Scott Aboretum & Gardens

Visit
- - - Visit Our “Garden of Ideas”
      
      Hours
      Dawn to Dusk, 365 days a year
      Office Hours
      Monday through Friday,
      8:30 am to noon and 1:00 to 4:30 pm.
  - - Hours
    - Directions
    - Parking
    - Virtual tour
Support
- - - Support the Arboretum
      
      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.
Get Involved
- - - 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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Gardeners Almanac: 7 Common Garden Weeds

Gardeners Almanac: 7 Common Garden Weeds

Dec 27, 2024 | Garden Practices, Gardener's Almanac, Video

Public Horticulture Intern Seamus Lewin helps us identify and remove 7 common garden weeds. Tune...

Gardener’s Almanac: Bulb Planting during a Dry Fall Season

Gardener’s Almanac: Bulb Planting during a Dry Fall Season

Nov 14, 2024 | Garden Practices, Gardener's Almanac, Video

Gardener Dale Nemec shares tips on how to plant bulbs during our dry fall season. Tune into the...

Gardener’s Almanac: Removing Rose Rosette Disease Infected Plants

Gardener’s Almanac: Removing Rose Rosette Disease Infected Plants

Oct 10, 2024 | Garden Practices, Gardener's Almanac, Pests & Diseases, Video

Garden Supervisor Adam Glas explains best practices on removing plants infected with rose rosette...

Gardener’s Almanac: October 5 – Tree Planting Tips

Gardener’s Almanac: October 5 – Tree Planting Tips

Oct 9, 2020 | Garden Practices, Gardener's Almanac

Fall is for planting. Join our Assistant Director of Grounds and Horticulture Jerry Schrack for...

Gardener’s Almanac: Sept. 28 – Digging, Dividing, and Planting Clematis

Gardener’s Almanac: Sept. 28 – Digging, Dividing, and Planting Clematis

Oct 2, 2020 | Garden Plants, Garden Practices, Gardener's Almanac

Garden Supervisor Adam Glas will guide us through the process of digging, dividing, and planting...

Gardener’s Almanac: Sept. 14 – Dividing Perennials

Gardener’s Almanac: Sept. 14 – Dividing Perennials

Sep 18, 2020 | Garden Practices, Gardener's Almanac

Fall is a great time to dig and divide your perennials. Join Gardener Andrew DeGothseir as he...

Gardener’s Almanac – Sept. 7 – Tree Wrench

Gardener’s Almanac – Sept. 7 – Tree Wrench

Sep 11, 2020 | Garden Practices, Gardener's Almanac

Garden Supervisor Chuck Hinkle discusses one of his favorite tools, the tree wrench. Learn more...

Gardener’s Almanac: Aug. 31 – Creating a Natural Edge

Gardener’s Almanac: Aug. 31 – Creating a Natural Edge

Sep 4, 2020 | Garden Practices, Gardener's Almanac

Learn how to create a natural edge in the garden with Gardener Sandra Lopez Cortez. Sandra will...

Gardener’s Almanac: Aug. 17 – Late Summer Garden Clean-up

Gardener’s Almanac: Aug. 17 – Late Summer Garden Clean-up

Aug 21, 2020 | Garden Practices, Gardener's Almanac

Time for a late summer garden clean-up. Garden Supervisor Adam Glas reviews some late summer weeds...

Gardener’s Almanac: Aug 3 – Clematis Summer Pruning

Gardener’s Almanac: Aug 3 – Clematis Summer Pruning

Aug 7, 2020 | Garden Practices, Gardener's Almanac

Learn how to summer prune your clematis for an abundant fall bloom with our Director of Grounds...

Clematis, Roses, and Lessons Learned

Clematis, Roses, and Lessons Learned

Jun 12, 2020 | Creative Corner, Garden Plants, Garden Practices

This June we have been celebrating the beauty of the Dean Bond Rose Garden as it continues to give...

#BranchOut: Caring for Peonies Year Round

#BranchOut: Caring for Peonies Year Round

May 13, 2020 | #BranchOut, Garden Plants, Garden Practices

Learn tips and trick for caring for your peonies year round. Join us for #BranchOut, a digital...

#BranchOut: Spring Bulbs

#BranchOut: Spring Bulbs

Apr 29, 2020 | #BranchOut, Garden Plants, Garden Practices

We are talking all things spring bulbs from how to care for the bulbs after flowering and planning...

Lessons from A Summer in the Veggie Gardens

Lessons from A Summer in the Veggie Gardens

Aug 14, 2018 | Food Gardening, Garden Practices

Guest Author - 2018 Student Summer Vegetable Garden Coordinator In one of the new positions of...

Gravel Gardening: Swarthmore Entrance Rock

Gravel Gardening: Swarthmore Entrance Rock

Aug 1, 2018 | Garden Design, Garden Practices

If you’ve passed the Swarthmore College Entrance Rock in the last couple of months you may...

Tree Preservation Efforts: Hydrovac Excavation

Tree Preservation Efforts: Hydrovac Excavation

Sep 20, 2017 | Garden Practices

As major construction occurs across campus, there are several efforts ongoing to preserve our...

Tree Protection Zone

Tree Protection Zone

Sep 7, 2017 | Garden Practices, Happenings, Sustainability Topics

“Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.” --Warren...

What’s Old Will be New Again

Feb 9, 2016 | Garden Practices

Now that old man winter has descended upon us, as gardeners, we are looking for projects to get us...

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