Dynamic Lines: Pen and Ink Fall Card Workshop

Wister Center - Gillespie Room 500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, PA

This program is part of the Delco ARTS Week celebration.  Take a closer look at the plants in the Arboretum this fall and make a set of exquisite autumnal, line drawn botanical cards. As well as your artwork, you will come away with reinforced drawing...

$60 – $70

School’s Out: Indigenous Peoples Day

Cherry Border 500 College Ave., Swarthmore, PA

Drop by the Scott Arboretum on Indigenous Peoples Day to learn about the Lenape people who first inhabited our land. Read a story and complete a craft as you learn about native culture and native plants. Join us at noon for a free, lunchtime tour...

FREE

In-Person Lunchtime Tour: Early October in the Arboretum

Scott Arboretum Offices 500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, PA

Take your lunch break in the garden to learn about the beginning of fall at the Arboretum with a tour led by our horticulture staff. Gardeners and plant enthusiasts of all levels are welcome. This event is free, but registration is encouraged to receive program...

Free

Nature’s Narratives: The Language of Trees: A Rewilding of Literature and Landscape

Virtual Meeting

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. The Language of Trees: A Rewilding of Literature and Landscape by Katie Holten is a collection of writings from...

FREE
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Nature Nook Fall Series 1

Wister Center - Gillespie Room 500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, PA

Calling all little nature explorers! Join Celeste Sullivan and Rachel Warren at the Scott Arboretum for mornings full of singing, stories, crafts and dancing. Each session is seasonally themed around nature and the garden. This program is designed for ages 18 months to 3 years...

SOLD OUT

Heritage Tree Tour: Autumnal Beauty

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 fall tour of the most valuable trees in our collections. Each Heritage Tree is evaluated on its age, health, historical and/or cultural significance, and relative rarity...

Free

Perennial Plant Conference

Lang Performing Arts Center 500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, PA

The Perennial Plant Conference was started in 1983 to bring together locally, nationally, and internationally recognized experts on perennials for a day-long conference with an educational focus. This year, delve into such topics as the ecology of perennial garden flowers, the effects that lawns and...

$119 – $149

Peony Dig & Divide Event

Wister Center - Gillespie Room 500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, PA

Learn from Mid-Atlantic Peony Society members during this peony care demonstration, sale, auction, and reception. The demonstration will include information about how to site, plant, dig, and divide peonies at this time of year for best results. Tree, herbaceous, and Itoh hybrid peonies will be...

Free