Nature Nook: Fall Series – Session 1

Trotter Tent 500 College Ave., Swarthmore, PA

For ages 18 months to 3 years Calling all little nature explorers! Join Celeste Sullivan at the Scott Arboretum for mornings full of stories, creating, and playing as we dig into nature. Get ready to listen like a deer, observe like an owl, and dance...

FREE

Autumn Equinox Celebration

Wister Center 500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, PA

Sprawl out for a picnic on the Cherry Border lawn, make a nature-related craft, play lawn games with family and friends, enjoy locally made beer and wine, savor comfort food, and learn from plant experts–all while surrounded by the beauty of the gardens. Celebrate the...

Free

Nature Nook: Fall Series – Session 2

Trotter Tent 500 College Ave., Swarthmore, PA

For ages 18 months to 3 years Calling all little nature explorers! Join Celeste Sullivan at the Scott Arboretum for mornings full of stories, creating, and playing as we dig into nature. Get ready to listen like a deer, observe like an owl, and dance...

FREE

Nature Nook: Fall Series – Session 3

Trotter Tent 500 College Ave., Swarthmore, PA

For ages 18 months to 3 years Calling all little nature explorers! Join Celeste Sullivan at the Scott Arboretum for mornings full of stories, creating, and playing as we dig into nature. Get ready to listen like a deer, observe like an owl, and dance...

FREE

Nature Printing Workshop

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

Join Laura Bethmann, artist and author of Hand Printing From Nature, to learn about and create detailed, life-sized prints of fresh garden plants in this hands-on workshop. Practiced by luminaries such as Leonardo da Vinci and Ben Franklin, we will explore the intriguing ancient art...

$70 – $80

Nature Nook: Fall Series – Session 4

Trotter Tent 500 College Ave., Swarthmore, PA

For ages 18 months to 3 years Calling all little nature explorers! Join Celeste Sullivan at the Scott Arboretum for mornings full of stories, creating, and playing as we dig into nature. Get ready to listen like a deer, observe like an owl, and dance...

FREE

School’s Out: Fall for Nature Crafts

Cherry Border 500 College Ave., Swarthmore, PA

Drop by the Scott Arboretum and make a fall-inspired nature craft on your day off from school!  Craft tables will be located in the Cherry Border, a perfect place to enjoy an afternoon picnic and play with lawn games and garden-themed toys. Complete the day...

FREE

Virtual Lunchtime Tour: Fall Garden Features

Virtual Meeting

Take your lunch break virtually by experiencing fall color at the Scott Arboretum with Garden Supervisor Adam Glas.  Join us on this virtual tour on our YouTube page.

FREE

Perennial Plant Conference

Lang Performing Arts Center 500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, PA

This popular day-long conference will be virtual this year! The conference covers a variety of topics of interest to horticulturists and avid gardeners. This conference is co-sponsored by Chanticleer, Longwood Gardens, the Hardy Plant Society/Mid-Atlantic Group, the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, and the Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College. Visit www.perennialplantconference.org to...

$119 – $149