Cutting Garden and Fling Party at Chanticleer
In the cutting garden at Chanticleer, arches of entwined willow march along a pine straw path, offering passage through a riot of flowers.… Read More
Ringing Bell’s Woodland at Chanticleer Garden
The most secret part of Chanticleer is the entrance to Bell’s Woodland, beyond the cutting garden, which you enter through a hollow tree.… Read More
Falling into ruin at Chanticleer Garden
Chanticleer’s Ruin has a fairy tale quality. Plants creep up crumbling walls and emerge from paving, and ghostly faces appear in pools. … Read More
Rocking a dry garden at Chanticleer’s Gravel Garden
Many plants we grow in Central Texas appear in Chanticleer’s Gravel Garden, and it’s fun to see them in a new context.… Read More
Wading into Chanticleer’s Pond Garden
The Pond Garden at Chanticleer draws visitors like a magnet. Water features always do. This time it drew a great blue heron as well.… Read More
Into the Asian Woods at Chanticleer
Who says you can’t have flowers in a shade garden? In Chanticleer’s Asian Woods, I spotted a floating bouquet of zinnias, dahlias, and more.… Read More
Exploring Chanticleer’s Elevated Walkway, Serpentine, and Bulb Meadow
Exploring the Elevated Walkway, agricultural Serpentine, and Bulb Meadow in fall flower at Chanticleer Garden… Read More
Chanticleer’s dreamy House Garden
I call it a meadow garden. Chanticleer calls it the Flowery Lawn. Whatever you call it, it’s gorgeous: Chanticleer’s House Garden.… Read More
Serving up Chanticleer’s Tennis Court Garden
A stair rail planter in Chanticleer’s Tennis Court Garden sports feathery dawn redwood saplings and ‘Snow Flurry’ asters.… Read More
Chanticleer Garden is my cup o’ tea
Chanticleer was worth TWO visits during the Philly Area Fling. I flew in early to spend an entire day there, knowing I’d see it again on the tour.… Read More
Flowery meadow instead of lawn at Chanticleer’s house garden
The exuberantly planted, lawn-eschewing house garden at Chanticleer makes flora, not architecture, the main attraction.… Read More
Plants hold court at Chanticleer’s Teacup and Tennis Court gardens
Inventive, boldly planted gardens delight in the Teacup Garden and Tennis Court Garden at Chanticleer in Wayne, Pennsylvania.… Read More
Gravel garden at Chanticleer reminds me of Texas
Chanticleer’s Gravel Garden reminds me of Texas, an idealized version anyway. In October yuccas shimmer among flowering grasses and asters.… Read More