Week of October 12, 2012
![Muhlenbergia capillaris](images/bloom2012/10_12.jpg)
Muhlenbergia capillaris, Muhly Grass, resembles gossamer clouds in the morning light.
Photo by Eric Hsu
![Spiranthes odorata](images/bloom2012/10_12a.jpg)
Spiranthes odorata, a native orchid blooms near The Pond.
Photo by Lisa Roper
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Aster oblongifolius 'October Skies' blooms amoung Lavender and Thyme in The Gravel Garden.
Photo by Lisa Roper
![The Ruin](images/bloom2012/10_12c.jpg)
Sun streams through large Pinus strobus, The Eastern White Pine, behind The Ruin.
Photo by Lisa Roper
![Chanticleer Terrace Garden](images/bloom2012/10_12d.jpg)
Leonotis leonurus, a plant commonly called Lions Tail, adds color to a silvery border in the Chanticleer Terrace Garden.
Photo by Lisa Roper
![Punica granatum](images/bloom2012/10_12e.jpg)
Punica granatum, The Pomagranite Tree drips with ripening fruit in the Kitchen Garden.
Photo by Lisa Roper
![The Little Bluestem Meadow](images/bloom2012/10_12f.jpg)
Light catches the leaves of Salix alba 'Britzensis' and the silvery inflorescences of Schizachyrium scoparium [Blue Heaven] in The Little Bluestem Meadow.
Photo by Lisa Roper
![Ipomoea lobata](images/bloom2012/10_12g.jpg)
Ipomoea lobata, The Spanish Flag Vine climbs on an arch in the Cut Flower Garden.
Photo by Lisa Roper
![Actinidia arguta](images/bloom2012/10_12h.jpg)
Actinidia arguta, The Hardy Kiwi produces grape sized sweet fruit in The Vegetable Garden.
Photo by Lisa Roper
![The Pond Garden](images/bloom2012/10_12i.jpg)
Visitors take in the view from the top of the Rock ledge overlooking The Pond Garden.
Photo by Lisa Roper
![Cissus discolor](images/bloom2012/10_12j.jpg)
Cissus discolor, a tropical vine from Southeast Asia, climbs through a handmaid handrail and over a wall in The Entrance Garden.
Photo by Lisa Roper
![Kitchen Courtyard](images/bloom2012/10_12k.jpg)
Gourds nestle around containers in the Kitchen Courtyard.
Photo by Lisa Roper
What's in Bloom - 2011 Season
Take a look at last seasons Highlights to help plan your visit this season...Opening Times
Wednesday - Sunday
10am - 5pm
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Parking reservations are required until
3pm Saturdays & Sundays,
and until 6:30pm Friday evenings.
Parking reservations are not required on Wednesdays and Thursdays.
Friday Late Closings
Open until 8pm May 3 through
August 30.
Picnicking is permitted only in the picnic areas except on Friday evenings from 4-8pm, guests may picnic anywhere in the garden.
We ask guests to carry out what they bring in.
Early Saturdays in 2024
We open at 8:00am on August 3,
September 7, October 5, and November 2 for early entrance in 2024.
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News & Events
Once Upon a Garden:
Storytime at Chanticleer
Story Time will be held at 9:30am,
on July 20, August 10 . Registration is required.
Woody Plant Conference
Friday, July 19, 2024 at the
Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College.
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Perennial Plant Conference
Friday, October 18, 2024 at the
Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College.
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