2005 Plant Sale Handbook - The Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore ...

Plant Experts
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Our Plant Experts volunteer throughout the Plant Sale to help answer questions about our plants and help you find the
best plants for your needs. They all wear red vests with “Plant Expert” on them. Please feel free to consult with them.
Jim Adams is currently curator of the National Herb Garden at the
U.S. National Arboretum in Washington, D.C. Jim at one time
interned at the Scott Arboretum and is one of our most popular Plant
Experts.
Phil and Eileen Askey are the current and past chairs of
Information and Sales at the Arboretum Plant Sale. They have
gardened together professionally for more than 20 years as owners
of Askey Landscapes, a local design/build business.
George Balthaser is proprietor and designer for Windsor Garden
Design LTD in southeast Berks County. His passion for rare and
unusual woodies, and winter gardening, compels him to visit and
study in arboretums and botanical gardens worldwide.
Andrew Bunting has been Curator at the Scott Arboretum since
1993. His past work experience at places like Chanticleer and the
Chicago Botanic Garden is reflected in all he does. This is Andrew’s
10 th Plant Sale and one of his favorite events.
Rick Colbert currently serves as Executive Director for the Tyler
Arboretum in Media, PA. Under his skilled direction, Rick has
initiated a large expansion for the Arboretum and he is currently
heading up plans for a major rhododendron project at Tyler.
Bets Conron has spent years landscaping her unique, heavily
wooded hillside garden. She has transformed craggy rock ledges into
lushly planted gardens that have been on numerous tours over the
past years. She now sells shade-tolerant herbaceous perennials
from her extensive collection.
Charles Cresson is gardener, author, designer, consultant and
owner of Swarthmore’s “Hedgleigh Spring Garden”. In 2002, Charles
was awarded the PHS Certificate of Merit, and with a wealth of
experience under his belt, insists that gardens are the “illusion” from
the realities of life that we all need!
Gus Eriksen has been Garden Supervisor at the Scott Arboretum
since 1984. He has been in charge of the Bond Rose Garden since
1993. Other work experience includes Alfred I. DuPont Institute of
the Nemours Foundation and Reynold’s DuPont estate in Delaware.
Beverly Fitts is a horticultural lecturer, garden writer, and
passionate garden designer. Look for her article about Aster
ericoides ‘Snow Flurry’ in the September issue of Horticulture.
Thomas Hawkins, present owner of the Gardener’s Arms Inc. in
Wallingford, has extensive “hands on” background in the Delaware
Valley, and is especially fascinated with diversity of plants available
in this region. This is no doubt fueled by his experience as a tropical
forester for the British government in Nepal and Central America.
Robert Herald is curator, head gardener, consultant, restoration
specialist and teacher at Chanticleer. He has also worked
extensively in those areas at Longwood and Hillside Garden. His
expertise is very much in demand in the greater Philadelphia
horticultural community.
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