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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Gardener’s Almanac: Watering your Perennials

Gardener’s Almanac: Watering your Perennials

Aug 19, 2026 | Garden Practices, Gardener's Almanac, Video

Public Horticulture Intern Katrien de Waard discusses how to water your garden beds. Tune into the...

Gardener’s Almanac: Watering your Containers

Gardener’s Almanac: Watering your Containers

Aug 13, 2026 | Garden Practices, Gardener's Almanac, Video

Public Horticulture Intern Katrien de Waard shares tips and tricks to watering your containers....

Gardener’s Almanac: Watering Your Lawn

Gardener’s Almanac: Watering Your Lawn

Aug 11, 2026 | Garden Practices, Gardener's Almanac, Video

Public Horticulture Intern Katrien de Waard discusses how to water your lawn. Tune into the...

Gardener’s Almanac: Sumac

Gardener’s Almanac: Sumac

Aug 6, 2026 | Gardener's Almanac, Video

Summer Horticulture Intern Jake Cammarota discusses sumac and making sumac-ade, a tangy,...

Gardener’s Almanac: Beech Leaf Disease

Gardener’s Almanac: Beech Leaf Disease

Jun 24, 2026 | Gardener's Almanac, Pests & Diseases, Special Interest, Video

Why do my beech tree leaves have stripes? Join Assistant Horticulture Supervisor Beck Armstrong as...

Gardeners Almanac: Soil Separation Science Experiment

Gardeners Almanac: Soil Separation Science Experiment

May 13, 2026 | Creative Corner, Gardener's Almanac

Summer Education Intern Moss Graves teaches us about the difference between soil and dirt as well...

Gardener’s Almanac: Winter Invasive Plant Removal

Gardener’s Almanac: Winter Invasive Plant Removal

Jan 23, 2026 | Gardener's Almanac, Pests & Diseases, Video

2024 -2025 Public Horticulture Intern Seamus Lewin reviews how to identify and remove invasives...

Gardener’s Almanac: Digging and Dividing

Gardener’s Almanac: Digging and Dividing

Aug 26, 2025 | Garden Practices, Gardener's Almanac

Summer Intern Zoe James demonstrates how to dig and divide irises and hostas. Tune into the...

Gardener’ Almanac: Making a Kokedama Display

Gardener’ Almanac: Making a Kokedama Display

Jul 17, 2025 | Gardener's Almanac, Special Interest

Summer Intern Olivia Colangelo demonstrates how to create a Kokedama display. Tune into the...

Gardener’s Almanac: Selecting Peony Blossoms for Competition

Gardener’s Almanac: Selecting Peony Blossoms for Competition

Apr 14, 2025 | Gardener's Almanac, Special Interest

Interim Executive Director of the Scott Arboretum & Gardens and Grounds Jeff Jabco shares tips...

Gardener’s Almanac: Indigenous Medicinal Plants – Winter Edition

Gardener’s Almanac: Indigenous Medicinal Plants – Winter Edition

Mar 20, 2025 | Gardener's Almanac

Public Horticulture Intern Seamus Lewin highlights native plants that Indigenous people used for...

Gardener’s Almanac: Heritage Tree

Gardener’s Almanac: Heritage Tree

Jan 6, 2025 | Gardener's Almanac, Video

Summer Intern Annarose Klinger explains the Heritage Tree program and how you can protect your...

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: My Favorite Maples

Gardener’s Almanac: My Favorite Maples

Oct 29, 2024 | Gardener's Almanac

Scott Arboretum staff and students share there favorite maples and why they would be great in your...

Gardener’s Almanac: Pressed Flower Crafts: Part 2

Gardener’s Almanac: Pressed Flower Crafts: Part 2

Oct 27, 2024 | Creative Corner, Gardener's Almanac, Video

Join our Assistant Education Programs Manager Rachel Warren as she continues her exploration of...

Gardener’s Almanac: Pressed Flower Craft: Part 1

Gardener’s Almanac: Pressed Flower Craft: Part 1

Oct 26, 2024 | Creative Corner, Gardener's Almanac, Video

Join us as our Assistant Education Programs Manager Rachel Warren teaches us how to press flowers...

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...

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