In-Person Programs
Upcoming In-Person Programs
Experience vibrant educational programs in the outstanding gardens of the Scott Arboretum. Interact with plant experts and plants in our gardens and classrooms.
Virtual Lunchtime Tour: Gold Medal Garden
Virtual MeetingTake your lunch break virtually to explore the Gold Medal Garden with Adam Glas, horticulture supervisor at Scott Arboretum & Gardens. The Gold Medal Garden features woody and perennial plants […]
Nature Nook: Winter Session
Wister Center - Gillespie Room 500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, PA, United StatesCalling all little nature explorers! Join Rachel Warren at Scott Arboretum & Gardens for mornings full of singing, stories, crafts and dancing. Each session is seasonally themed around nature and […]
Nature Nook: Winter Session
Wister Center - Gillespie Room 500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, PA, United StatesCalling all little nature explorers! Join Rachel Warren at Scott Arboretum & Gardens for mornings full of singing, stories, crafts and dancing. Each session is seasonally themed around nature and […]
Travels @ 12: Early Spring Gardens in the Loire Valley, Belgium, and Keukenhof
Virtual MeetingJoin Andrew Bunting, vice president of horticulture at the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, as he highlights gardens from a Magnolia Society International trip to the Loire Valley and Belgium, including iconic […]
Nature Nook: Winter Session
Wister Center - Gillespie Room 500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, PA, United StatesCalling all little nature explorers! Join Rachel Warren at Scott Arboretum & Gardens for mornings full of singing, stories, crafts and dancing. Each session is seasonally themed around nature and […]
In-Person January Highlights Tour
Scott Arboretum Offices 500 College Ave., Swarthmore, PA, United StatesEnjoy plants and landscapes looking their best in late January, including ornamental grasses in the garden, with a tour led by our horticulture staff. Gardeners and plant enthusiasts of all […]
Walkovic & Schumacher Memorial Lecture: Celebrating Plants in the Winter Garden
Chang Hou Hall 500 College Ave., Swarthmore, PA, United StatesThe winter garden is truly a low maintenance affair and a time to enjoy - no weeding, no watering, and no deadheading! The winter landscape may be quiescent, but the […]
Travels @ 12: Patagonia: Into the Wild Beauty
Virtual Meeting +1 moreJoin Dan Benarcik and Lisa Roper for a captivating talk on Patagonia’s breathtaking landscapes, where towering peaks, vast glaciers, and windswept plains paint a scene of raw, untouched beauty. Discover […]
Nature Nook: Winter Session
Wister Center - Gillespie Room 500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, PA, United StatesCalling all little nature explorers! Join Rachel Warren at Scott Arboretum & Gardens for mornings full of singing, stories, crafts and dancing. Each session is seasonally themed around nature and […]
Virtual Lunchtime Tour: Graceful Grasses
Virtual MeetingTake your lunch break virtually to explore perennials at Scott Arboretum & Gardens throughout 2026. This month’s feature plant group are grasses, which provide valuable wildlife benefits and look attractive […]
Family Winter Tree Walk
Scott Arboretum Offices 500 College Ave., Swarthmore, PA, United StatesBundle up and join us for a family-friendly walk through the winter landscape in celebration of Tu B’Shevat, the Jewish New Year of the Trees! Together, we’ll investigate the changes […]
Winter Celebration: “A Garden Inferior to Few…” The Williamsburg Garden of John Custis IV
The Inn at Swarthmore 10 South Chester Rd, Swarthmore, PA, United StatesJohn Custis IV is one of Williamsburg, Virginia’s more colorful historic residents. In addition to being an influential member of the political elite, a wealthy plantation owner, and eventually the […]