Nature Nook: Winter Series
2025-01-10 09:00 - 11:00, 2025-01-17 09:00 - 11:00, 2025-01-24 09:00 - 11:00, 2025-01-31 09:00 - 11:00, 2025-02-07 09:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | Copy of PPAvisitDM 047
Fridays, Jan. 10, 17, 24, 31 and Feb. 7, 14, 21, 28
Calling all little nature explorers! Join Celeste Sullivan and Rachel Warren at the Scott Arboretum for mornings full of singing, stories, crafts and dancing. Each session is seasonally themed around nature and the garden. This program is designed for children ages 2 – 3 years old with their caregivers.
Registration Cost (includes all 8 sessions):
Members: Free
Non-Members: $40
Did you know a Family level membership to the Associates of the Scott Arboretum is only $55 and includes benefits for two adults and up to four children? Become a member of the Associates of the Scott Arboretum here.

Program Details

Registration is required. Registration includes 8 sessions.
Class size is limited.
Registration for members includes participation for up to 4 children and their caregivers.
Registration for non-members includes one child and their caregivers.
Sessions will start in the Wister Center with a story and craft, followed by a short walk to explore a garden.
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 Nook: Winter Series
2025-01-17 09:00 - 11:00, 2025-01-24 09:00 - 11:00, 2025-02-07 09:00 - 11:00 (America/Detroit) | Wister Center – Gillespie Room, 500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, PA, United States
Fridays, Jan. 10, 17, 24, 31 and Feb. 7, 14, 21, 28
Calling all little nature explorers! Join Celeste Sullivan and Rachel Warren at the Scott Arboretum for mornings full of singing, stories, crafts and dancing. Each session is seasonally themed around nature and the garden. This program is designed for children ages 2 – 3 years old with their caregivers.
Registration Cost (includes all 8 sessions):
Members: Free
Non-Members: $40
Did you know a Family level membership to the Associates of the Scott Arboretum is only $55 and includes benefits for two adults and up to four children? Become a member of the Associates of the Scott Arboretum here.
Register for Session A: 9 to 9:45 am
Register for Session B: 10:15 to 11 am
Program Details

Registration is required. Registration includes 8 sessions.
Class size is limited.
Registration for members includes participation for up to 4 children and their caregivers.
Registration for non-members includes one child and their caregivers.
Sessions will start in the Wister Center with a story and craft, followed by a short walk to explore a garden.
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) | PA
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) | PA
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.

Travels @ 12: A Trip to Portugal: Exploring the Wild and Tamed
2025-01-23 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | PA
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.

In-Person Highlights Tour: January Highlights
2025-01-26 12:30 - 13:30 (America/New_York) | Visit
Enjoy plants and landscapes looking their best in late January with a tour led by our horticulture staff. Gardeners and plant enthusiasts of all levels are welcome.
Stay after the tour for the free Walkovic and Schumacher Memorial Lecture where Rob Cardillo will be presenting The Art of Garden Photography.
This event is free, but registration is encouraged to receive program updates.

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Program Details

Registration is free, but encouraged to receive program updates.
This tour begins in front of the Scott offices (Cunningham House) and ends at the Science Center.
The tour will be canceled in the event of inclement weather.
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

In-Person Highlights Tour: January Highlights
2025-01-26 12:30 - 13:30 (America/New_York) | Visit
Enjoy plants and landscapes looking their best in late January with a tour led by our horticulture staff. Gardeners and plant enthusiasts of all levels are welcome.
Stay after the tour for the free Walkovic and Schumacher Memorial Lecture where Rob Cardillo will be presenting The Art of Garden Photography.
This event is free, but registration is encouraged to receive program updates.

Program Details

Registration is free, but encouraged to receive program updates.
This tour begins in front of the Scott offices (Cunningham House) and ends at the Science Center.
The tour will be canceled in the event of inclement weather.
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

Walkovic & Schumacher Memorial Lecture: The Art of Garden Photography
2025-01-26 14:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York) | PA
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.

Register Now for In-person
Register Now for Virtual
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) | PA
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) | PA
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 and Clematis in the Loire Valley of France
2025-01-30 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | PA
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.

Nature Nook: Winter Series
2025-01-31 09:00 - 11:00 (America/Detroit) | Wister Center – Gillespie Room, 500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, PA, United States
Fridays, Jan. 10, 17, 24, 31 and Feb. 7, 14, 21, 28
Calling all little nature explorers! Join Celeste Sullivan and Rachel Warren at the Scott Arboretum for mornings full of singing, stories, crafts and dancing. Each session is seasonally themed around nature and the garden. This program is designed for children ages 2 – 3 years old with their caregivers.
Registration Cost (includes all 8 sessions):
Members: Free
Non-Members: $40
Did you know a Family level membership to the Associates of the Scott Arboretum is only $55 and includes benefits for two adults and up to four children? Become a member of the Associates of the Scott Arboretum here.

Register for Session A: 9 to 9:45 am

Winter Celebration: 200 Years of du Pont Gardening
2025-02-01 15:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | The Inn at Swarthmore, 10 South Chester Rd, Swarthmore, PA, United States
The Brandywine Valley is home to some of America’s greatest gardens, created by the celebrated du Pont family. After an introduction to some of the area’s horticultural treasures, the rich history of Longwood Gardens will be presented, from its beginning as a simple farm to today’s showplace of plants, fountains, and crystal palaces, including the new West Conservatory and Cascade Garden. Longwood’s recent acquisition of the family’s Granogue estate in nearby Delaware will also be briefly discussed.
Event schedule:
3:00 pm – Lecture
4:00 pm – Reception with hors d’oeuvres and cash bar
After the lecture, mix and mingle with the speaker during the reception.
For an easy dinner, make a reservation at the Broad Table Tavern . Members of the Scott Associates receive a 15% discount at the Broad Table Tavern (discount not valid on alcoholic beverages).

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Program Details

Advance registration is required.
Limited to 150 people.
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
Colvin Randall received a master’s degree in ornamental horticulture from The Longwood Program in conjunction with the University of Delaware. He then joined Longwood in 1977 as Publicity Coordinator and in 1980 began designing the Gardens’ musical fountain displays and fireworks. Colvin was named Historian and Information Manager in 2004 and P.S. du Pont Fellow in 2008. He has authored seven books, two DVDs, and several exhibits on Longwood. After 50 years of studying the Gardens’ history as a student and an employee, Colvin is still uncovering fascinating stories to tell.

Winter Celebration: 200 Years of du Pont Gardening
2025-02-01 15:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Copy of April 30 2015 rhr 168
The Brandywine Valley is home to some of America’s greatest gardens, created by the celebrated du Pont family. After an introduction to some of the area’s horticultural treasures, the rich history of Longwood Gardens will be presented, from its beginning as a simple farm to today’s showplace of plants, fountains, and crystal palaces, including the new West Conservatory and Cascade Garden. Longwood’s recent acquisition of the family’s Granogue estate in nearby Delaware will also be briefly discussed.
Event schedule:
3:00 pm – Lecture
4:00 pm – Reception with hors d’oeuvres and cash bar
After the lecture, mix and mingle with the speaker during the reception.
For an easy dinner, make a reservation at the Broad Table Tavern . Members of the Scott Associates receive a 15% discount at the Broad Table Tavern (discount not valid on alcoholic beverages).
Advance registration is now closed. A limited number of seats are still available. Please bring exact cash ($25), check, or credit card to pay at the registration table.

Program Details

Advance registration is required.
Limited to 150 people.
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
Colvin Randall received a master’s degree in ornamental horticulture from The Longwood Program in conjunction with the University of Delaware. He then joined Longwood in 1977 as Publicity Coordinator and in 1980 began designing the Gardens’ musical fountain displays and fireworks. Colvin was named Historian and Information Manager in 2004 and P.S. du Pont Fellow in 2008. He has authored seven books, two DVDs, and several exhibits on Longwood. After 50 years of studying the Gardens’ history as a student and an employee, Colvin is still uncovering fascinating stories to tell.

Tu B’shevat at Scott
2025-02-02 14:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York) | Copy of PPAvisitDM 047
Celebrate Tu B’Shevat, the Jewish “New Year of the Trees” at the Scott Arboretum & Gardens. Learn about the significance of the holiday, taste traditional foods, participate in a nature journaling activity and plant bitter herbs in preparation for Passover.
Registration is free but required due to space limitations. Families with children of all ages are encouraged to participate. This event is in partnership with JKidphilly.

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Program Details

Families with children of all ages are welcome.
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.

Tu B’shevat at Scott
2025-02-02 14:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York) | Copy of PPAvisitDM 047
Celebrate Tu B’Shevat, the Jewish “New Year of the Trees” at the Scott Arboretum & Gardens. Learn about the significance of the holiday, taste traditional foods, participate in a nature journaling activity and plant bitter herbs in preparation for Passover.
Registration is free but required due to space limitations. Families with children of all ages are encouraged to participate. This event is in partnership with JKidphilly.

Program Details

Families with children of all ages are welcome.
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: Gardens of England
2025-02-06 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | PA
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.

Travels @ 12: Gardens of England
2025-02-06 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | PA
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.

Horticultural Harmony: Exploring Éclat's Artisan Chocolates
2025-02-07 18:00 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Copy of PPAvisitDM 047
Indulge in a luxury chocolate tasting led by Master Chocolatier Christopher Curtin of award-winning Éclat Chocolate in West Chester, Pa. Participants will receive a brief history of chocolate, gain an understanding of Éclat’s creative process, and sample seven artisanal chocolates. Snacks and alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverage pairings will be served.
Registration Cost:
Members: $50
Non-Members: $60
Become a member of the Associates of the Scott Arboretum here.

Register Now

Program Details

Registration is required.
Class size limited to 18.
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
Éclat Chocolate’s founder and Master chocolatier Christopher Curtin set out from Madison, Wisconsin, to the House of le Compagnons du Devoir, home of the premier guild of pastry chefs and artisans in France. It was here where he worked alongside the best journeyman pastry chefs in Europe, and became the first American to be awarded the honor of German Pastry Chef and Chocolatier in Cologne, Germany.
Immersed in the realm of the World’s top chocolate makers, Christopher continued to hone his skills in the finest chocolate houses of Belgium, Switzerland, France, Germany and Japan. Here, he had the privilege of sharing in the greatest of secrets and techniques—secrets and techniques that make Éclat Chocolate a unique experience you won’t soon forget.

Virtual Lunchtime Tour: Colors of Winter
2025-02-11 12:00 - 12:30 (America/New_York) | PA
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) | PA
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.

Nature’s Narratives: The Flow: Rivers, Water, and Wilderness
2025-02-12 17:30 - 18:30 (America/New_York) | PA
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.

Travels @ 12: An Italian Odyssey: Gardens, History, and Culture, North and South
2025-02-13 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | PA
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.
