Autumn is the perfect time for adding peonies to your garden and this event is a great way to acquire them with expert knowledge! Learn about herbaceous, tree, and Itoh hybrid peonies from Mid-Atlantic Peony Society (MAPS) members, see a demonstration on digging and dividing...
For ages 18 months to 3 years Calling all little nature explorers! Join Celeste Sullivan at the Scott Arboretum for mornings full of stories, creating, and playing as we dig into nature. Get ready to listen like a deer, observe like an owl, and dance...
Drop by the Scott Arboretum and branch out with a tree-themed craft on your day off from school! Craft tables will be located in the Cherry Border, the perfect place to enjoy an afternoon picnic and play with lawn games and garden-themed toys. Complete the...
Take your lunch break in the garden with our in-person lunchtime tours. Gardener Andrew DeGothseir will explore the wonders of the fall garden. This tour is for gardeners of all levels. Tour begins at the Scott Arboretum offices and is free and open to the...
Appreciate the arboretum’s natural architecture and winter beauty with Horticulturist Josh Coceano. Arboretum Highlights Tours are for gardeners of all levels and feature plants and landscapes looking their best at that moment. Tours begin at the Scott Arboretum offices and are free and open to...
Take your lunch break in the garden with our in-person lunchtime tours! Curator and Plant Recorder Mary Tipping will focus on the features we notice most in the winter garden: interesting bark, fruits, and promising buds. Arboretum Highlights Tours are for gardeners of all levels,...
Come celebrate the Jewish “New Year of the Trees” at the Scott Arboretum. Join Rabbi Michael Ramberg and Scott Arboretum's Sue MacQueen in an exciting afternoon celebrating the rebirth of trees. The event will start with a campus walk, followed by a service led by...
Take your lunch break in the garden with our in-person lunchtime tours! Mackenzie Knight-Fochs, Education Programs Manager, will feature plants that bring their blooms to this cold time of year. We will also look at specimens whose textures engage the eye in the stark winter...
Join Adam Glas, Garden Supervisor, to create a richly-colored arrangement for you or your special someone to celebrate Valentine’s Day! This design will feature florals in reds, purples, and magenta with a palette-matching edible accent. Adam will lead a demonstration in selecting the best plant...
Explore the winter blooms of witchhazels, snowdrops, and wintersweet and appreciate the non-flowering aspects of trees and shrubs. Arboretum Highlights Tours are for gardeners of all levels and feature plants and landscapes looking their best at that moment. Tours begin at the Scott Arboretum offices...
