Travels @ 12: Traveling Through Tennessee

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In the before-times, Bob and Jan Goren and friends had a wonderful road trip through some beautiful places in Tennessee and its environs. The Great Smoky Mountains, Nashville, and Memphis are only some of the highlights of this spectacular state to enjoy during this presentation....

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Travels @ 12: Portland: The City of Roses

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Visit the City of Roses in the Pacific Northwest with Becky Robert. We will visit elaborate private gardens, stunning public gardens, and the little pockets in between.  Travels @ 12 is an online series for plant enthusiasts to vicariously experience gardens and natural spaces throughout...

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Travels @ 12: Iceland and Its Not-So-Icy Plants

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Iceland is a land of otherworldly experiences, landscapes, and difficult to pronounce names. Mackenzie Knight-Fochs and her husband spent seven days in August 2022 taking in as many waterfalls, volcanic vistas, glaciers, and plants as possible. As a volcanic island, much of the flora is...

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Travels @ 12: A Couple of Weeks, a Couple of Countries, and a Lot of Gardens

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Last July, Charles Cresson and Sharee Solow spent a couple of weeks in Holland and Belgium touring gardens and enjoying fabulous scenery and great food. The impetus for this trip was two-fold: to experience Floriade, the once-in-10–year outdoor flower show in Holland, and for Charles...

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Travels @ 12: Taking on Texas

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Experience Texas horticulture from Dallas to Austin to Houston with Scott Arboretum staff Becky Robert and Mackenzie Knight-Fochs. Becky and Mackenzie attended the 2023 American Public Gardens Association Annual Conference in Dallas/Fort Worth, which included visits to public and private gardens, as well as a...

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Travels @ 12: Exploring the Azores

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Learn about the culture and horticulture of islands of the Azores with Richard Doran, Marketing & Communications Manager for the American Public Gardens Association. In September 2023, Richard further explored the Azores and he will share more adventures in the islands of Pico, Faial, São...

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Travels @ 12: Botanizing in Greece

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Join Andrew Bunting, Vice President of Horticulture at the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, for a botanical tour of Greece. In early spring of 2023, Andrew explored the Peloponnese Peninsula and found many Greek native plants, including many species of native orchids. He also visited the Greek...

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Travels @ 12: Moroccan Marvels

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Morocco is a country of contrasts: The buzz of the medina and exotic souks in Marrakesh, hidden gardens, long views to the mountains and warm, hospitable people happy to share their history over a glass of mint tea. Enjoy “traveling” to this wonderful country with...

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Travels @ 12: Gardens of the East Coast

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Join Rachel Warren as she shares her east coast garden travels from 2023. We will start in the north by traveling to the Heritage Museum and Gardens in Sandwich, Massachusetts and then to the historical Untermyer Garden in Yonkers, New York. Then we will hop on...

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Travels @ 12: Spring in the Stans

Scott Arboretum Offices 500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, PA

Enjoy spring in the “Stans,” Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan, as Megan Rossman, Assistant Horticulturist, leads us through her Spring 2023 travels. Her trip aimed to showcase the beauty and botanical diversity of spring in the Central Asian steppe landscape, from bulbs to rare trees.  Travels @...

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