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

Gardening For Life

Feb 11, 2009 | Garden Practices, Sustainability Topics

Last evening we ended our first Book Discussion Group series with a discussion of Doug Tallamy's...

Has the flock visited your garden?

Feb 5, 2009 | Garden Plants, Sustainability Topics

The other day I was speaking with a member of the Scott Arboretum about how she had the pleasure...

Tips on Sustainable Gardening

Feb 2, 2009 | Scott in the News, Sustainability Topics

Check out Andrew Bunting's interview with TotallyHer and get some tips on sustainable gardening....

Planting a Green Roof

Jan 16, 2009 | Garden Plants, Garden Practices, Sustainability Topics, Video

Learn about the process and the plants used to plant Swarthmore College and Scott Arboretum's...

Building a Green Roof

Jan 13, 2009 | Garden Design, Sustainability Topics, Video

This past fall the Scott Arboretum and Swarthmore College installed their third green roof on Kemp...

What is LEED Certification?

Dec 22, 2008 | Happenings, Sustainability Topics

LEED certification is a "green" buzz word you may have stumbled across in the past several months,...

Perspectives on Lawn Alternatives

Nov 17, 2008 | Garden Plants, Scott in the News, Sustainability Topics

This month Susan Harris, garden blogger for GardenRant.com and sustainablegardeningblog.com,...

Plants of a Semi-intensive Green Roof

Sep 26, 2008 | Garden Design, Garden Plants, Sustainability Topics

Yesterday, we discussed how the majority of the Kemp Hall green roof was planted. Today, we will...

Planting 100 lbs of Sedum

Sep 25, 2008 | Garden Design, Garden Plants, Sustainability Topics

On Monday, we completed the installation of the 3rd green roof on the Swarthmore College campus by...

Crum Creek Clean-up

Sep 12, 2008 | Garden Practices, Happenings, Sustainability Topics

Last Thursday we had the 5th annual Crum Creek Clean-up. 38 people helped clean-up the creek and...

Building the many layers of the green roof

Aug 21, 2008 | Garden Design, Sustainability Topics

Just like creating an elaborate wedding cake, the construction of a green roof has many different...

A conversation with the designer

Aug 19, 2008 | Garden Design, Sustainability Topics

Yesterday I had the chance to bend the ear of Peter Philippi, the designer of the Alice Paul and...

Green Roof Installation Begins

Aug 15, 2008 | Garden Design, Sustainability Topics

Today, we began the process of installing Swarthmore College and Scott Arboretum's third green...

Reel Mower

Jul 15, 2008 | Garden Practices, Sustainability Topics

In further efforts to lessen our carbon footprint the Scott Arboretum has purchased a reel mower...

Hardy Containers

Jul 2, 2008 | Containers, Garden Design, Garden Practices, Sustainability Topics

In 2005, the Scott Arboretum began experimenting with hardy containers. These containers are left...

Peat-Free Potting Soil

May 27, 2008 | Garden Practices, Special Interest, Sustainability Topics

Last year at the Scott Arboretum, we made the change from a peat-based potting soil to a peat...

Water in the Garden

May 19, 2008 | Garden Practices, Happenings, Sustainability Topics

We live in a world where we have access to information about issues from all around the globe. We...

Nina Bassuk One on One

Apr 1, 2008 | Happenings, Sustainability Topics

On Saturday, March 15th at the Scott Arboretum's Annual Spring Festival we presented Nina Bassuk...

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