Highlights Tour: Natural Architecture and Winter Beauty

Scott Arboretum Offices 500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, PA

Appreciate the arboretum’s natural architecture and winter beauty with Horticulturist Josh Coceano. Arboretum Highlights Tours are for gardeners of all levels and feature plants and landscapes looking their best at that moment. Tours begin at the Scott Arboretum offices and are free and open to...

Free

Lunchtime Tour: The Winter Garden

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 focus on the features we notice most in the winter garden: interesting bark, fruits, and promising buds. Arboretum Highlights Tours are for gardeners of all levels,...

FREE

Travels @ 12: The Botanical (& Other) Wonders of São Miguel

Virtual Meeting

The largest of the Azores, a sub-tropical Portuguese archipelago in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, São Miguel is home to several named public gardens, but the botanical wonders aren’t at all contained within their boundaries. Huge hydrangeas line the roads, a unique pineapple is...

FREE

Travels @ 12: Traveling Through Tennessee

Virtual Meeting

In the before-times, Bob and Jan Goren and friends had a wonderful road trip through some beautiful places in Tennessee and its environs. The Great Smoky Mountains, Nashville, and Memphis are only some of the highlights of this spectacular state to enjoy during this presentation....

Free

Tu B’Shevat at Scott Arboretum

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

Come celebrate the Jewish “New Year of the Trees” at the Scott Arboretum. Join Rabbi Michael Ramberg and Scott Arboretum's Sue MacQueen in an exciting afternoon celebrating the rebirth of trees. The event will start with a campus walk, followed by a service led by...

FREE

In-person Lunchtime Tour: Winter Blooms and Textures

Scott Arboretum Offices 500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, PA

Take your lunch break in the garden with our in-person lunchtime tours! Mackenzie Knight-Fochs, Education Programs Manager, will feature plants that bring their blooms to this cold time of year. We will also look at specimens whose textures engage the eye in the stark winter...

Free

Travels @ 12: Portland: The City of Roses

Virtual Meeting

Visit the City of Roses in the Pacific Northwest with Becky Robert. We will visit elaborate private gardens, stunning public gardens, and the little pockets in between.  Travels @ 12 is an online series for plant enthusiasts to vicariously experience gardens and natural spaces throughout...

FREE

Valentine’s Day Flower Arranging with an Edible Twist

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

Join Adam Glas, Garden Supervisor, to create a richly-colored arrangement for you or your special someone to celebrate Valentine’s Day! This design will feature florals in reds, purples, and magenta with a palette-matching edible accent. Adam will lead a demonstration in selecting the best plant...

$55 – $65