Scott in the News
Thursday, September 24th, 2009
Almost a year after planting Swarthmore College’s and Scott Arboretum’s third green roof, the plants have grown together to create a striking tapestry of color. Check out what Jennie Love had to say about our green roof after visiting this summer.
A tapestry of sedum on the Kemp Hall green roof. photo credit: D. Mattis
There are two more green roof tours left this season. Mark your calendar for Saturday, September 26 and Thursday, October 22 to experience the parade of colors created by Sedum, Talinum, Delosperma, Campanula, Allium, and Dianthus. We hope to install our fourth green roof on the Wister Education…
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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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