In-Person Lunchtime Tour: October Highlights

Scott Arboretum Offices 500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, PA

Take your lunch break in the garden to learn about plants looking their best in mid-October at the Arboretum with a tour led by our horticulture staff. Gardeners and plant enthusiasts of all levels are welcome. Families with children of all ages are welcome to...

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, learn how to navigate designing and managing landscapes to support biodiversity now and in a future...

$119 – $149
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 children ages 2 - 3 years...

$20

Fall Peony Party

Chang Hou Hall 500 College Ave., Swarthmore, PA

Co-Hosted with the Mid-Atlantic Peony Society Celebrate peonies this fall! Start the afternoon learning from nationally-recognized peony hybridizer and past President of the American Peony Society, Nate Bremer. Then, enjoy camaraderie with fellow peony aficionados during the reception and peony auction.  Presentation Information:  Confessions of...

Free

Gardens & Tonic: A Collector’s Garden: When Gardening Becomes An Obsession

Virtual Meeting

Gardeners tend to be natural collectors. Success and intrigue with a new plant makes us want more of the similar or something completely different. Join horticulturist Riz Reyes, for a brief history of plant exploration and learn about the different types of collectors and their specialties. As a Pacific Northwest gardener,...

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 children ages 2 - 3 years...

$20

95 Years Highlights Tour: Maples

Scott Arboretum Offices 500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, PA

Celebrate Scott Arboretum’s 95th Anniversary with in-depth tours of a featured collection. This month’s feature is Maples. Gardeners and plant enthusiasts of all levels are welcome.  Program Details This event is free, but registration is encouraged to receive program updates.  Tour begins in front of...

Free

Virtual Lunchtime Tour: Maples

Virtual Meeting

In celebration of the Scott Arboretum’s 95th Anniversary, take your lunch break virtually and explore this month’s featured collection: Maples. Tune in on our YouTube channel.

Free

Members-Only Tour: Quaker Roots

McCabe Library 500 College Ave., Swarthmore, PA

Stewardship of the earth is a core tenet of Quakerism, which has led to many local and global connections between the Arboretum's plant collection and Quakers. Join Curator of the Friends Historical Library at Swarthmore College Jordan Landes and Scott Arboretum Education Programs Manager Mackenzie...

Member Benefit

In-Person Lunchtime Tour: November Highlights

Scott Arboretum Offices 500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, PA

Take your lunch break in the garden to learn about the plants looking their best at the beginning of November 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...

Free