School’s Out: Falling For Fall

Cherry Border 500 College Ave., Swarthmore, PA

Drop by the Scott Arboretum on your day off school to learn about the changes that occur in nature throughout the fall. Complete a fall themed craft and go on a scavenger hunt throughout the gardens. Bring a picnic and enjoy spending the day outside...

Free

In-Person Lunchtime Tour: November Highlights

Scott Arboretum Offices 500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, PA

Take your lunch break in the garden to learn about plants in late 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: In the Shadow of Man

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. In the Shadow of Man by Jane Goodall is the classic book recounting Goodall's life with chimpanzees in the...

FREE

Gardens & Tonic: Artistic Interpretations of Water Management

Virtual Meeting

The need to manage how water moves through a landscape and the built environment has become painfully obvious in recent years. Bettering our avenues for water management is a practice that benefits wildlife, communities, and the surrounding environment. Creating aesthetically-pleasing solutions for stormwater management is...

FREE
Recurring

Nature Nook Fall Series 2

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

Virtual Lunchtime Tour: Charming Garden Changes

Virtual Meeting

Take your lunch break virtually to enjoy the seasonal changes happening at the Arboretum.  Join us on this virtual tour on our YouTube page.

Free

Fresh and Dried Floral Arrangement Workshop

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

Join Garden Supervisor Adam Glas for this unique floral arranging workshop. First, walk with Adam on a seasonally-inspired tour of campus that will focus on harvesting autumnal standouts for creating a fantastic floral arrangement. Upon completion of the tour, he will lead a demonstration featuring...

Registration Closed

Gardens & Tonic: Is It Art or Science? The Co-Construction of Botanical Illustration

Virtual Meeting

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...

FREE
Recurring

Nature Nook Fall Series 2

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

Arboretum Highlights Tour: Late Fall Beauty

Scott Arboretum Offices 500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, PA

Explore November features around the Arboretum with a tour led by our horticulture staff. Arboretum Highlights Tours feature plants and landscapes that are at their peak at that time. Gardeners and plant enthusiasts of all levels are welcome. After this tour, join us for a...

Free