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Week of July 1, 2011

Lilium 'African Queen'

Lilium 'African Queen' with Calamagrostis acutiflora 'Karl Foerster' as a backdrop in the Tennis Court Garden.

Photo by Lisa Roper
Rudbeckia maxima

Rudbeckia maxima tower above the viewer at The Arbor.

Photo by Lisa Roper
Cut Flower Garden

The Cut Flower Garden ushers in the Summer Season.

Photo by Doug Croft
Alocasia x portora

Alocasia x portora stretches it's large leaves above Ananas comosus var. variegatus, while red Portulaca Pazazz Red Flare spills over the edge in an urn on the Croquet Lawn.

Photo by Lisa Roper
Hemerocalis fulva

Hemerocalis fulva in full bloom beneath Cryptomeria japonica 'Yoshino', with Phyllostachys vivax 'Aureocaulis', a yellow stemmed bamboo, on the edge of the Asian Woods.

Photo by Lisa Roper
Lilium 'Telesto'

Lilium 'Telesto' and Magnolia biloba in the Asian Woods.

Photo by Lisa Roper
Doug Croft

Doug Croft, the Vegetable and Cut Flower Gardener, keeping a record of new plantings.

Photo by Lisa Roper
Lilium grayi

Lilium grayi, a native lily that occurs naturally at high elevations blooms near The Pond.

Photo by Lisa Roper
Hedera helix 'Sulphur Heart'

Hedera helix 'Sulphur Heart' growing on The Ruin wall.

Photo by Lisa Roper
Asclepias syriacus

Asclepias syriacus, a fragrant milkweed that is also one of the favorite host plants for Monarch catterpillars, on the path to The Ruin.

Photo by Lisa Roper
Asclepias syriacus

Gabriel Bradley trowels the last pour of concrete for the footers on the new greenhouse project.

Photo by Bryan Christ

Greenhouse Construction

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What's in Bloom - 2010 Season

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and until 6:30pm Friday evenings.

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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


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September 7, October 5, and November 2 for early entrance in 2024.

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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.
Register here.

Perennial Plant Conference


Friday, October 18, 2024 at the
Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College.
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