Week of August 3, 2012
![Dwarf Grain Sorghum](images/bloom2012/8_3.jpg)
Dwarf Grain Sorghum grows in The Serpentine Garden.
Photo by Lisa Roper
![Angelica gigas](images/bloom2012/8_3a.jpg)
Angelica gigas, a biennial China, Japan, and Korea, covered in dew in the Tennis Court Garden.
Photo by Lisa Roper
![The Tennis Court Garden](images/bloom2012/8_3b.jpg)
Lilium lancifolium and a Hemerocallis hybrid lend summer color to The Tennis Court Garden.
Photo by Lisa Roper
![Gloriosa superba](images/bloom2012/8_3d.jpg)
Gloriosa superba 'Rothschildiana', The Gloriosa Lily, like a brilliant butterfly, hovers in The Tennis Court Garden.
Photo by Lisa Roper
![Salix alba 'Britzensis'](images/bloom2012/8_3e.jpg)
Pruning and training of Salix alba 'Britzensis' to emulate the look of an Olive Tree.
Photo by Lisa Roper
![Doug Croft](images/bloom2012/8_3f.jpg)
Doug Croft prunes Thuja plicata 'Atrovirens' hedge, above a lush planting of purple Canna 'Australia' and the delicately cut foliage of Manihot grahamii in The Chanticleer Terrace Gardens
Photo by Lisa Roper
![Rhododendron prunifolium](images/bloom2012/8_3g.jpg)
Rhododendron prunifolium explodes with color on The Wildflower Slope.
Photo by Lisa Roper
![The Pond Garden](images/bloom2012/8_3h.jpg)
Cosmos sulphureus and Eragrostis curvula mingle above The Pond Garden with smoky purple Perovskia atriplicifolia 'Little Spire' in the backround.
Photo by Lisa Roper
![Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster'](images/bloom2012/8_3i.jpg)
Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster', or Feather Reed Grass line a path around The Pond Garden.
Photo by Lisa Roper
![The Chanticleer Terraces](images/bloom2012/8_3j.jpg)
Containers spill over with tropicals, including Colocasia 'Black Coal' and Cissus discolor which has vining variegated leaves, on The Chanticleer Terraces.
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
Make parking reservations here.
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.
2024 Season Pass
Purchase a 2024 Season Pass, good through November 3, 2024.
House and Garden Tours
Held every Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 11am.
Learn more and register here.
Garden Highlights Tour
Held every Wednesday and Saturday at 2pm.
Learn more and register here.
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.
Register here.
Perennial Plant Conference
Friday, October 18, 2024 at the
Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College.
Register here.
Workshops at Chanticleer
Chanticleer hosts many workshops at the garden. View the list here.
Chanticleer Emails
Stay current - Sign up
Chanticleer In the News
High praise from 6ABC, WNEP, and The New York Times.
Chanticleer is committed to providing a safe, welcoming, and inclusive environment for the public and is an equal opportunity employer.