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

Little Princess is here! Ephemeral Environmental Art at Scott Arboretum & Gardens

Little Princess is here! Ephemeral Environmental Art at Scott Arboretum & Gardens

Aug 19, 2025 | Special Interest

This August, Scott Arboretum & Gardens created its latest ephemeral environmental art piece,...

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...

Celebrating National Women’s History Month: A Reflection on Gertrude Wister and her Accomplishments

Celebrating National Women’s History Month: A Reflection on Gertrude Wister and her Accomplishments

Mar 11, 2022 | Special Interest

Gertrude Wister cutting the opening ribbon for the original Wister Greenhouse. Guest Author:...

Vintage Years for the Members Plant Exchange

Vintage Years for the Members Plant Exchange

May 8, 2020 | Special Interest

Guest Author: Ted Patterson, 2020 Chair of Members Plant Exchange and Sale There are only a...

How to Create Flower Arrangements from the Garden

How to Create Flower Arrangements from the Garden

Apr 28, 2020 | #BranchOut, Creative Corner, Special Interest

In these uncertain times, many of us are finding solace in the garden and nature. Beyond walking...

How to Create a Scavenger Hunt

How to Create a Scavenger Hunt

Apr 21, 2020 | Creative Corner, Happenings, Special Interest

Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day will look a little different this year as we are all...

Relaxation with Garden Coloring

Relaxation with Garden Coloring

Apr 10, 2020 | Creative Corner, Special Interest

Gardening, caring for houseplants, planning or planting balcony containers, or enjoying your...

Restoring the Crum Woods

Nov 17, 2016 | Crum Woods Chronicle, Special Interest, Sustainability Topics

The complication of the SEPTA Viaduct brings to a close a five-year period of construction in the...

Beyond Beauty: Why your Rose Garden needs more then Roses

Aug 20, 2015 | Garden Design, Garden Plants, Garden Practices, Pests & Diseases, Special Interest, Sustainability Topics

Have you visited the modern rose garden? The one interplanted with all types of flowering...

Inspiration from the Turn of Century American Garden Movement

Apr 20, 2015 | Garden Plants, Happenings, Special Interest

Spring is a time to be inspired. Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) is currently...

Message in a Bottle: Garden Holiday Gifts

Message in a Bottle: Garden Holiday Gifts

Dec 5, 2014 | Creative Corner, Special Interest

Everyone is always in search for a gift with a personal touch. Why not send a garden message in a...

Crum Creek Meander Coming Down

Sep 25, 2014 | Happenings, Special Interest

Just as flower blooms in the garden are ephemeral, so is garden art. On November 30, 2014, the...

Artful Gardens Part III: Terry Shane Teaching Garden

May 29, 2014 | Garden Design, Special Interest, Video

A celebration of ARTiculture (theme from the 2014 Philadelphia Flower Show) continues all year at...

Blooms of the Season: Tropicals!

May 13, 2014 | Garden Plants, Scott in the News, Special Interest

The vibrant colors and textures of tropical flowers and foliage invoke sensations of warm summer...

Removing Invasive Vines

May 1, 2014 | Special Interest, Sustainability Topics

April was invasive plant, pest, and disease awareness month and a great time to remove invasives...

Noel plasticus

Apr 1, 2014 | Special Interest

Over the winter, we began to underplant the Metasequoia Allée with Noel plasticus, Christmas tree....

ARTiculture all summer long

Mar 7, 2014 | Garden Design, Special Interest

This Sunday, March 9 the Philadelphia Flower Show’s celebration of art and horticulture...

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