Scott in the News
Thursday, August 13th, 2009

This July Martha Stewart’s gardener, Shaun Kass, attended the Woody Plant Conference. Check out his images and thoughts on the conference and the Scott Arboretum on Martha’s blog. You can attend the Woody Plant Conference in July 2010. Learn all about perennials at the Woody Plant Conference’s sister conference the Perennial Plant Conference on Friday, October 16, 2009.
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Thursday, July 30th, 2009

This month the Wister Center received the Green Building of America award. This award is given by Real Estate and Construction Review to projects that are “unique and challenging,” projects other architects could “learn from” with advanced “design, construction and technology” and a project the board feels is “cutting edge,” according to Lance Kamin, publisher.
The Wister center was selected from more than 2,500 nominated projects and will be spotlighted in the special Real Estate & Construction Review-Northeast Green Success Stories edition in 2010.
Check out the article in Delaware County Daily Times to learn more. To see ongoing photos of construction on Wister…
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Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

Andrew Bunting, curator of the Scott Arboretum and contributor to Garden Seeds, was recently described by Susan Harris, noted blogger of Garden Rant and the Sustainable Garden blog as having “worked at all the best places in the horticultural world…” including “the famous Scott Arboretum.” These experiences have lead to a stunning home garden with unique plants that are the envy of plant collectors to novice gardeners.
A place to relax within Andrew Bunting's garden. photo credit: D. Mattis
Susan captured some of Andrew insights to renovating a garden and his favorite plants on Garden Rant. She also has some dramatic photos…
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