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Jun 21, 2024 · The Scott Arboretum cultivates a variety of plants that create some of the region’s most intimate, authentic, and accessible horticultural experiences. Your support helps us delight, inspire, and educate the public.
The Scott Arboretum cultivates a variety of plants that create some of the region’s most intimate, authentic, and accessible horticultural experiences.
The idyllic 350-acre arboretum that makes up the Swarthmore College campus is often named one of the most beautiful in the country. Located just 11 miles from Philadelphia, the rolling hills, flowering trees, and hiking trails offer a nature escape on the edge of a busy metropolis.
Visit the stunning gardens stretching across the Swarthmore College campus. Discover 100 award winning plant collections. Open year round, dawn to dusk.
Scott Arboretum (357 ares [384,000 sq ft]) is an arboretum coterminous with the campus of and operated by Swarthmore College. It is open to the public daily without charge.
The Scott Arboretum, the 300-plus acre campus of Swarthmore College, exhibits over 4,000 kinds of ornamental plants, displaying the best trees, shrubs, vines, and perennials for the region. The Arboretum's gardens are uniquely set amidst a busy college campus.
The Scott Arboretum Entrance Garden welcomes visitors to the Arboretum. It is a diverse planting of trees, shrubs, perennials and annuals, with a number of seasonal containers around a brick patio.
