Scott Arboretum & Gardens

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.

Perennial Plant Conference
2025-10-17 09:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Support
The Perennial Plant Conference was started in 1983 to bring together locally, nationally, and internationally recognized experts on perennials for a day-long conference with an educational focus. This year, learn how to navigate designing and managing landscapes to support biodiversity now and in a future of change; learn about beautiful and ecological solutions to advancing today’s plant palette, and discover the power of cultivating well-being.
This conference is co-sponsored by Chanticleer, Longwood Gardens, the Hardy Plant Society/Mid-Atlantic Group, the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, and the Scott Arboretum & Gardens.
Visit www.perennialplantconference.org to learn about the great topics and speakers and to register.
Register Now

Virtual Lunchtime Tour: Biostream
2025-11-01 12:00 - 12:30 (America/Detroit) | Virtual Meeting
Take your lunch break virtually as you explore the Biostream with one of our expert horticulturists. The Biostream is a man-made abstraction of a stream that both looks beautiful and mitigates stormwater. Learn about the plants that comprise this garden space by tuning in on our YouTube channel.

Lecture: A Personal Guide to Bulbs through the Seasons
2025-11-09 14:00 - 15:30 (America/Detroit) | Science Center 101, 500 College Ave., Swarthmore, PA, 19081, United States
Co-Sponsored with

In this lecture, Jenny Rose Carey will explore some of her favorite bulbs for each time of year. She will share tips for growing bulbs successfully in gardens and containers. She will feature mixed combinations in her Northview garden and from her garden travels.
Jenny Rose uses her own photos for the lecture and to illustrate her new book – The Essential Guide to Bulbs, published by Timber Press in October 2025.
Take home plenty of ideas for adding (more) bulbs to your own garden.
Join us before the event for an in-person tour of Scott Arboretum & Gardens highlighting the John W. Nason Garden. A reception with the opportunity to purchase The Essential Guide to Bulbs and book signing will follow the lecture.
In-person Registration
Virtual Registration
Program Details

All registrations include access to the recording.
In-person registration is limited to 190. Due to limited seating, virtual registrants cannot attend in person.
Virtual registrants will be able to view the recording shortly after the presentation concludes.
Book Sales: Bring cash, check, or credit to purchase The Essential Guide to Bulbs and other books from the Hardy Plant Society/Mid-Atlantic Group.
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 Arboretum office at 610-328-8025

About the Presenter
Jenny Rose Carey is an avid hands-on gardener and professional horticulturist. Born in England to a family of botanists and gardeners, she grew up in the countryside and designed her first herb garden at age sixteen. She moved with her American husband to the Philadelphia area and has gardened there ever since. Her degrees are in Biology, Horticulture, and Education, so Jenny Rose brings a strong teaching background to her writing and her presentations.
Professionally, Jenny has been Director of two public gardens: The Ambler Arboretum of Temple University and the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society’s Garden at Meadowbrook Farm. She is now devoting her time to writing, speaking, and tending her four-and-a-half-acre garden called Northview.
Jenny has authored three gardening books: Glorious Shade; The Ultimate Flower Gardener’s Guide; and The Essential Guide to Bulbs: Grow a Bounty of Beautiful Bulbs in Gardens and Containers. The Essential Guide to Bulbs will be available to the public in mid-October 2025 and will be available for purchase at the lecture.
Check out Jenny’s Instagram sites (@jennyrosecarey & @northviewgarden) and websites (jennyrosecarey.com & beforeyougarden.com).

Virtual Lunchtime Tour: John W. Nason Garden
2025-11-20 12:00 - 12:30 (America/Detroit) | Virtual Meeting
Take your lunch break virtually as you explore the textures of the John W. Nason Garden with one of our expert horticulturists. Learn about the plants that comprise this garden by tuning in on our YouTube channel.

Virtual Lunchtime Tour: Gold Medal Garden
2025-12-21 12:00 - 12:30 (America/Detroit) | Virtual Meeting
Take your lunch break virtually to explore the Gold Medal Garden with Adam Glas, horticulture supervisor at Scott Arboretum & Gardens. The Gold Medal Garden features woody and perennial plants which have been recognized for their ease of cultivation, multiple seasons of interest, commercial availability, appropriateness for the Mid-Atlantic region, and value to wildlife. The Gold Medal Plant Program is organized by PHS. Tune in to this tour on our YouTube channel.

Travels @ 12: Early Spring Gardens in the Loire Valley, Belgium, and Keukenhof
2026-01-22 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Detroit) | Virtual Meeting
Join Andrew Bunting, vice president of horticulture at the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, as he highlights gardens from a Magnolia Society International trip to the Loire Valley and Belgium, including iconic gardens like Villandry as well as many arboreta and private gardens. This presentation will also include a side trip to the Netherlands to see the amazing bulb displays at Keukenhof.
Travels @ 12 is an online series for plant enthusiasts to vicariously experience gardens and natural spaces throughout the world.
NEW in 2026: 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.
Virtual Registration
Watch Party Registration
Program Details

The webinar link will be included in the confirmation email received after registering online.
All registrations include access to the live Zoom webinar and recording links.
In-person registration is limited to 24. Due to limited seating, virtual registrants cannot attend in person.
Registration is free, but required to receive program links.
Virtual 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
Andrew Bunting is the Vice President of Horticulture at the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) and leads the utilization of planting and design to promote environmentally sound gardening practices at PHS.
Andrew received his B.S. in Plant and Soil Science from Southern Illinois University. Prior to arriving at PHS, Andrew worked at Chicago Botanic Garden, Chanticleer Garden, and the Scott Arboretum for a tenure of 27 years. He has received the American Public Gardens Association’s Professional Citation, Chanticleer Scholarship in Professional Development, and the Certificate of Merit from PHS. He also serves on the Board of Magnolia Society International. Andrew published his first book in 2015, The Plant Lover’s Guide to Magnolias. Andrew enjoys bird watching, travel and, of course, gardening.

Walkovic & Schumacher Memorial Lecture: Celebrating Plants in the Winter Garden
2026-01-25 14:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York) | Virtual Meeting
Due to expected inclement weather, this event will now be held virtually only.
The in-person attendance option is no longer available. All registered participants will receive updated access details prior to the event. We look forward to connecting with you online.
The winter garden is truly a low maintenance affair and a time to enjoy – no weeding, no watering, and no deadheading! The winter landscape may be quiescent, but the garden need not be bleak. Plants with brightly colored berries, twigs, stems, foliage, and even winter-blooming flowers shrug off the snow and cold. They bring cheer, even as the sun enters Capricorn. Warren Leach, landscape horticulturist and author of the new book Plants for the Winter Garden from Timber Press, will showcase gardens he has designed that celebrate the winter season as well as planting design ideas for your own garden. Plants for the Winter Garden can be purchased through Hardy Plant Society/Mid-Atlantic Group using the link provided during the program.
Virtual Registration
Program Details

The webinar link will be included in the confirmation email received after registering online.
This webinar will be recorded and available for 2 weeks after the presentation.
Recording link will be available 2 days after the webinar.
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 Warren Leach is a passionate plant collector, nurseryman, horticulturist, and landscape designer with a depth of knowledge of all garden plants – both perennial and woody plants, tropical and temperate. Warren is also an admired speaker, writer, and educator. For more than thirty-five years, Warren has been creating beautiful landscapes throughout New England, as well as making captivating and educational display gardens at Tranquil Lake Nursery in Rehoboth. He is the co-owner of this specialty nursery that is a prominent grower of daylilies, iris, and distinctive perennials and woody plants. Warren has received many awards, including the National Landscape Association Regional Certificate of Merit for Residential Landscape Design and the Rhode Island Nursery and Landscape Association’s First Place Award for Residential Design and Installation. Warren has also taught horticulture and landscape design at numerous institutions including: The University of Rhode Island, the Brown University Learning Community, Scott Arboretum & Gardens, to name a few. Warren’s new book, Plants for the Winter Garden, was released on November 5, 2024.

Travels @ 12: Patagonia: Into the Wild Beauty
2026-01-29 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Detroit) | Virtual Meeting
Join Dan Benarcik and Lisa Roper for a captivating talk on Patagonia’s breathtaking landscapes, where towering peaks, vast glaciers, and windswept plains paint a scene of raw, untouched beauty. Discover the awe-inspiring natural wonders that make this remote region one of the world’s last great wildernesses.
Travels @ 12 is an online series for plant enthusiasts to vicariously experience gardens and natural spaces throughout the world.
NEW in 2026: 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.
Virtual Registration
Watch Party Registration
In-person Registration
Program Details

The webinar link will be included in the confirmation email received after registering online.
All registrations include access to the live Zoom webinar and recording links.
In-person registration is limited to 25. Due to limited seating, virtual registrants cannot attend in person.
Registration is free, but required to receive program links.
Virtual 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
Dan Benarcick is a horticulturist, designer, teacher, and artist whose life and career thrive at the intersection of creativity and cultivation. Growing up with a florist mother and a father who owned a home center, he naturally developed a love for plants and craftsmanship. After earning his B.S. in Plant Science from the University of Delaware, Dan began his career at Mt. Cuba Center, where he discovered his passion for native plants. His journey then led him to Imperial Nurseries, where he built strong professional connections and learned the business side of horticulture, before joining Chanticleer Garden in 1993. At Chanticleer, where creativity and horticulture merge seamlessly, Dan oversees the Courtyard Gardens, focusing on tropical and tender perennials that shape visitors’ first and last impressions. Beyond the garden, he has shared his enthusiasm through writing for Fine Gardening, Horticulture, and Martha Stewart Living; promoting plants on QVC; and appearing on Cultivating Life and Growing a Greener World. He teaches, lectures, and builds—from furniture-making workshops to judging the Philadelphia Flower Show. At heart, Dan is driven by the joy of inspiring others to see the beauty and possibility in plants, design, and hands-on creativity.
Lisa Roper is the Gravel Garden and Ruin horticulturist at Chanticleer, a public garden in Wayne Pa. where she has gardened for the past 26 years in various parts of the garden. 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 photography and painting. 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. In her spare time, she gardens at home with her husband, Allan Summers and a flock of chickens who nibble the insects as she weeds.

Virtual Lunchtime Tour: In the Winter Garden
2026-01-30 12:00 - 12:30 (America/Detroit) | Virtual Meeting
Take your lunch break virtually in the snow covered gardens at Scott Arboretum & Gardens. Learn about great winter garden plants. Tune in to this tour on our YouTube channel.

Travels @ 12: Sauntering Through the South
2026-02-05 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Detroit) | Virtual Webinar
Join Sandra Lopez-Cortez, senior horticulturist, to hear about her family’s road trip to Texas with stops in Memphis, Tennessee, and Raleigh, North Carolina, to see fabulous botanical gardens featuring unique agave and cacti.
Travels @ 12 is an online series for plant enthusiasts to vicariously experience gardens and natural spaces throughout the world.
NEW in 2026: 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.
Virtual Registration
Watch Party Registration
In-person Registration
Program Details

The webinar link will be included in the confirmation email received after registering online.
All registrations include access to the live Zoom webinar and recording links.
In-person registration is limited to 24. Due to limited seating, virtual registrants cannot attend in person.
Registration is free, but required to receive program links.
Virtual 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
Sandra Lopez Cortez grew up in Guanajuato, Mexico and moved to Kennett Square, Pa at the age of 14. She graduated from the Professional Gardener Program at Longwood in 2013 and obtained her Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture & Natural Resources with a minor in Horticulture at the University of Delaware in 2019.
Sandra became a member of Scott Arboretum & Gardens staff in 2015 where she helps maintain a variety of gardens and coordinates volunteer garden support. Most of her experience involves maintaining ornamental plants, but she is growing a passion for sustainability, the environment, wildlife, and education.

Travels @ 12: A Month of Beautiful British Gardens and Places
2026-02-12 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Detroit) | Virtual Webinar
Bob and Jan Goren are long-time Scott members and volunteers who love to photographically capture their travels and share them. This year they’re excited to share the beauty of the gardens and beautiful places they visited on their month-long visit to England in Spring 2025.
NEW in 2026: 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.
Virtual Registration
Watch Party Registration
Program Details

The webinar link will be included in the confirmation email received after registering online.
All registrations include access to the live Zoom webinar and recording links.
In-person registration is limited to 24. Due to limited seating, virtual registrants cannot attend in person.
Registration is free, but required to receive program links.
Virtual participants must download Zoom.
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For more information, review our program and event policies or call the Scott office at 610-328-8025.

About the Presenter
Bob and Jan Goren are proud grandparents and retirees who like to travel to beautiful places. They like to take as many photos as possible of everything they see and experience. Bob and Jan are long-time Scott Associates and volunteers, helping out at events and various activities.

Travels @ 12: Seoulful Gardens and More in South Korea
2026-02-19 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Detroit) | Virtual Webinar
For the first time ever, the International Congress on Education at Botanic Gardens was held in Asia. Hundreds of delegates from around the world descended upon Seoul to enjoy the culture and learn from each other. Take a trip to the other side of the world with Mackenzie Knight-Fochs, Education Programs Manager, and Bryan Thompsonowak, Director of Education at Morris Arboretum & Gardens, to see some of Seoul and its gardens, the Korea National Arboretum, and other South Korean horticultural delights.
Travels @ 12 is an online series for plant enthusiasts to vicariously experience gardens and natural spaces throughout the world.
NEW in 2026: 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.
Virtual Registration
Watch Party Registration
Program Details

The webinar link will be included in the confirmation email received after registering online.
All registrations include access to the live Zoom webinar and recording links.
In-person registration is limited to 24. Due to limited seating, virtual registrants cannot attend in person.
Registration is free, but required to receive program links.
Virtual 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
Mackenzie Knight-Fochs returned to the Arboretum in 2022 as the Education Programs Manager. She previously served as the Education Intern from 2012 to 2014. She completed the Longwood Graduate Program in Public Horticulture in 2016, receiving her Master’s in Public Horticulture. Prior to returning to the Arboretum, she worked for the Friends of Laurel Hill and at the Delaware Center for Horticulture. Mackenzie has a bachelor’s degree in horticulture and life sciences communication from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Bryan Thompsonowak is the Director of Education at the Morris Arboretum. He completed the Longwood Graduate Program in 2015, receiving his Master’s in Public Horticulture. He has experience as an environmental educator at Bartram’s Garden and an arborist at Wells Tree Service. He studied environmental science at Albright College. Bryan also serves on the Woody Plant Conference Committee.
