Scott Arboretum | Garden Seeds

The Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College

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.
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.

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.
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.

Garden Seeds

Peonia ‘Harlequin’ has a smaller flower.

May 13, 2020 in #BranchOut, Garden Plants, Garden Practices / 2 Comments

#BranchOut: Caring for Peonies Year Round

In 1996, the leadership team was able to conduct the first Members Plant Exchange from beneath a patio umbrella. At right, council member Roger Dietz, who suggested and chaired the event.

May 8, 2020 in Special Interest / 2 Comments

Vintage Years for the Members Plant Exchange

A personal favorite is the copper-pink of Peonia ‘Kopper Kettle’.

May 7, 2020 in #BranchOut, Creative Corner, Garden Plants / 1 Comment

Color of Peonies

May 6, 2020 in #BranchOut, Creative Corner / 2 Comments

#BranchOut: Talking Trash

White flowers of Cornus florida along woodland edge.

May 4, 2020 in Plant of the Month / 2 Comments

Plant of the Month: Cornus florida

Yellow flower over fuzzy leaf

May 2, 2020 in Garden Plants / 0 Comments

Saruma henryi

White blooms on evergreen leaves

May 1, 2020 in Plant of the Week / 0 Comments

Plant of the Week: April 27

Yellow tulips in bloom in the Dean Bond Rose Garden.

April 29, 2020 in #BranchOut, Garden Plants, Garden Practices / 0 Comments

#BranchOut: Spring Bulbs

Clear vase with purple blooms

April 28, 2020 in #BranchOut, Creative Corner, Special Interest / 2 Comments

How to Create Flower Arrangements from the Garden

Branch covered in silverbell blooms

April 24, 2020 in Plant of the Month / 2 Comments

Plant of the Month: Halesia