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.
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    - 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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Categories

The Encyclopedia of Container Plants

Mar 30, 2011 | Book Reviews, Happenings, Special Interest

By Ray Rogers and Rob Cardillo This new book is a fantastic reference for anyone interested in...

Announcing the Organic Lawn Brochure and Blossoming Research Efforts

Mar 17, 2011 | Garden Practices, Happenings, Scott in the News, Special Interest

The Scott Arboretum has published a brochure detailing the concept, practices and research behind...

Airplants

Mar 1, 2011 | Garden Plants, Happenings

Bromeliads make both great houseplants and container plants in the sun and shade. This includes...

Peace Tree Farm

Jan 24, 2011 | Happenings, On the Road Again…

This fall, I visited a local wholesale company in Bucks Country, Peace Tree Farm. This remarkable...

Steelroot

Dec 7, 2010 | Happenings, Special Interest

A piece of the nationally recognized Steve Tobin’s Steelroot series was permanently installed at...

Wister Center Awarded Gold LEED Certification

Sep 23, 2010 | Happenings, Scott in the News, Sustainability Topics

by Alisa Giardinelli, Communications Office of Swarthmore College The Scott Arboretum's Wister...

Lightning Strikes

Sep 13, 2010 | Garden Practices, Happenings, Special Interest

Summer heat is not complete without thunderstorms and lightning. As a kid you probably feared the...

Inspiration

Sep 8, 2010 | Happenings, Special Interest

Professor of Studio Art, Syd Carpenter welcomed the Class of 2014 to Swarthmore College by...

In the Shadow of Abracadabra

Jul 1, 2010 | Garden Design, Happenings, Special Interest

As Sam Keitch enjoys the last weeks of his curatorial internship, he was called upon to create the...

Rosa ‘Swarthmore’

May 27, 2010 | Garden Plants, Happenings

This week we are preparing for our graduation tradition of pinning roses on seniors’ gowns. Often...

Plant Conservation Day

May 18, 2010 | Garden Plants, Happenings

Today is Plant Conservation Day! It was started in 2001 by the AZH, Association of Zoological...

Wood Ducks on Crum Creek

Apr 7, 2010 | Happenings

' In the spring of 1987 I was invited by a local birder, Helen McWilliams, to go look at the Wood...

Martin Forest

Mar 30, 2010 | Happenings

Today, I took a hike through the Martin Forest with conservation biologist, Roger Latham. The...

Preparing for a Photo-Shoot in the Garden

Mar 15, 2010 | Happenings, Special Interest

With spring coming forth in the garden, and a few more visitors to the Arboretum, I’ve noticed...

Bald Eagle at Scott Arboretum

Feb 15, 2010 | Happenings, Special Interest

On February 4th at approximately 1:30 pm a group of people huddled under the grove of trees...

Heritage Tree Program

Feb 3, 2010 | Happenings, Special Interest

Nether Providence Township has recently established Heritage Tree designation for some of the...

Greens for Wreaths: Magnolia grandiflora ‘Edith Bogue’

Dec 2, 2009 | Garden Plants, Happenings

This is the time of the year that we begin harvesting greens at the Scott Arboretum to use for the...

Another Successful Conference

Oct 19, 2009 | Happenings, Scott in the News

If you didn't get a chance to attend the 2009 Perennial Plant Conference, check out this recap by...

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