Week of September 7, 2012
![The Chanticleer House](images/bloom2012/9_7.jpg)
White, sterile flowers of Hibiscus syriacus 'Diane' flank the stairs leading into The Chanticleer House Gardens.
Photo by Lisa Roper
![Chanticleer Poolhouse](images/bloom2012/9_7a.jpg)
Beautiful reflection of the bath house in the Chanticleer pool.
Photo by Lisa Roper
![The Chanticleer Terrace](images/bloom2012/9_7b.jpg)
Containers planted with tropicals, including Musa 'Saba' and Musa xishuangbannaensis 'Mekong Giant' , a cold hardy banana from Yunnan, China, line The Chanticleer Terrace.
Photo by Lisa Roper
![Phormium 'Pink Stripe'](images/bloom2012/9_7c.jpg)
Phormium 'Pink Stripe', one of many containers on the Chanticleer Terrace.
Photo by Lisa Roper
![The Serpentine](images/bloom2012/9_7d.jpg)
The Grain Sorghum Seedheads continue to turn color in The Serpentine, blending with the reddish hues of the Schizachyrium scoparium [Blue Heaven] grass.
Photo by Lisa Roper
![Strobilanthes dyerianus](images/bloom2012/9_7e.jpg)
An array of foliage color and texture, including the purple tinted Strobilanthes dyerianus, surround a seeating area near The Entry Gardens.
Photo by Lisa Roper
![Vigna caracalla](images/bloom2012/9_7f.jpg)
Vigna caracalla, or Snail vine, meanders through a container in The Entry Garden.
Photo by Lisa Roper
![The Ruin](images/bloom2012/9_7g.jpg)
Acer davidii, Hedera helix 'Elfenbein' and Aristolochia tomentosa are trained on the walls of The Ruin.
Photo by Lisa Roper
![Gaura lindheimeri 'Whirling Butterflies'](images/bloom2012/9_7h.jpg)
Gaura lindheimeri 'Whirling Butterflies' blooms in the Gravel Garden.
Photo by Lisa Roper
![The Gravel Garden](images/bloom2012/9_7i.jpg)
Ornamental grasses, including Nassella tenuissima in theforeground, Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster' in the upper right, and Panicum virgatum 'Dallas Blues' in the left distance are backlit in The Gravel Garden at sunset.
Photo by Lisa Roper
![The Rock Ledge](images/bloom2012/9_7j.jpg)
Echinacea 'Tomato Soup' and Liatris aspera bloom in The Rock Ledge above The Pond.
Photo by Lisa Roper
![Ligularia fisherii](images/bloom2012/9_7k.jpg)
Sweetly fragrant spires of Ligularia fisheri line a path in The Asian Woods Garden.
Photo by Lisa Roper
![Helianthus sp.](images/bloom2012/9_7l.jpg)
A Helianthus sp. towers over the Vegetable Garden bench.
Photo by Lisa Roper
![Delica Thorn](images/bloom2012/9_7m.jpg)
'Delica Thorn' bitter melon colors up yellow-orange on The Vegetable Garden fence.
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.
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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.
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.
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