Gold Medal Garden
The Gold Medal Award Program of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society was originally conceived by J. Franklin Styer in 1979. This award recognizes outstanding woody, ornamental trees, shrubs, and vines. Each year the Gold Medal Plant Award Committee, made up of horticulturists, nurserymen, and plant experts throughout the Delaware Valley, selects several plants to receive the Gold Medal designation.
For the last 30 years the Scott Arboretum has been showcasing most of the Gold Medal selections throughout its collections. In recent years, the Arboretum has been creating a Gold Medal garden around the newest student dormitories, Alice Paul and David Kemp Residence…
