Lunchtime Tour: Autumn Color Tour

Scott Arboretum Offices 500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, PA

Take your lunch break in the garden with our in-person lunchtime tours. Curator and Plant Recorder Mary Tipping will highlight the wonder of fall color throughout the Arboretum. This tour is geared for gardeners from beginners to experts. The tour will begin at the Scott...

Free

Gardens and Tonic: Ikebana Exhibition from the late Summer/Early Autumn Garden

Virtual Webinar

Join Linda Brinkmann, narrator, and members of the Delaware Valley Chapter of Ohara Ikebana as they share creations of the late summer/early autumn season. Be inspired by the plethora of garden materials used in their ikebana creations: trees, bushes, woody plants, herbaceous perennials, grasses, and...

Free

The Bark Ark – The Role of Botanic Gardens in Tree Conservation

Virtual Webinar

Botanic gardens and arboreta play a critical role in conserving threatened tree species through their living collections and field work. In this presentation, Tony Aiello will provide examples of conservation efforts for both cultivated and wild species. From his range of experiences, Tony will show...

Free

Virtual Gentle Flow Yoga in the Garden

Virtual Webinar

Nature and yoga are a perfect match! Combine the healing power of nature and the mindful practice of yoga by joining local yoga teacher and Scott Arboretum Youth, Family, and Diversity Programs Coordinator Mandie Curtis Banks for a gentle slow flow yoga class. You can...

Free for members

In-person: Spring Bulb Container Planting

Trotter Tent 500 College Ave., Swarthmore, PA

SOLD OUT Join Jeff Jabco and Julie Jenney for an in-person, hands-on bulb planting demonstration. Each participant will receive a 15-inch diameter plastic container, soil, and enough bulbs to give your spring container an on-going display! They will be teaching the layering method – where...

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Nature’s Narratives: Forests Adrift: Currents Shaping the Future of Northeastern Trees

Virtual Webinar

Join fellow garden enthusiasts and book lovers as they discuss books about plants, nature, and the environment. “Nature’s Narratives” is a book discussion group sponsored by the Scott Arboretum where readers come together to discuss a book once a month and share in their reading experience. Charlie...

Free

Mandie’s Nature Nook

Trotter Tent 500 College Ave., Swarthmore, PA

Calling all little nature explorers! Join Youth, Family, and Diversity Programs Coordinator Mandie Curtis Banks and Mari, her special caterpillar friend, for mornings full of stories, singing, dancing, and playing as we dig into nature. This in-person series is a free program for babies –...

Free

Gardens and Tonic: The Unbiased Eye: Success and Failure in the Garden

Virtual Webinar

Take a journey through the studio gardens of award-winning designer Donald Pell as he focuses an unbiased eye on what is and is not working in the novel plant communities he creates. Not all plants “play nice,” which can challenge the integrity of garden designs,...

Free

Virtual Gentle Flow Yoga in the Garden

Virtual Webinar

Nature and yoga are a perfect match! Combine the healing power of nature and the mindful practice of yoga by joining local yoga teacher and Scott Arboretum Youth, Family, and Diversity Programs Coordinator Mandie Curtis Banks for a gentle slow flow yoga class. You can...

Free for members

Mandie’s Nature Nook

Trotter Tent 500 College Ave., Swarthmore, PA

Calling all little nature explorers! Join Youth, Family, and Diversity Programs Coordinator Mandie Curtis Banks and Mari, her special caterpillar friend, for mornings full of stories, singing, dancing, and playing as we dig into nature. This in-person series is a free program for babies –...

Free