You need not travel to the tropics to see bananas growing and thriving. Over the last several...
Angelica gigas
Reflecting on my time so far as the curatorial intern (I just finished my second month here), I...
Physocarpus opulifolius Summer Wine™
While enjoying a glass of wine in Becky Robert's garden one evening last week, I spotted a small...
Even Sciadopitys has cultivars
Yesterday while sorting through the mail for the Scott Arboretum library, I came across the...
Clethra, beyond the cultivars
Early this week, we talked about some of the scented Clethra cultivars found here at the Scott...
Summer Scents Brought to You by Clethra
If you are a gardener who loves fragrance, a must-have in your garden for the summer scent is...
The Spiny World of Opuntia
While traveling in California last month with the American Public Garden Association Annual...
Poliothyrsis sinensis
Last week, world renowned plantsman Roy Lancaster lectured at our 12th annual Woody Plant...
The Evening Garden
I'm not a big fan of gardening in the heat and humidity, but something I really appreciate at this...
Monarda is for the hummingbirds
Monarda graces every list which identifies plants that attract butterflies and hummingbirds. The...
Hydrangea umbellata
Since I am one of the new summer interns, I walked around campus the other afternoon to...
Heuchera: Color My Shade Garden
While representing the Arboretum in Harrisburg last week, a gentleman asked me what plant he could...
Quercus bicolor
I take the train to work, and every morning I get off the train and begin walking to the Scott...
Clematis chiisanensis 'Lemon Bells'
Over the past two years, the Arboretum has added over 25 new clematis to our collection. These...
Allium 'Lucy Ball'
Ornamental onions provide a dramatic focal point in the late spring garden. Their bright,...
Rhododendron 'Maralyn Gillespie'
The largest collection of any genus at the Scott Arboretum is Rhododendron. The first director of...
Climbing Aster
As we are in the full swing of spring planting, I would like to take a moment to tell you about...
Dreaming of a Red Hosta
Have you ever dreamt of a red hosta? Neither have I, but the folks of the Delaware Valley Hosta...