Happenings
Thursday, July 1st, 2010
As Sam Keitch enjoys the last weeks of his curatorial internship, he was called upon to create the latest addition to the Arboretum’s ephemeral art using dead or dying trees. Many may remember the “blue tree” created by another curatorial intern, Todd Rounsiville, out of a Maackia chinensis suffocated by construction compaction. Marty Long carved the intriguing Bender oak sculpture out of a dying Quercus x benderi. Fashioned in the same vicinity as Sam’s masterpiece, artist Patrick Dougherty shaped the ephemeral art sculpture “Abracadabra” on a dying Tilia ameicana.
Sam Keitch, curatorial intern, painting the lower portion of the bur oak with the…
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Thursday, May 27th, 2010
This week we are preparing for our graduation tradition of pinning roses on seniors’ gowns. Often at this time of year, we are nervous about having enough roses in bloom to accommodate the graduating class. Because of our warm spring, the Dean Bond Rose Garden is looking spectacular and is overflowing with blooms.
Rosa 'Swarthmore' in bloom in the Dean Bond Rose Garden. photo credit: R. Robert
An arresting hybrid tea rose named after Swarthmore College currently blooming in the garden is Rosa ‘Swarthmore’. Registered in 1963, ‘Swarthmore’ exhibits the traditional characteristics of a hybrid tea rose. This shrub produces long pointed…
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Tuesday, May 18th, 2010
Today is Plant Conservation Day! It was started in 2001 by the AZH, Association of Zoological Horticulture and expanded in 2006 by partnering with the BGCI, Botanic Gardens Conservation International. In 2008, Plant Conservation Day celebrations were held in the United States and Europe. Through a grant in 2009, activities were expanded worldwide.
The Scott Arboretum is not defined as a conservation-based organization, however, our collections do include many specimens from across the globe which are on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. This list provides taxonomic, conservation status, and distribution information on plants that are facing a high risk…
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