Scott Aboretum & Gardens

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- - - Visit Our “Garden of Ideas”
      
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      Dawn to Dusk, 365 days a year
      Office Hours
      Monday through Friday,
      8:30 am to noon and 1:00 to 4:30 pm.
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      Your support helps us delight, inspire, and educate the public. Donations, membership, and proceeds from special events helps us to create beautiful horticultural displays and educational programming.
Education & Events
- - - Programming & Events for All Ages
      
      We are proud to offer in-person and virtual programming for adults, students, families, and children. Whether you are looking for something recreational or educational, there is a program for you.
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- - - Learn & Grow With Us
      
      Help us maintain our gardens and plant collections by getting involved with the Arboretum.
About
- - - A “Garden of Ideas”
      
      The Scott Arboretum cultivates a variety of plants that create some of the region’s most intimate, authentic, and accessible horticultural experiences.

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Categories

Plants of the New College Avenue Border

Jun 9, 2010 | Garden Design, Garden Plants

Spring is time for planting and our volunteers and interns have been busy installing a new...

A Garden for Secrets

Jun 2, 2010 | Garden Design, Garden Plants

As the College prepares for Alumni Weekend, the Scott Arboretum is preparing to celebrate the...

Imperata cylindrica 'Red Baron'

Oct 13, 2009 | Garden Design, Garden Plants, Happenings

For the past several weeks, I have had the pleasure of visiting gardens in their fall splendor in...

Annual Monocot Border

May 27, 2009 | Garden Design, Garden Plants

Every year, we re-design the area below the wall and in front of the arbor in the Terry Shane...

Building a Green Roof

Jan 13, 2009 | Garden Design, Sustainability Topics, Video

This past fall the Scott Arboretum and Swarthmore College installed their third green roof on Kemp...

Renovating a Conifer Garden

Dec 1, 2008 | Garden Design

In August of 2005 during the national meeting of the American Conifer Society (ACS) in...

Backyard Edible Fruit Trees

Nov 7, 2008 | Garden Design, Garden Plants

Last week here at the Scott Arboretum, gardener Lars Rasmussen taught a class about growing...

The Arrival of Striking Fall Color

Nov 6, 2008 | Garden Design, Garden Plants

Throughout the fall, the Arboretum receives numerous calls about when is the best time to visit to...

Sundials in the Garden

Nov 4, 2008 | Garden Design

Sundials are a popular garden ornament. Pierre S. du Pont placed one in his Longwood Garden....

Renovating an old garden

Oct 1, 2008 | Garden Design, Garden Practices

Renovating an old garden can be a daunting task. In September of 2006, the Scott Arboretum...

Plants of a Semi-intensive Green Roof

Sep 26, 2008 | Garden Design, Garden Plants, Sustainability Topics

Yesterday, we discussed how the majority of the Kemp Hall green roof was planted. Today, we will...

Planting 100 lbs of Sedum

Sep 25, 2008 | Garden Design, Garden Plants, Sustainability Topics

On Monday, we completed the installation of the 3rd green roof on the Swarthmore College campus by...

Water in the Garden

Sep 15, 2008 | Garden Design

The Scott Arboretum comprises the campus of Swarthmore College. If there was a way to quantify the...

Chartreuse adds color to gardens year round

Sep 10, 2008 | Garden Design, Garden Plants, Happenings

Chartreuse is a striking color in the garden. It creates great contrast and excitement in areas of...

Garden Day Preview

Sep 4, 2008 | Garden Design, Happenings

Many of the magazines we receive for the Scott Arboretum library are promoting great plants for...

Building the many layers of the green roof

Aug 21, 2008 | Garden Design, Sustainability Topics

Just like creating an elaborate wedding cake, the construction of a green roof has many different...

A conversation with the designer

Aug 19, 2008 | Garden Design, Sustainability Topics

Yesterday I had the chance to bend the ear of Peter Philippi, the designer of the Alice Paul and...

Green Roof Installation Begins

Aug 15, 2008 | Garden Design, Sustainability Topics

Today, we began the process of installing Swarthmore College and Scott Arboretum's third green...

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