Members Plant Exchange and Sale

Wister Center 500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, PA

Join us for this unique, fun, and sustainable plant shopping experience by exchanging plants from your garden for new plants brought by fellow members (must be a member of the Scott Associates to participate.) Learn all the details about the exchange and sale here.

Member Benefit

In-Person Lunchtime Tour: May Highlights

Scott Arboretum Offices 500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, PA

Take your lunch break in the garden to learn about plants blooming in May with a tour led by our horticulture staff. Gardeners and plant enthusiasts of all levels are welcome. Members, join us earlier in the day for our Members Plant Exchange and Sale! ...

Free
Recurring

Peony Palooza!

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

Presented in partnership with the Mid-Atlantic Peony Society From big and blousy to delicate and dazzling, explore and appreciate the variety peonies add to spring! Bring the whole family to be inspired by the unique floral show. Children of all ages can create their own...

Free
Recurring

Peony Palooza!

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

Presented in partnership with the Mid-Atlantic Peony Society From big and blousy to delicate and dazzling, explore and appreciate the variety peonies add to spring! Bring the whole family to be inspired by the unique floral show. Children of all ages can create their own...

Free

95 Years Highlights Tour: Peonies

Scott Arboretum Offices 500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, PA

Celebrate Scott Arboretum’s 95th Anniversary with in-depth tours of a featured collection. This month’s feature is the Peony Collection. Gardeners and plant enthusiasts of all levels are welcome. After your tour, be sure to experience Peony Palooza, a peony floral exhibition, in the Wister Center....

Free
Recurring

Nature Nook: Spring Series 2

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

Calling all little nature explorers! Join Celeste Sullivan at the Scott Arboretum for mornings full of singing, stories, crafts, and dancing. Each session is seasonally themed around nature and the garden. This program is designed for children ages 18 months to 3 years old.  Registration...

Free – $20

Drive On Your Own Trip: Bob Holman’s Garden

Drive on Your Own

Trips are a member benefit. To learn more about becoming an Associate of the Scott Arboretum, click here. Join fellow members of the Scott Associates to explore Seven Springs Farm in Chester Springs, PA. Seven Springs Farm comprises 10 acres of gardens and a historic...

Registration Closed
Recurring

Nature Nook: Spring Series 2

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

Calling all little nature explorers! Join Celeste Sullivan at the Scott Arboretum for mornings full of singing, stories, crafts, and dancing. Each session is seasonally themed around nature and the garden. This program is designed for children ages 18 months to 3 years old.  Registration...

Free – $20

Rose Celebration

Dean Bond Rose Garden 500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, PA

Everything’s Coming Up Roses at the Scott Arboretum! Celebrate one of summer’s most prized flowers with a free event for the whole family: Revel in the beauty of the Dean Bond Rose Garden at dusk Learn about roses with tours from Arboretum experts Collect a...

FREE

95 Years Highlights Tour: Roses

Dean Bond Rose Garden 500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, PA

Celebrate Scott Arboretum’s 95th Anniversary with in-depth tours of a featured collection. This month’s feature is Roses. Gardeners and plant enthusiasts of all levels are welcome. Before or after your tour, be sure to check out our Rose Celebration, happening from 4-8pm surrounding the Dean...

Free