Gardens & Tonic: Everyday Flowers

This is a free, virtual program and part of the Delco ARTS Week! Learn about the process of painting florals for everyday use in interior decoration and on textiles during this presentation by Nicky Pasterfield. Nicky’s hand painted textiles designs have been used by Crate...

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Gardens & Tonic: Día de los Muertos and the Scott Arboretum

Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) is a holiday traditionally celebrated in Mexico and other South American countries centered around honoring and remembering the lives of departed loved ones. At the Scott Arboretum, we have adapted the traditional ofrenda to honor and remember...

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Gardens & Tonic: Marigolds and Mortality: The Thanabotany of Autumn

The autumn season brings with it a high concentration of holidays, rituals and events connected to death, dying, and the great beyond. Join Cole Imperi , the thanatologist who pioneered the field of thanabotany, for a discussion about thanabotanical plants and this very special time...

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Gardens & Tonic: Artistic Interpretations of Water Management

The need to manage how water moves through a landscape and the built environment has become painfully obvious in recent years. Bettering our avenues for water management is a practice that benefits wildlife, communities, and the surrounding environment. Creating aesthetically-pleasing solutions for stormwater management is...

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Gardens & Tonic: Is It Art or Science? The Co-Construction of Botanical Illustration

Join Tracy Qiu for a journey into the complex and interesting stories unearthed around botanical renderings and colonial plant collection. Her Ph.D. research considers questions such as, "What were the circumstances under which botanical illustration was produced?" and, "How has the history of botanical illustration...

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Gardens & Tonic: Art in the Garden: What, Where, Why

Does art enhance a garden or detract from it? Does it reveal something about the site and enrich the experience of being there? And if not, why use it? Explore amazing gardens from around the world and consider how art in your garden can enrich...

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Gardens & Tonic: Creative Pruning Techniques: The Gibson Method

Virtual Meeting

This program is part of the Delco ARTS Week celebration.  There are right and wrong ways to do anything. Pruning the wrong way can lead to numerous issues for the tree in the long run. Have no fear, the Gibson Method is here! In this...

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Gardens & Tonic: Redefining Beautiful: Making the case for pollinator friendly ordinances

Virtual Meeting

Legal precedence and local ordinances are shifting to non-traditional landscapes. Join Heather Andrews as she shares pertinent information and resources you can use when making the case for municipal ordinances that are resource and pollinator friendly including pollinator plantings and lawn-to-meadow. Gardens & Tonic is...

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Gardens & Tonic: A Collector’s Garden: When Gardening Becomes An Obsession

Virtual Meeting

Gardeners tend to be natural collectors. Success and intrigue with a new plant makes us want more of the similar or something completely different. Join horticulturist Riz Reyes, for a brief history of plant exploration and learn about the different types of collectors and their specialties. As a Pacific Northwest gardener,...

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