2023 Scott Medal and Award

The Inn at Swarthmore 10 South Chester Rd, Swarthmore, PA

Richard Hawke, the Gaylord & Dorothy Donnelley Director of Ornamental Plant Research at the Chicago Botanic Garden, will receive the 2023 Scott Garden and Horticulture Medal and Award of $20,000. Members of the Scott Associates and invited guests are welcome to attend the award presentation...

Members Only

In-person Lunchtime Tour: March Blooms

Scott Arboretum Offices 500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, PA

Take your lunch break in the garden with our in-person lunchtime tours! Gardener Sandra Lopez Cortez will share the delights of March blooming plants such as daffodils, hellebores, and magnolias. Arboretum Highlights Tours are for gardeners of all levels, and feature plants and landscapes looking...

FREE
Recurring

Nature Nook: Spring Series 1

Wister Center - Gillespie Room 500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, PA

Calling all little nature explorers! Join Celeste Sullivan and Rachel Warren at the Scott Arboretum for mornings full of singing, stories, crafts, and dancing. Each session is seasonally themed around nature and the garden. The March 10 session will start indoors at the Wister Center...

FREE

Brandywine Cottage Drive On Your Own Trip

Drive on Your Own

Trips are a member benefit; to learn more about becoming an Associate of the Scott Arboretum, click here. Brandywine Cottage is David Culp’s beloved 2-acre Downingtown, Pennsylvania garden where he has mastered the design technique of layering: inter-planting many different species in the same area...

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Recurring

Nature Nook: Spring Series 1

Wister Center - Gillespie Room 500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, PA

Calling all little nature explorers! Join Celeste Sullivan and Rachel Warren at the Scott Arboretum for mornings full of singing, stories, crafts, and dancing. Each session is seasonally themed around nature and the garden. The March 10 session will start indoors at the Wister Center...

FREE
Recurring

Nature Nook: Spring Series 1

Wister Center - Gillespie Room 500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, PA

Calling all little nature explorers! Join Celeste Sullivan and Rachel Warren at the Scott Arboretum for mornings full of singing, stories, crafts, and dancing. Each session is seasonally themed around nature and the garden. The March 10 session will start indoors at the Wister Center...

FREE

School’s Out: Spring Break – Mindful Monday

Wister Center - Gillespie Room 500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, PA

Children ages 18 months to 12 years old are invited to attend Mindful Monday with their favorite caregiver. Children are invited to participate in a yoga session led by Rachel Warren, followed by a mindfulness activity. Children will learn mindfulness strategies to help them calm...

FREE

In-person Lunchtime Tour: Early Spring Blooms

Scott Arboretum Offices 500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, PA

Take your lunch break in the garden with our in-person lunchtime tours! Early spring is the perfect time to see magnolias and cherries in bloom, in addition to the carpets of bulbs like daffodils and scilla. Garden Supervisor Chuck Hinkle will lead participants to delight...

FREE

School’s Out: Spring Break -Trek Tuesday

Wister Center 500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, PA

Join us on a guided hike in the Crum Woods on Trek Tuesday. Discover a beaver dam in the Crum Creek and wander through a wild meadow! Please wear appropriate footwear to walk on an unpaved, hilly surface for about 2 miles. This hike is...

FREE

School’s Out: Spring Break Wildlife Wednesday

Wister Center 500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, PA

On Wildlife Wednesday we will have activities centered around three very important pollinating animals: monarch butterflies, honey bees, and ruby-throated hummingbirds. Children will learn about each animal's habitat, how it supports pollination, and complete a craft. There will even be an opportunity to visit one...

FREE