Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008
When I was the curatorial intern here at the Scott Arboretum, I was given the task of producing the annual evaluation and report of our James R. Frorer Holly collection which would be then given to the Holly Society of America. I remember quiet afternoons by myself tromping around in the snow, checking accession tags, assessing the fruiting and general health of the trees. This is when I realized what an incredible collection we have here at Scott, and how much I enjoy spending time in it. The collection is a designated National Holly Arboretum by the Holly Society of…
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Monday, December 1st, 2008
In August of 2005 during the national meeting of the American Conifer Society (ACS) in Philadelphia, attendees visited the Scott Arboretum for tours of our collections and for lectures. It was at this meeting that we first started discussing the possibility of the Arboretum being home to an American Conifer Society Reference Garden. I plan to chronicle the process of developing an ACS Reference Garden at the Scott Arboretum. I hope these posts provide you with insight on how to renovate an old garden.
Currently the ACS has reference gardens in Oregon and Massachusetts. These gardens must represent at least eight…
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