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...

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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...

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Virtual Lunchtime Tour: Spring is Here!

Virtual Meeting

Take your lunch break virtually and enjoy the splendors of spring with Garden Supervisor Adam Glas. Join us on this virtual tour on our YouTube page. Adam Glas, Gardener Supervisor, joined the staff in 2012. Before that, he worked as Nursery Manager at Terrain (Styer’s)...

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Heritage Tree Tour: Spring Blooms

Scott Arboretum Offices 500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, PA

Old trees, big trees, rare trees– we have them all! Join Curator and Plant Recorder Mary Tipping for a spring tour of the most valuable trees in our collections. Each Heritage Tree has been qualified as such due to the combination of its age, health,...

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Green Roof Tour

Scott Arboretum Offices 500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, PA

Learn about the inner-workings, benefits, and beauty of green roofs and sustainability at the Arboretum. Gardener Sandra Lopez Cortez will lead this exploration of one of the many green roofs on campus. All participants must be 18 or older. Tours begin at the Scott Arboretum offices...

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Arboretum Highlights Tour: Barks and Blooms

Scott Arboretum Offices 500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, PA

Bring your dog and tour the dogwoods on our April Highlights Tour! Gardener Kaitlyn Lawrence will also spotlight our Arbor Day giveaway tree, Magnolia virginiana (sweet bay magnolia). Arboretum Highlights Tours are for gardeners of all levels and feature plants and landscapes that are at...

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Arboretum Highlights Tour: Tree Peony Delights

Scott Arboretum Offices 500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, PA

One of the first collections at the Arboretum after it was founded in 1929, the gorgeous flowers of the tree peony are a highlight every May. Enjoy the early evening ambiance while learning about the different types of tree peony hybrids in our collection from...

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Virtual Lunchtime Tour: May Flowers

Virtual Meeting

Take your lunch break virtually and explore our gardens! May brings beautiful flowers and garden interest in all shapes and sizes, which Assistant Garden Supervisor Shem Ruszczyk will feature. Join us on this virtual tour on our YouTube page. Shem Ruszczyk joined the staff in...

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In-Person Lunchtime Tour: Magnificent May

Scott Arboretum Offices 500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, PA

Take your lunch break in the garden with our in-person lunchtime tours in celebration of Go Public Gardens Week! Public Horticulture Intern Megan Rossman will feature the magnificent blooms that make spring in the Delaware Valley stunning. Arboretum Highlights Tours are for gardeners of all...

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Peony Palooza!

Wister Center 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 family to vote on your favorite flower arrangement and complete your peony scavenger hunt. Children of all ages...

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