March winds blow a fetid smell through the Crum Woods and surrounding watershed. Such an odor is...
Plants of the Week: March 4
Galanthus, Adonis, and Cyclamen aren’t the only blooming gems currently in their full floral glory...
Plants of the Week – February 25
As days grow longer, focus in the garden turns to a range of tasks from tidying hellebore foliage...
Plants of the Week – February 18
Interested in adding a witchazel to your garden but overwhelmed by the number of cultivar choices...
Plants of the Week – February 11
A young Acer x conspicuum ‘Phoenix’ planted between the Science Center and DuPont parking lot is...
Plants of Week – January 28
Sequoiadendron giganteum ‘Hazel Smith’ is considered one of the hardiest forms of giant sequoia...
Plants of the Week – January 14
I had believed for over 2 years that a rounded shrub anchoring a planting near Old Tarble was an...
Plants of the Week – January 7
Croton alabamensis, or Alabama croton, is an atypical member of Euphorbiaceae. The semi-evergreen...
Plants of the Week – December 17
I find myself repeatedly admiring the form, character, and presence of the mature Quercus...
Plants of the Week – December 3
Magnolia grandiflora ‘Hasse’ is a cultivar of southern magnolia selected for its narrow columnar...
Plants of the Week – November 5
Hamamelis virginiana are in bloom throughout the Scott Arboretum and Crum Woods. Hamamelis...
Plants of the Week – October 22
I suspect the thrill of plant collecting, and returning with open-pollinated seed, is discovering...
Plants of the Week – October 15
Fall color has arrived at the Scott Arboretum. Acer saccharum Green Mountain® is but one maple in...
Plants of the Week – October 8
Camellia oleifera, the tea oil camellia, is an evergreen, fall-blooming shrub native to China...
Plants of the Week – October 1
Introduced to the United States by the U.S. National Arboretum, Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum...
Plants of the Week – September 17
Fruiting viburnums are coming into their full glory. Viburnum nudum, the smooth witherod or...
Plants of the Week – September 10
Cassia didymobotrya, a legume native to east Africa, is commonly referred to as popcorn cassia....
Plants of the Week – September 3
Salvia ‘Wendy’s Wish’ is a long-blooming flowering sage. Unlike other salvias which require a long...
