Scott Arboretum & Gardens

Virtual Lunchtime Tour: Hollies
2024-12-17 12:00 - 12:30 (America/New_York)
In celebration of the Scott Arboretum’s 95th Anniversary, take your lunch break virtually and explore this month’s featured collection: Hollies. Tune in on our YouTube channel.

Nature’s Narratives: Smoke and Ashes: Opium's Hidden Histories
2025-01-08 17:30 - 18:30 (America/New_York)
Nature’s Narratives is the monthly book discussion group for Scott Arboretum & Gardens. Join fellow garden enthusiasts and book lovers to discuss books about plants, nature, and the environment.
Author Amitav Ghosh traces the horticultural, cultural, economic, and social history of opium in this part memoir, part history book.
Participants are encouraged, but not required, to read each month’s selection prior to the discussion. Discussions are led by horticulturist and book-lover Elizabeth Haegele and participants are welcome to share or simply listen.
Registration is free, but required to receive the Zoom meeting link.

Program Details

Registration is free, but required to receive the Zoom meeting link.
The meeting link will be included in the confirmation email received after registering online.
Participants must download Zoom.
Email us if you have accessibility needs for this program.
For more information, review our program and event policies or call the Scott office at 610-328-8025.

Virtual Lunchtime Tour: The Pinetum Part 2
2025-01-21 12:00 - 12:30 (America/New_York)
Take your lunch break virtually and explore the wonders of the beautiful Pinetum at Scott Arboretum & Gardens. This virtual tour will include highlights beyond the first Pinetum virtual tour in 2024. Tune in on our YouTube channel.

Travels @ 12: A Trip to Portugal: Exploring the Wild and Tamed
2025-01-23 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
Join Abi Urena to experience the highlights of her eight-day trip to Portugal as a Longwood Gardens Professional Horticulture student. The Class of 2024 focused on studying the natural growth of Mediterranean plants in relatively wild environments. Visit national parks, restorations, and formal gardens across Madeira, Porto, and Lisbon.
Travels @ 12 is an online series for plant enthusiasts to vicariously experience gardens and natural spaces throughout the world.
Registration is free, but required to receive the Zoom webinar and recording links.

Program Details

The webinar link will be included in the confirmation email received after registering online.
Recording link will be available 2 days after the webinar and accessible for 2 weeks after the presentation.
Participants must download Zoom.
Email us if you have accessibility needs for this program.
For more information, review our program and event policies or call the Scott office at 610-328-8025.

About the Presenter
Abigail Urena joined Scott Arboretum & Gardens’ horticulture team as a Gardener in July 2024 after she graduated from the professional horticulture program at Longwood Gardens. Prior to entering the Longwood student program, she worked at Reeves Reed Arboretum in Summit, N.J., as a seasonal garden assistant and at Blue in Green Gardens in New York where she installed and maintained gardens in the city. She holds a B.S. in public health, magna cum laude, from William Paterson University in Wayne, N.J. Her focus in public health centered on the relationship between the natural environment and human well-being.

Travels @ 12: A Trip to Portugal: Exploring the Wild and Tamed
2025-01-23 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
Join Abi Urena to experience the highlights of her eight-day trip to Portugal as a Longwood Gardens Professional Horticulture student. The Class of 2024 focused on studying the natural growth of Mediterranean plants in relatively wild environments. Visit national parks, restorations, and formal gardens across Madeira, Porto, and Lisbon.
Travels @ 12 is an online series for plant enthusiasts to vicariously experience gardens and natural spaces throughout the world.
Registration is free, but required to receive the Zoom webinar and recording links.
Register Now
Program Details

The webinar link will be included in the confirmation email received after registering online.
Recording link will be available 2 days after the webinar and accessible for 2 weeks after the presentation.
Participants must download Zoom.
Email us if you have accessibility needs for this program.
For more information, review our program and event policies or call the Scott office at 610-328-8025.

About the Presenter
Abigail Urena joined Scott Arboretum & Gardens’ horticulture team as a Gardener in July 2024 after she graduated from the professional horticulture program at Longwood Gardens. Prior to entering the Longwood student program, she worked at Reeves Reed Arboretum in Summit, N.J., as a seasonal garden assistant and at Blue in Green Gardens in New York where she installed and maintained gardens in the city. She holds a B.S. in public health, magna cum laude, from William Paterson University in Wayne, N.J. Her focus in public health centered on the relationship between the natural environment and human well-being.

Walkovic & Schumacher Memorial Lecture: The Art of Garden Photography
2025-01-26 14:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York)
Join professional garden photographer Rob Cardillo as he illustrates how he crafts sweeping landscapes and compelling plant closeups through a series of engaging stories.
Using examples from his many books and magazine projects (including his most recent work, Private Gardens of Philadelphia), Rob will show how he doesn’t always get it right the first time and how perseverance and patience pay off in the end.
You’ll leave with new ideas and new techniques to help you find and translate your own vision of Eden, even if you only use a smartphone.
Co-sponsored with the Hardy Plant Society/Mid-Atlantic Group. Virtual and in-person options available.

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Program Details

All registrations include access to the recording.
In-person registration is limited to 190. Due to limited seating, virtual participants cannot attend in person.
Virtual registrants will be able to view the recording shortly after the presentation concludes and can ask the speaker questions by emailing scott@swarthmore.edu in advance.
Registration is free, but required to receive the presentation recording link.
Email us if you have accessibility needs for this program.
For more information, review our program and event policies or call the Scott office at 610-328-8025.

About the Presenter
Rob Cardillo has been photographing gardens, plants and the people who love them for nearly thirty years. He’s been credited as the primary photographer for over twenty-five books including Private Edens, Private Gardens of South Florida, The Art of Gardening at Chanticleer, The Layered Garden, Chasing Eden, and his most recent work Private Gardens of Philadelphia. Rob’s work is also seen in publications such as Gardens Illustrated, Garden Gate, Flower and The New York Times. Along with his Blue Root Media partners, Rob provides editorial content for an award-winning regional gardening magazine, GROW, published quarterly by the venerable Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. Winner of numerous photography awards, Rob was inducted into the Garden Writer’s Association Hall of Fame in 2015.
Rob lives and gardens in Ambler where he grows a little bit of everything in drifts of one.

Walkovic & Schumacher Memorial Lecture: The Art of Garden Photography
2025-01-26 14:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York)
Join professional garden photographer Rob Cardillo as he illustrates how he crafts sweeping landscapes and compelling plant closeups through a series of engaging stories.
Using examples from his many books and magazine projects (including his most recent work, Private Gardens of Philadelphia), Rob will show how he doesn’t always get it right the first time and how perseverance and patience pay off in the end.
You’ll leave with new ideas and new techniques to help you find and translate your own vision of Eden, even if you only use a smartphone.
Co-sponsored with the Hardy Plant Society/Mid-Atlantic Group. Virtual and in-person options available.
In-person registration is sold out.

Program Details

This program will not be recorded as requested by the presenter.
All registrations include access to the virtual live presentation.
In-person registration is limited to 190 and is sold out. Due to limited seating, virtual participants cannot attend in person.
Virtual registrants will receive the Zoom link to watch the presentation in live time.
Registration is free, but required to receive the presentation link.
Email us if you have accessibility needs for this program.
For more information, review our program and event policies or call the Scott office at 610-328-8025.

About the Presenter
Rob Cardillo has been photographing gardens, plants and the people who love them for nearly thirty years. He’s been credited as the primary photographer for over twenty-five books including Private Edens, Private Gardens of South Florida, The Art of Gardening at Chanticleer, The Layered Garden, Chasing Eden, and his most recent work Private Gardens of Philadelphia. Rob’s work is also seen in publications such as Gardens Illustrated, Garden Gate, Flower and The New York Times. Along with his Blue Root Media partners, Rob provides editorial content for an award-winning regional gardening magazine, GROW, published quarterly by the venerable Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. Winner of numerous photography awards, Rob was inducted into the Garden Writer’s Association Hall of Fame in 2015.
Rob lives and gardens in Ambler where he grows a little bit of everything in drifts of one.

Travels @ 12: Gardens and Clematis in the Loire Valley of France
2025-01-30 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
Experience gardens, chateaus, and glorious clematis as Scott Arboretum & Gardens’ Director of Grounds and Coordinator of Horticulture Jeff Jabco recounts the International Clematis Society’s trip in June 2024.
Travels @ 12 is an online series for plant enthusiasts to vicariously experience gardens and natural spaces throughout the world.
Registration is free, but required to receive the Zoom webinar and recording links.

Program Details

The webinar link will be included in the confirmation email received after registering online.
Recording link will be available 2 days after the webinar and accessible for 2 weeks after the presentation.
Participants must download Zoom.
Email us if you have accessibility needs for this program.
For more information, review our program and event policies or call the Scott office at 610-328-8025.

About the Presenter
Jeff Jabco, Director of Grounds and Coordinator of Horticulture, 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.

Travels @ 12: Gardens and Clematis in the Loire Valley of France
2025-01-30 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
Experience gardens, chateaus, and glorious clematis as Scott Arboretum & Gardens’ Director of Grounds and Coordinator of Horticulture Jeff Jabco recounts the International Clematis Society’s trip in June 2024.
Travels @ 12 is an online series for plant enthusiasts to vicariously experience gardens and natural spaces throughout the world.
Registration is free, but required to receive the Zoom webinar and recording links.

Register Now

Program Details

The webinar link will be included in the confirmation email received after registering online.
Recording link will be available 2 days after the webinar and accessible for 2 weeks after the presentation.
Participants must download Zoom.
Email us if you have accessibility needs for this program.
For more information, review our program and event policies or call the Scott office at 610-328-8025.

About the Presenter
Jeff Jabco, Director of Grounds and Coordinator of Horticulture, 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.

Travels @ 12: Gardens of England
2025-02-06 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
Join Lisa Roper, Horticulturist at Chanticleer Garden, as she shares her travels throughout England. She attended the 2024 Beth Chatto Symposium and explored renowned gardens including Great Dixter, Sissinghurst Castle, Gravetye Manor, and more.
Travels @ 12 is an online series for plant enthusiasts to vicariously experience gardens and natural spaces throughout the world.
Registration is free, but required to receive the Zoom webinar and recording links.

Program Details

The webinar link will be included in the confirmation email received after registering online.
Recording link will be available 2 days after the webinar and accessible for 2 weeks after the presentation.
Participants must download Zoom.
Email us if you have accessibility needs for this program.
For more information, review our program and event policies or call the Scott office at 610-328-8025.

About the Presenter
Lisa Roper is the Gravel Garden and Ruin horticulturist at Chanticleer, a public garden in Wayne, Pa. where she has gardened for the past 34 years. Lisa also photographs Chanticleer Garden weekly for What’s in Bloom on the Chanticleer website. Lisa has a BFA in fine art from The Cooper Union in NYC where she studied fine art and photography. She is a graduate of the Longwood Gardens Professional Gardener Training Program. Lisa has been a guest gardener at Stellenbosch University Garden in South Africa and Great Dixter in West Sussex, UK. She is also a contributor to The Art of Gardening, design inspiration and planting techniques from Chanticleer.

Travels @ 12: Gardens of England
2025-02-06 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
Join Lisa Roper, Horticulturist at Chanticleer Garden, as she shares her travels throughout England. She attended the 2024 Beth Chatto Symposium and explored renowned gardens including Great Dixter, Sissinghurst Castle, Gravetye Manor, and more.
Travels @ 12 is an online series for plant enthusiasts to vicariously experience gardens and natural spaces throughout the world.
Registration is free, but required to receive the Zoom webinar and recording links.

Register Now

Program Details

The webinar link will be included in the confirmation email received after registering online.
Recording link will be available 2 days after the webinar and accessible for 2 weeks after the presentation.
Participants must download Zoom.
Email us if you have accessibility needs for this program.
For more information, review our program and event policies or call the Scott office at 610-328-8025.

About the Presenter
Lisa Roper is the Gravel Garden and Ruin horticulturist at Chanticleer, a public garden in Wayne, Pa. where she has gardened for the past 34 years. Lisa also photographs Chanticleer Garden weekly for What’s in Bloom on the Chanticleer website. Lisa has a BFA in fine art from The Cooper Union in NYC where she studied fine art and photography. She is a graduate of the Longwood Gardens Professional Gardener Training Program. Lisa has been a guest gardener at Stellenbosch University Garden in South Africa and Great Dixter in West Sussex, UK. She is also a contributor to The Art of Gardening, design inspiration and planting techniques from Chanticleer.

Virtual Lunchtime Tour: Colors of Winter
2025-02-11 12:00 - 12:30 (America/New_York)
Take your lunch break virtually and explore the colors of winter in the Scott Entrance Garden and the Terry Shane Teaching Garden. Tune in on our YouTube channel.

Nature’s Narratives: The Flow: Rivers, Water, and Wilderness
2025-02-12 17:30 - 18:30 (America/New_York)
Nature’s Narratives is the monthly book discussion group for Scott Arboretum & Gardens. Join fellow garden enthusiasts and book lovers to discuss books about plants, nature, and the environment.
Amy-Jane Beer returns to the river where her friend died and remembers her connection with nature and water, and brings the reader along for the ride.
Participants are encouraged, but not required, to read each month’s selection prior to the discussion. Discussions are led by horticulturist and book-lover Elizabeth Haegele and participants are welcome to share or simply listen.
Registration is free, but required to receive the Zoom meeting link.

Program Details

Registration is free, but required to receive the Zoom meeting link.
The meeting link will be included in the confirmation email received after registering online.
Participants must download Zoom.
Email us if you have accessibility needs for this program.
For more information, review our program and event policies or call the Scott office at 610-328-8025.

Nature’s Narratives: The Flow: Rivers, Water, and Wilderness
2025-02-12 17:30 - 18:30 (America/New_York)
Nature’s Narratives is the monthly book discussion group for Scott Arboretum & Gardens. Join fellow garden enthusiasts and book lovers to discuss books about plants, nature, and the environment.
Amy-Jane Beer returns to the river where her friend died and remembers her connection with nature and water, and brings the reader along for the ride.
Participants are encouraged, but not required, to read each month’s selection prior to the discussion. Discussions are led by horticulturist and book-lover Elizabeth Haegele and participants are welcome to share or simply listen.
Registration is free, but required to receive the Zoom meeting link.

Register Now

Program Details

Registration is free, but required to receive the Zoom meeting link.
The meeting link will be included in the confirmation email received after registering online.
Participants must download Zoom.
Email us if you have accessibility needs for this program.
For more information, review our program and event policies or call the Scott office at 610-328-8025.

Travels @ 12: An Italian Odyssey: Gardens, History, and Culture, North and South
2025-02-13 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
Charles Cresson & Nora Sirbaugh took part in a three week tour of gardens in Sicily, around Rome, and ending with a week in Venice. Share in the history of this ancient land and the historic gardens it has produced. Join them on this virtual visit to this land of love, lemon trees and gelato.
Travels @ 12 is an online series for plant enthusiasts to vicariously experience gardens and natural spaces throughout the world.
Registration is free, but required to receive the Zoom webinar and recording links.

Register Now

Program Details

The webinar link will be included in the confirmation email received after registering online.
Recording link will be available 2 days after the webinar and accessible for 2 weeks after the presentation.
Participants must download Zoom.
Email us if you have accessibility needs for this program.
For more information, review our program and event policies or call the Scott office at 610-328-8025.

About the Presenters
Charles Cresson is a gardener and plantsman trained in England and America. He is the owner of Hedgleigh Spring garden in Swarthmore.
Nora Sirbaugh is past President of the Hardy Plant Society Mid-Atlantic Group and an avid gardener. Nora studied music at Temple and Peabody Conservatory and has a passion for history.

Travels @ 12: An Italian Odyssey: Gardens, History, and Culture, North and South
2025-02-13 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
Charles Cresson & Nora Sirbaugh took part in a three week tour of gardens in Sicily, around Rome, and ending with a week in Venice. Share in the history of this ancient land and the historic gardens it has produced. Join them on this virtual visit to this land of love, lemon trees and gelato.
Travels @ 12 is an online series for plant enthusiasts to vicariously experience gardens and natural spaces throughout the world.
Registration is free, but required to receive the Zoom webinar and recording links.

Program Details

The webinar link will be included in the confirmation email received after registering online.
Recording link will be available 2 days after the webinar and accessible for 2 weeks after the presentation.
Participants must download Zoom.
Email us if you have accessibility needs for this program.
For more information, review our program and event policies or call the Scott office at 610-328-8025.

About the Presenters
Charles Cresson is a gardener and plantsman trained in England and America. He is the owner of Hedgleigh Spring garden in Swarthmore.
Nora Sirbaugh is past President of the Hardy Plant Society Mid-Atlantic Group and an avid gardener. Nora studied music at Temple and Peabody Conservatory and has a passion for history.

Travels @ 12: Jumping Over to Japan
2025-02-20 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
Public Horticulture Intern Seamus Lewin recently returned from his trip touring gardens and temples in Japan. Explore the horticultural allure of Kyoto, Tokyo, and Nara in the fall with this presentation.
Travels @ 12 is an online series for plant enthusiasts to vicariously experience gardens and natural spaces throughout the world.
Registration is free, but required to receive the Zoom webinar and recording links.

Program Details

The webinar link will be included in the confirmation email received after registering online.
Recording link will be available 2 days after the webinar and accessible for 2 weeks after the presentation.
Participants must download Zoom.
Email us if you have accessibility needs for this program.
For more information, review our program and event policies or call the Scott office at 610-328-8025.

Travels @ 12: Jumping Over to Japan
2025-02-20 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
Public Horticulture Intern Seamus Lewin recently returned from his trip touring gardens and temples in Japan. Explore the horticultural allure of Kyoto, Tokyo, and Nara in the fall with this presentation.
Travels @ 12 is an online series for plant enthusiasts to vicariously experience gardens and natural spaces throughout the world.
Registration is free, but required to receive the Zoom webinar and recording links.

Register Now

Program Details

The webinar link will be included in the confirmation email received after registering online.
Recording link will be available 2 days after the webinar and accessible for 2 weeks after the presentation.
Participants must download Zoom.
Email us if you have accessibility needs for this program.
For more information, review our program and event policies or call the Scott office at 610-328-8025.

Virtual Lunchtime Tour: Colors of Winter
2025-02-27 12:00 - 12:30 (America/New_York)
Take your lunch break virtually and explore the colors of winter in the Harry Wood Garden. Tune in on our YouTube channel.

Nature’s Narratives: How to Catch a Mole: Wisdom From a Life Lived in Nature
2025-03-12 17:30 - 18:30 (America/Detroit) | https://www.scottarboretum.org/calendar/natures-narratives-how-to-catch-a-mole-wisdom-from-a-life-lived-in-nature/
Nature’s Narratives is the monthly book discussion group for Scott Arboretum & Gardens. Join fellow garden enthusiasts and book lovers to discuss books about plants, nature, and the environment.
This month’s selection is Marc Hamer’s memoir How to Catch a Hole: Wisdom From a Life Lived in Nature. Kneeling in a muddy field in the Welsh countryside, clutching a creature that is soft and blue-black, Marc Hamer vows he will stop trapping moles—forever. In this earnest, understated, and sublime work of literary memoir, the molecatcher shares what led him to this strange career and what caused him to stop: from sleeping among hedges as a homeless teen, to toiling on the railway, to weeding windswept gardens in Wales and witnessing the beauty of every living thing.
Participants are encouraged, but not required, to read each month’s selection prior to the discussion. Discussions are led by horticulturist and book-lover Elizabeth Haegele and participants are welcome to share or simply listen.
Register Now
Registration is free, but required to receive the Zoom meeting link.

Program Details

Registration is free, but required to receive the Zoom meeting link.
The meeting link will be included in the confirmation email received after registering online.
Participants must download Zoom.
Email us if you have accessibility needs for this program.
For more information, review our program and event policies or call the Scott office at 610-328-8025.

Scott Medal & Award Presentation
2025-03-16 16:30 - 18:00 (America/Detroit) | The Inn at Swarthmore, 10 South Chester Rd, Swarthmore, PA, United States
Join us to recognize Andrea DeLong-Amaya, Director of Horticulture at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, the recipient of the 2025 Scott Garden and Horticulture Medal and Award of $20,000.
Registration Cost:
In-Person Event
Members and Special Guests: Free
Non-Members: $40 (includes a one-year Individual level membership to the Associates of Scott Arboretum & Gardens)

Virtual live stream: Free for all

Andrea DeLong-Amaya – 2025 Award Recipient
Andrea DeLong-Amaya (ahn-DRAY-ah di-LONG ah-MY-ah), 2025 Scott Garden & Horticulture Award awardee, is a leader in native plant horticulture with over 30 years of experience in native plant gardening, ecology, and design. As Director of Horticulture at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin, Texas, her work emphasizes the ecological benefits of using native plants to create resilient landscapes that support biodiversity. She is also the author of The Texas Native Plant Primer to be published in March 2025 by Timber Press. Tom Smarr, Executive Director of Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens in Pennsylvania, describes her as having a “considerable impact on the horticulture industry as it grapples with the need for greater representation and escalating environmental challenges.” Her work inspires gardeners to connect with nature while creating beautiful, sustainable gardens that reflect regional identity and ecological health. For her impressive body of horticultural work, she will receive the 71st Scott Garden & Horticulture Award from Scott Arboretum & Gardens in Swarthmore, PA.
De-Long-Amaya teaches classes in native plant horticulture and has contributed numerous gardening articles to publications such as Taunton’s Fine Gardening, Rodale’s Organic Gardening, American Public Gardens Association’s Public Garden, Neil Sperry’s Gardens and e-Gardens, Texas Gardener and Wildflower (the Center’s member magazine). Keep an eye out for her upcoming book, Texas Native Plant Primer (Timber Press), in March of 2025.
DeLong-Amaya has appeared numerous times on Central Texas Gardener, PBS’s long-running television program, and was a two-time guest on WNYC’s Science Friday. Jennifer Jewell featured Andrea’s work in her 2020 book, The Earth in Her Hands: 75 Extraordinary Women Working in the World of Plants, and interviewed DeLong-Amaya on the podcast Cultivating Place.

Program Details

Advance registration is required by March 7, 2025.
All registrations include access to the live stream.
In-person registration is limited to 270. Due to limited seating, virtual registrants cannot attend in person.
Registration is free but required in advance for members of the Scott Associates.
Email us if you have accessibility needs for this program.
For more information, review our program and event policies or call the Scott Arboretum office at 610-328-8025

Virtual Lunchtime Tour: The Wister Garden
2025-03-25 12:00 - 12:30 (America/Detroit) | https://www.scottarboretum.org/calendar/virtual-lunchtime-tour-the-wister-garden/
Take your lunch break virtually and explore the beauty of the Wister Garden, a woodland garden surrounding the former home of Gertrude and John C. Wister, the Arboretum’s first assistant director and director, respectively. The garden features sweeps of early spring blooming plants and rhododendrons. Narrow winding paths lead around the gently sloping plantings and connect to the Crum Woods trails.
Tune in on our YouTube channel.

Virtual Lunchtime Tour: Glade Garden
2025-04-22 12:00 - 12:30 (America/Detroit) | https://www.scottarboretum.org/calendar/virtual-lunchtime-tour-glade-garden/
Take your lunch break virtually this Earth Day and explore the beauty of the Glade Garden. The Glade Garden was designed to better connect, both visually and physically, the academic areas of the campus to the Crum Woods. The mosaic of native wildflowers, groundcovers, small trees, and shrubs makes this an enchanting garden in the spring.
Tune in on our YouTube channel.

Virtual Lunchtime Tour: Cunningham House Gardens
2025-05-20 12:00 - 12:30 (America/Detroit) | Virtual Meeting
Take your lunch break virtually and explore the beauty of the gardens surrounding the Cunningham House. Explore the Scott Entrance Garden and the Terry Shane Teaching Garden in all its glory this spring with a guided tour from our horticultural staff.
Tune in on our YouTube channel.

History of Heritage Roses
2025-06-12 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
This program is offered in partnership with Longwood Gardens.
During this online offering, join storyteller and gardener Martin Stott as he presents a fascinating journey into what makes roses so special and the story of their evolution. Take a virtual behind-the-scenes look at the roses at Longwood Gardens and Scott Arboretum & Gardens, how they came to be, and the people involved in their cultivation and success. Come away from this class with a stronger understanding of rose history and the development of rose hybridization.
Registration Cost:
Members of Scott Associates and Longwood Gardens: $10
Non-members: $12
ACCESS Cardholder: $2
Register via Longwood Gardens’ website.
To register at the member or ACCESS level pricing, email scott@swarthmore.edu.

About the Presenters
Martin Stott is a former journalist who has made programs for the BBC and American radio from 21 countries. He is the author of the Storyteller Garden history blog. Stott has written for Gardens Illustrated and Hortus and is the co-editor of By Any Other Name, the heritage rose journal of the World Federation of Rose Societies.
Adam Glas, Gardener Supervisor, joined the Scott Arboretum & Gardens staff in 2012. Before that, he worked as Nursery Manager at Terrain (at Styer’s) Nursery in Glen Mills. He was accepted into the Longwood Gardens Professional Gardener (PG) Training Program, completing that program in 2006. He currently serves as president for the PG Alumni Association and vice president of the board of managers at Chenoa Manor. He studied Horticulture and Landscape Design at University of Wisconsin River Falls.

About ACCESS
Scott Arboretum & Gardens proudly participates in the Art-Reach ACCESS program. Pennsylvania ACCESS/EBT cardholders, and Art-Reach ACCESS cardholders may receive $2 tickets for the cardholder and up to 3 guests. This discount may not be valid for special events or sold out events, or combined with other discount offers. Visitors must show their ACCESS card and valid photo ID on the day of the program. For more information about the ACCESS program, please visit art-reach.org/access.

Virtual Lunchtime Tour: Theresa Lang Garden of Fragrance
2025-06-27 12:00 - 12:30 (America/New_York)
Take your lunch break virtually and explore the beautiful Theresa Lang Garden of Fragrance with Gardener Abi Urena Almonte. Tune in on our YouTube channel.

Virtual Lunchtime Tour: Singer Hall Landscape
2025-07-25 12:00 - 12:30 (America/New_York)
Take your lunch break virtually as you explore the Singer Hall Landscape with one of our expert horticulturists. The landscape around Singer Hall draws from Swarthmore’s regional landscape typologies, with five distinct ecoregions represented. Learn about the plants that comprise this garden area and our gardening ethos by tuning in on our YouTube channel.

Virtual Lunchtime Tour: Harry Wood Garden
2025-08-28 12:00 - 12:30 (America/New_York)
Take your lunch break virtually as you explore the Harry Wood Garden with Gardener Andrew DeGothseir. Tune in on our YouTube channel.

Virtual Lunchtime Tour: West Garden
2025-09-25 12:00 - 12:30 (America/Detroit) | Virtual Meeting
Take your lunch break virtually as you explore the West Garden with one of our expert horticulturists. This garden surrounds the Dan West House and serves as an example of a residential garden. Its maintenance is supported by an endowment fund given by Gil Kemp, Class of ‘72. Dan served the College as vice president for development and gardened there from 1998 until 2007. Learn about the plants that comprise this garden by tuning in on our YouTube channel.
