In-Person Highlights Tour: August Highlights

Scott Arboretum Offices 500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, PA

Enjoy an evening stroll through our summer gardens and learn from our knowledgeable horticulture staff! Gardeners and plant enthusiasts of all levels are welcome. This event is free, but registration is encouraged to receive program updates.  Program Details Tours begin in front of the Scott...

Free

Forest Bathing in the Crum

Singer Hall 500 College Ave., Swarthmore, PA

Enjoy a guided shinrin-yoku (forest bathing) experience through the Crum Woods to focus your senses and connect with nature. Practicing shinrin-yoku ((Japanese: 森林浴, 森林 (shinrin, “forest”) + 浴 (yoku, “bath, bathing”))  means spending time in nature, amongst the trees and grass, and mindfully engaging within...

$20 – $30

Virtual Lunchtime Tour: Oaks

Virtual Meeting

In celebration of the Scott Arboretum’s 95th Anniversary, take your lunch break virtually and explore this month’s featured collection: Oaks. Tune in on our YouTube channel .

Free

Green Roof Tour

Scott Arboretum Offices 500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, PA

Learn about the inner workings, benefits, sustainability, and beauty of green roofs at the Arboretum. Our horticulture staff will lead this exploration of one of the many green roofs on campus. All participants must be 18 or older. Program Details This event is free, but...

Free

Autumn Equinox Celebration

Scott Outdoor Amphitheater 500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, PA

This program is part of the Delco ARTS Week celebration.  Bring the family to celebrate the first day of fall at the Scott Arboretum! Enjoy live music and a picnic, make a nature-based craft, play games with family and friends, and learn from plant experts....

Free

95 Years Highlights Tour: Oaks

Scott Outdoor Amphitheater 500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, PA

Celebrate Scott Arboretum’s 95th Anniversary with in-depth tours of a featured collection. This month’s feature is oaks. Gardeners and plant enthusiasts of all levels are welcome. Before or after your tour, be sure to check out the Autumn Equinox Celebration, happening from 3 to 7...

Free

In-Person Lunchtime Tour: October Highlights

Scott Arboretum Offices 500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, PA

Take your lunch break in the garden to learn about plants looking their best in mid-October at the Arboretum with a tour led by our horticulture staff. Gardeners and plant enthusiasts of all levels are welcome. Families with children of all ages are welcome to...

Free

95 Years Highlights Tour: Maples

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 Maples. Gardeners and plant enthusiasts of all levels are welcome.  Program Details This event is free, but registration is encouraged to receive program updates.  Tour begins in front of...

Free

Virtual Lunchtime Tour: Maples

Virtual Meeting

In celebration of the Scott Arboretum’s 95th Anniversary, take your lunch break virtually and explore this month’s featured collection: Maples. Tune in on our YouTube channel.

Free

Members-Only Tour: Quaker Roots

McCabe Library 500 College Ave., Swarthmore, PA

Stewardship of the earth is a core tenet of Quakerism, which has led to many local and global connections between the Arboretum's plant collection and Quakers. Join Curator of the Friends Historical Library at Swarthmore College Jordan Landes and Scott Arboretum Education Programs Manager Mackenzie...

Member Benefit