Travels @ 12: Gardens of England

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

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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Travels @ 12: Jumping Over to Japan

Public Horticulture Intern Seamus Lewin recently returned from his trip touring gardens and temples in Japan. Explore the horticultural allure of Kyoto, Tokyo, and Nara in the fall with this presentation. Travels @ 12 is an online series for plant enthusiasts to vicariously experience gardens...

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Nature’s Narratives: How to Catch a Mole: Wisdom From a Life Lived in Nature

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. This month's selection is Marc Hamer's memoir How to Catch a Hole: Wisdom From a Life...

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Scott Medal & Award Presentation

The Inn at Swarthmore 10 South Chester Rd, Swarthmore, PA

Join us to recognize Andrea DeLong-Amaya, Director of Horticulture at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, the recipient of the 2025 Scott Garden and Horticulture Medal and Award of $20,000. Registration Cost: In-Person Event Registration is closed.  Virtual live stream: Free for all Andrea DeLong-Amaya...

$40

Virtual Lunchtime Tour: The Wister Garden

Virtual Meeting

Take your lunch break virtually and explore the beauty of the Wister Garden, a woodland garden surrounding the former home of Gertrude and John C. Wister, the Arboretum’s first assistant director and director, respectively. The garden features sweeps of early spring blooming plants and rhododendrons....

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Virtual Lunchtime Tour: Glade Garden

Virtual Meeting

Take your lunch break virtually this Earth Day and explore the beauty of the Glade Garden. The Glade Garden was designed to better connect, both visually and physically, the academic areas of the campus to the Crum Woods. The mosaic of native wildflowers, groundcovers, small...

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Virtual Lunchtime Tour: Cunningham House Gardens

Virtual Meeting

Take your lunch break virtually and explore the beauty of the gardens surrounding the Cunningham House. Explore the Scott Entrance Garden and the Terry Shane Teaching Garden in all its glory this spring with a guided tour from our horticultural staff.  Tune in on our...

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