Nature’s Narratives is the Scott Arboretum’s monthly book discussion group. Join fellow garden enthusiasts and book lovers to discuss books about plants, nature, and the environment. This month’s selection is Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History by Stephen Jay Gould. The Burgess Shale is a treasure trove of information about evolution. […]
Nature’s Narratives is the Scott Arboretum’s monthly book discussion group. Join fellow garden enthusiasts and book lovers to discuss books about plants, nature, and the environment. A memoir about existing as a farmer in upstate New York and Vermont, Pig Years by Ellyn Gaydos is both stark and hopeful. Participants are encouraged, but not required, […]
Experience Texas horticulture from Dallas to Austin to Houston with Scott Arboretum staff Becky Robert and Mackenzie Knight-Fochs. Becky and Mackenzie attended the 2023 American Public Gardens Association Annual Conference in Dallas/Fort Worth, which included visits to public and private gardens, as well as a three-day post-conference horticultural road trip from Fort Worth to Houston. […]
Co-Sponsored with Through this presentation, The Art of Sustainable Landscaping: Organic Gardening Lessons from the Glenstone Museum and other Great American Yards, learn how Chief Sustainability Officer Paul Tukey and his team sustainably manage over 360 acres and how to apply these principles to your landscape. Co-sponsored with the Hardy Plant Society/Mid-Atlantic Group. Virtual and […]
In celebration of the Scott Arboretum’s 95th Anniversary, take your lunch break virtually and explore this month’s featured collection: the Pinetum. Tune in on our YouTube channel.
Learn about the culture and horticulture of islands of the Azores with Richard Doran, Marketing & Communications Manager for the American Public Gardens Association. In September 2023, Richard further explored the Azores and he will share more adventures in the islands of Pico, Faial, São Jorge, and São Miguel. Travels @ 12 is an online […]
Join Andrew Bunting, Vice President of Horticulture at the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, for a botanical tour of Greece. In early spring of 2023, Andrew explored the Peloponnese Peninsula and found many Greek native plants, including many species of native orchids. He also visited the Greek island of Symi in the Aegean Sea, not far from […]
Morocco is a country of contrasts: The buzz of the medina and exotic souks in Marrakesh, hidden gardens, long views to the mountains and warm, hospitable people happy to share their history over a glass of mint tea. Enjoy “traveling” to this wonderful country with Claire Sawyers, Director of the Scott Arboretum, as she recounts […]
Nature’s Narratives is the Scott Arboretum’s monthly book discussion group. Join fellow garden enthusiasts and book lovers to discuss books about plants, nature, and the environment. Brave the Wild River: The Untold Story of Two Women Who Mapped the Botany of the Grand Canyon by Melissa L. Sevigny is the adventurous account of Elzada Clover […]
Join Rachel Warren as she shares her east coast garden travels from 2023. We will start in the north by traveling to the Heritage Museum and Gardens in Sandwich, Massachusetts and then to the historical Untermyer Garden in Yonkers, New York. Then we will hop on a plane and travel to Huntsville Botanical Gardens in Huntsville, […]
In celebration of the Scott Arboretum’s 95th Anniversary, take your lunch break virtually and explore this month’s featured collection: witchhazels. Tune in on our YouTube channel.
Enjoy spring in the “Stans,” Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan, as Megan Rossman, Assistant Horticulturist, leads us through her Spring 2023 travels. Her trip aimed to showcase the beauty and botanical diversity of spring in the Central Asian steppe landscape, from bulbs to rare trees. Travels @ 12 is an online series for plant enthusiasts to vicariously […]
