Virtual Lunchtime Tour: Charming Garden Changes
Take your lunch break virtually to enjoy the seasonal changes happening at the Arboretum. Join us on this virtual tour on our YouTube page.
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Gardens & Tonic: Is It Art or Science? The Co-Construction of Botanical Illustration
Join Tracy Qiu for a journey into the complex and interesting stories unearthed around botanical renderings and colonial plant collection. Her Ph.D. research considers questions such as, "What were the circumstances under which botanical illustration was produced?" and, "How has the history of botanical illustration...
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Lecture: A World of Discovery: Gardening for Wildlife Senses
Chang Hou Hall 500 College Ave., Swarthmore, PACo-Sponsored with the Hardy Plant Society/Mid-Atlantic Chapter Our outdoor surroundings are vibrant realms, places where many languages are spoken, sometimes in sensory alphabets we’ve only just begun to decipher. Much has been written about gardening for human senses, but how do plants and animals...
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Virtual Lunchtime Tour: Mid-December Highlights
Take your lunch break virtually and experience mid-December beauty. Tune in on our YouTube channel.
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Nature’s Narratives: Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History
Nature’s Narratives is the Scott Arboretum’s monthly book discussion group. Join fellow garden enthusiasts and book lovers to discuss books about plants, nature, and the environment. This month’s selection is Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History by Stephen Jay Gould. The...
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Nature’s Narratives: Pig Years
Nature’s Narratives is the Scott Arboretum’s monthly book discussion group. Join fellow garden enthusiasts and book lovers to discuss books about plants, nature, and the environment. A memoir about existing as a farmer in upstate New York and Vermont, Pig Years by Ellyn Gaydos is...
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Travels @ 12: Taking on Texas
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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Walkovic & Schumacher Memorial Lecture: The Art of Sustainable Landscaping with Paul Tukey
Chang Hou Hall 500 College Ave., Swarthmore, PACo-Sponsored with Through this presentation, The Art of Sustainable Landscaping: Organic Gardening Lessons from the Glenstone Museum and other Great American Yards, learn how Chief Sustainability Officer Paul Tukey and his team sustainably manage over 360 acres and how to apply these principles to your...
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Virtual Lunchtime Tour: The Pinetum
In celebration of the Scott Arboretum’s 95th Anniversary, take your lunch break virtually and explore this month’s featured collection: the Pinetum. Tune in on our YouTube channel.
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Travels @ 12: Exploring the Azores
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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