Virtual Lunchtime Tour: Hollies

Virtual Meeting

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

Free

Nature’s Narratives: Smoke and Ashes: Opium’s Hidden Histories

Virtual Meeting

Nature’s Narratives is the monthly book discussion group for Scott Arboretum & Gardens. Join fellow garden enthusiasts and book lovers to discuss books about plants, nature, and the environment. Author Amitav Ghosh traces the horticultural, cultural, economic, and social history of opium in this part...

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Virtual Lunchtime Tour: The Pinetum Part 2

Virtual Meeting

Take your lunch break virtually and explore the wonders of the beautiful Pinetum at Scott Arboretum & Gardens. This virtual tour will include highlights beyond the first Pinetum virtual tour in 2024. Tune in on our YouTube channel.

Free

Travels @ 12: A Trip to Portugal: Exploring the Wild and Tamed

Virtual Meeting

Join Abi Urena to experience the highlights of her eight-day trip to Portugal as a Longwood Gardens Professional Horticulture student. The Class of 2024 focused on studying the natural growth of Mediterranean plants in relatively wild environments. Visit national parks, restorations, and formal gardens across...

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Walkovic & Schumacher Memorial Lecture: The Art of Garden Photography

Chang Hou Hall 500 College Ave., Swarthmore, PA

Join professional garden photographer Rob Cardillo as he illustrates how he crafts sweeping landscapes and compelling plant closeups through a series of engaging stories. Using examples from his many books and magazine projects (including his most recent work, Private Gardens of Philadelphia), Rob will show...

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Travels @ 12: Gardens and Clematis in the Loire Valley of France

Virtual Meeting

Experience gardens, chateaus, and glorious clematis as Scott Arboretum & Gardens’ Director of Grounds and Coordinator of Horticulture Jeff Jabco recounts the International Clematis Society's trip in June 2024. Travels @ 12 is an online series for plant enthusiasts to vicariously experience gardens and natural...

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Travels @ 12: Gardens of England

Virtual Meeting

Join Lisa Roper, Horticulturist at Chanticleer Garden, as she shares her travels throughout England. She attended the 2024 Beth Chatto Symposium and explored renowned gardens including Great Dixter, Sissinghurst Castle, Gravetye Manor, and more.  Travels @ 12 is an online series for plant enthusiasts to...

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Virtual Lunchtime Tour: Colors of Winter

Virtual Meeting

Take your lunch break virtually and explore the colors of winter in the Scott Entrance Garden and the Terry Shane Teaching Garden. Tune in on our YouTube channel.

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Nature’s Narratives: The Flow: Rivers, Water, and Wilderness

Virtual Meeting

Nature’s Narratives is the monthly book discussion group for Scott Arboretum & Gardens. Join fellow garden enthusiasts and book lovers to discuss books about plants, nature, and the environment. Amy-Jane Beer returns to the river where her friend died and remembers her connection with nature...

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