Week of September 21, 2012
Purple leafed Colacasia esculenta 'Coal Miner' grows beneath Musa 'Black Thai' on The Tea Cup Garden.
Photo by Lisa Roper
Hand made garden chairs welcome visitors near The Ruin Garden, with Hakonechloa macra 'Albovariegata' creating soft mounds in the bed behind.
Photo by Lisa Roper
Yucca rostrata, a tree like Yucca from Mexico and Lavendula x intermedia 'Grosso' create a study in silver in The Gravel Garden.
Photo by Lisa Roper
Urns of Ficus lyrata line a path on The Chanticleer Terraces.
Photo by Lisa Roper
A deep red seedling Dahlia grows in The Tennis Court Garden.
Photo by Lisa Roper
Dwarf grain Sorghum seedheads ripen to a lovely burnished auburn color in The Serpentine.
Photo by Lisa Roper
Tricyrtis hirta 'Miyazaki', a Toadlily from Japan, has orchid-like flowers that open gradually along the stem.
Photo by Lisa Roper
The fruits on Punica granatum, or Pomegranate, start to turn red in a container in The Kitchen Courtyard.
Photo by Lisa Roper
Brugmansia 'Pink Beauty' perfumes the air in the evening near The Visitor Pavillion.
Photo by Lisa Roper
Echinacea 'Tomato Soup' in the foreground, and deep orange Cosmos sulphureus line a path winding through The Rock ledge.
Photo by Lisa Roper
Agave desmettiana 'Variegata' is the star of the show in a trough with Sedum rupestre 'Angelina', Graptopetalum sp., and Origanum sp.
Photo by Lisa Roper
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Dahlia [Mystic Spirit] = 'Best Bett', a tall, purple leafed cultivar, towers above arching Gladiolus murielae in the Tennis Court Garden.
Photo by Lisa Roper
Paeonia obovata displays it's luscious seeds in The Asian Woods.
Photo by Lisa Roper
Liatris elegans, a native Gay Feather, and Talinum paniculatum mingle on The Rock Ledge.
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.
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Purchase a 2024 Season Pass, good through November 3, 2024.
House and Garden Tours
Held every Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 11am.
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Garden Highlights Tour
Held every Wednesday and Saturday at 2pm.
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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.
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Perennial Plant Conference
Friday, October 18, 2024 at the
Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College.
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