual Events
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SUMMARY:In-person Travels @ 12: Famous Clematis\, Clematarians\, and Their Gardens
DESCRIPTION:Scott Arboretum & Gardens Executive Director Jeff Jabco will share his travel tales during the 2026 Internationals Clematis Society’s visit to new and old gardens in southeastern England (Kent and Sussex) and two Channel Islands\, Guernsey\, and Sark. Learn about the history of several gardens that are intertwined with clematis: Great Dixter\, Gravetye Manor and two Vita Sackville-West/Harold Nicolson gardens–Sissinghurst and Long Barn Garden. Jeff co-organized this 11-day trip for the Society to also visit the nursery and propagation and breeding facilities of the Society’s founder\, Raymond Evison on Guernsey as well as 16 other sites. \nTravels @ 12 is an online series for plant enthusiasts to vicariously experience gardens and natural spaces throughout the world. \nTo close out the Travels @ 12 2027 series\, Jeff will be presenting live in-person in the Science Center! In-person registrants will have a chance to chat with the presenter\, ask questions and connect with fellow travel enthusiasts. All speakers from the 2027 Travels @ 12 series will be invited to attend\, making this a special opportunity to gather in community. \nThe lecture will be recorded and sent out to those who register. There will be no live-stream option. \nIn-person Registration \nAccess to the Recording \nProgram Details \n\nAll registrations include access to the panopto recording shortly after the program concludes.\nIn-person registration is limited to 200.\nRegistration is free\, but required to receive program links.\nEmail us if you have accessibility needs for this program.\nFor more information\, review our program and event policies or call the Scott office at 610-328-8025.\n\nAbout the Presenter: \nJeff Jabco\, executive director of Scott Arboretum & Gardens\, has been on staff since 1990. Before coming to Swarthmore\, he worked for Penn State University Cooperative Extension as a horticulture agent in southeastern Pennsylvania; he also owned and operated a garden design and vegetable production business. He is a graduate of Penn State University with a master’s degree from North Carolina State University in Horticulture/Plant Breeding and Plant Pathology.\nAs well as working at Scott Arboretum & Gardens for 36 years\, Jeff is former president and current vice-president of the International Clematis Society. He has organized three garden tours and clematis education trips for the group.
URL:https://www.scottarboretum.org/calendar/travels-12-famous-clematis-clematarians-and-their-gardens/
LOCATION:Science Center 101\, 500 College Ave.\, Swarthmore\, PA\, 19081\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-person Event,Travels at Twelve,Virtual Events
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