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...
Helianthus angustifolius 'Low Down'
We are about a month away from the 2009 Scott Associates' Plant Sale and we are excited about all...
Apios americana
If you are a native plant fan, you should be familiar with Apios americana (A. tuberosa), the...
Mike Dirr Visits
On July 8th we were paid a surprise visit by internationally known plantsman, Mike Dirr. Mike was...
It is Still Rhododendron Season
If asked when is the best time to see rhododendrons in the Delaware Valley, most people answer...
Is it a Rhododendron or Azalea?
The answer is Rhododendron. In 1834 confronted with conundrum of evergreen azaleas, botanist...
Annual Monocot Border
Every year, we re-design the area below the wall and in front of the arbor in the Terry Shane...