Gardener's Almanac Archives - Scott Arboretum & Gardens https://scottarboretum.aws-dev.swarthmore.edu/category/gardeners-almanac/ Wed, 27 Aug 2025 21:44:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://www.scottarboretum.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/cropped-SGA-FINAL-1C-3500-1-32x32.png Gardener's Almanac Archives - Scott Arboretum & Gardens https://scottarboretum.aws-dev.swarthmore.edu/category/gardeners-almanac/ 32 32 Gardener’s Almanac: Digging and Dividing https://www.scottarboretum.org/gardeners-almanac-digging-and-dividing/ Tue, 26 Aug 2025 15:48:18 +0000 https://www.scottarboretum.org/?p=23301 Summer Intern Zoe James demonstrates how to dig and divide irises and hostas. Tune into the Gardener’s Almanac to learn what we are doing in the garden at this moment. […]

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

Tune into the Gardener’s Almanac to learn what we are doing in the garden at this moment. Learn from Scott Arboretum staff which plants we are pruning, planting, weeding and which pests we are monitoring and removing right now. This virtual almanac is a great reference guide for gardeners.

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Gardener’ Almanac: Making a Kokedama Display https://www.scottarboretum.org/gardener-almanac-making-a-kokedama-display/ Thu, 17 Jul 2025 12:58:19 +0000 https://www.scottarboretum.org/?p=23050 Summer Intern Olivia Colangelo demonstrates how to create a Kokedama display. Tune into the Gardener’s Almanac to learn what we are doing in the garden at this moment. Learn from […]

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

Tune into the Gardener’s Almanac to learn what we are doing in the garden at this moment. Learn from Scott Arboretum staff which plants we are pruning, planting, weeding and which pests we are monitoring and removing right now. This virtual almanac is a great reference guide for gardeners.

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Gardener’s Almanac: Selecting Peony Blossoms for Competition https://www.scottarboretum.org/gardeners-almanac-selecting-peony-blossoms-for-competition/ Mon, 14 Apr 2025 21:10:44 +0000 https://www.scottarboretum.org/?p=15807 Interim Executive Director of the Scott Arboretum & Gardens and Grounds Jeff Jabco shares tips and tricks to selecting the perfect bloom for peony competition. Tune into the Gardener’s Almanac […]

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Interim Executive Director of the Scott Arboretum & Gardens and Grounds Jeff Jabco shares tips and tricks to selecting the perfect bloom for peony competition.

Tune into the Gardener’s Almanac to learn what we are doing in the garden at this moment. Learn from Scott Arboretum staff which plants we are pruning, planting, weeding and which pests we are monitoring and removing right now. This virtual almanac is a great reference guide for gardeners.

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Gardener’s Almanac: Indigenous Medicinal Plants – Winter Edition https://www.scottarboretum.org/gardeners-almanac-indigenous-medicinal-plants-winter-edition/ https://www.scottarboretum.org/gardeners-almanac-indigenous-medicinal-plants-winter-edition/#comments Thu, 20 Mar 2025 19:19:45 +0000 https://www.scottarboretum.org/?p=15751 Public Horticulture Intern Seamus Lewin highlights native plants that Indigenous people used for medicinal purposes. Tune into the Gardener’s Almanac to learn what we are doing in the garden at […]

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

Tune into the Gardener’s Almanac to learn what we are doing in the garden at this moment. Learn from Scott Arboretum staff which plants we are pruning, planting, weeding and which pests we are monitoring and removing right now. This virtual almanac is a great reference guide for gardeners.

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Gardener’s Almanac: Heritage Tree https://www.scottarboretum.org/gardeners-almanac-heritage-tree/ Mon, 06 Jan 2025 19:45:34 +0000 https://www.scottarboretum.org/?p=15546 Summer Intern Annarose Klinger explains the Heritage Tree program and how you can protect your older trees. Tune into the Gardener’s Almanac to learn what we are doing in the […]

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

Tune into the Gardener’s Almanac to learn what we are doing in the garden at this moment. Learn from Scott Arboretum staff which plants we are pruning, planting, weeding and which pests we are monitoring and removing right now. This virtual almanac is a great reference guide for gardeners.

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Gardeners Almanac: 7 Common Garden Weeds https://www.scottarboretum.org/gardeners-almanac-7-common-garden-weeds/ https://www.scottarboretum.org/gardeners-almanac-7-common-garden-weeds/#comments Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:22:00 +0000 https://www.scottarboretum.org/?p=15534 Public Horticulture Intern Seamus Lewin helps us identify and remove 7 common garden weeds. Tune into the Gardener’s Almanac to learn what we are doing in the garden at this […]

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

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Gardener’s Almanac: Bulb Planting during a Dry Fall Season https://www.scottarboretum.org/gardeners-almanac-bulb-planting-during-a-dry-fall-season/ Thu, 14 Nov 2024 16:35:01 +0000 https://www.scottarboretum.org/?p=15477 Gardener Dale Nemec shares tips on how to plant bulbs during our dry fall season. Tune into the Gardener’s Almanac to learn what we are doing in the garden at […]

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

Tune into the Gardener’s Almanac to learn what we are doing in the garden at this moment. Learn from Scott Arboretum staff which plants we are pruning, planting, weeding and which pests we are monitoring and removing right now. This virtual almanac is a great reference guide for gardeners.

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Gardener’s Almanac: My Favorite Maples https://www.scottarboretum.org/gardeners-almanac-my-favorite-maples/ Tue, 29 Oct 2024 14:20:00 +0000 https://www.scottarboretum.org/?p=15310 Scott Arboretum staff and students share there favorite maples and why they would be great in your garden! Tune into the Gardener’s Almanac to learn what we are doing in […]

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

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Gardener’s Almanac: Pressed Flower Crafts: Part 2 https://www.scottarboretum.org/gardeners-almanac-pressed-flower-crafts-part-2/ Sun, 27 Oct 2024 17:48:00 +0000 https://www.scottarboretum.org/?p=15284 Join our Assistant Education Programs Manager Rachel Warren as she continues her exploration of crafts with pressed flowers including a bookmark and using pressed flowers in a glass frame. Check […]

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Join our Assistant Education Programs Manager Rachel Warren as she continues her exploration of crafts with pressed flowers including a bookmark and using pressed flowers in a glass frame.

Check out this Gardener’s Almanac on how to press flowers as well.

Tune into the Gardener’s Almanac to learn what we are doing in the garden at this moment. Learn from Scott Arboretum staff which plants we are pruning, planting, weeding and which pests we are monitoring and removing right now. This virtual almanac is a great reference guide for gardeners.

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Gardener’s Almanac: Pressed Flower Craft: Part 1 https://www.scottarboretum.org/gardeners-almanac-pressed-flower-craft-part-1/ Sat, 26 Oct 2024 17:44:00 +0000 https://www.scottarboretum.org/?p=15281 Join us as our Assistant Education Programs Manager Rachel Warren teaches us how to press flowers with a traditional flower press as well as create decorative glass jars with our […]

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Join us as our Assistant Education Programs Manager Rachel Warren teaches us how to press flowers with a traditional flower press as well as create decorative glass jars with our pressed flowers.

Check out this Gardener’s Almanac on how to press flowers.

Tune into the Gardener’s Almanac to learn what we are doing in the garden at this moment. Learn from Scott Arboretum staff which plants we are pruning, planting, weeding and which pests we are monitoring and removing right now. This virtual almanac is a great reference guide for gardeners.

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