Today is Plant Conservation Day! It was started in 2001 by the AZH, Association of Zoological...
Gold Medal Garden
The Gold Medal Award Program of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society was originally conceived by...
Late Flowering Cherries
At the Scott Arboretum in the spring the flowering of the magnolias and cherries is unprecedented...
Corydalis cheilanthifolia
Emerging out of the cracks and crevices of the stone wall within the Scott Entrance Garden is a...
Garden Gems
While during the spring season, many people are captivated by the stunning array of cherry blooms...
‘Strawberries and Cream’, ‘Orange Peel’, and Other Delicious Scents
I’ve been lucky the last couple of days to be out of my office and in the collections preparing...
What are you planting this spring?
As the snow melts and you begin your garden clean-up, I am sure you are reviewing your spring to...
American Elms at Scott
While the Arboretum was founded over 80 years many of the most fantastic tree specimens at the...
Re-envisioning an American Tradition: the Turfgrass Lawn
In today’s Philadelphia Inquirer, garden writer Virginia A. Smith discusses the alternatives to...
Greens for Wreaths: Magnolia grandiflora ‘Edith Bogue’
This is the time of the year that we begin harvesting greens at the Scott Arboretum to use for the...
Planting a Riparian Forest Buffer
On Thursday, October 22 over 35 volunteers from Swarthmore College, Scott Arboretum, and CRC...
Scilla bifolia
Fall is time for planting bulbs. Many gardeners are familiar with the spring bulb Scilla sibirica,...
Imperata cylindrica 'Red Baron'
For the past several weeks, I have had the pleasure of visiting gardens in their fall splendor in...
Great Garden Plants at Reduced Prices
by Claire Sawyers and Andrew Bunting You had to be a real plant lover to turn out for our Plant...
Great Plants for Every Garden Need
Throughout the year, the Scott Arboretum answers questions like "What can grow in dry shade";...
Rare Plants for Your Garden
As I write, plants are already starting to arrive for the 2009 Scott Associates' Plant Sale. This...
Clematis 'Rooguchi'
Clematis 'Rooguchi' is an exciting new clematis selection. It blooms all summer long with pendant,...
Hardy Cacti at Swarthmore
In 2003, the Scott Arboretum acquired a large collection of cacti species native to the...