Workshops at Chanticleer
If you have questions about Chanticleer Workshops or if you wish to register by phone, please contact Erin Dougherty, Public Programs Manager at edougherty@chanticleergarden.org orcall 610-687-4163 ext. 115.
Chanticleer Gardeners Share Workshop Series
Course Description:
Chanticleer is known for dynamic planting design, incorporating craftsmanship into the garden, and gardeners leading the design process. The result is a garden that is ever-changing, between the seasons and from year to year. Join Chanticleer gardeners for this three-part workshop series and learn firsthand about the work that goes into this dynamic garden.
Each workshop provides insight into the practical side of garden management and design. Topics focus on seasonally specific tasks and on understanding what is happening in the garden. The workshop consists of presentations, plant walks, demonstrations, and hands-on experimentation. There will be opportunities for critical appraisal of the garden, discussion, and to ask questions throughout each workshop in the series.
This series is best suited for someone who has gardening experience, including avid home gardeners, garden professionals, and landscape design professionals. While the workshop will cover some fundamentals, the aim is to extend the participant’s plant knowledge, enhance technical abilities, and encourage experimentation in gardening practices. Participants can choose to take one, two, or three of the workshops within the series; content varies with each season.
Spring Workshop: Plant Propagation and Container Design
April 22 & 23, 9am-4pm
• Propagation techniques: seed, perennial division, and direct sowing ephemerals
• Container design, displays, planting and maintenance
• Bulbs and geophytes
Summer Workshop: Planting Succession, Staking, and Flower Arranging
June 10 & 11, 9am-4pm
• Supporting, staking, and tying plants
• Cut flowers and flower arranging from the garden
• Planting succession
• Gravel Gardening
• Gardening with native plants
• Uncommon woody plant selections
• Tropical and non-hardy plants
Fall Workshop: Seasonal Gardening Tasks, Plant Selection, and Dividing Bulbs
October 21 & 22, 9am-4pm
• Fall garden care
• Plants for autumn color
• Bulbs: using and dividing
• Tender plants: propagation and overwinter
• Bamboo splitting
• Evergreens and the role of trees and tree canopy in the landscape
Workshop Location:
786 Church Road, Wayne PA 19087
Price:
The price is $899 USD for one workshop, or you can register for all three for $2,149. A special rate for Garden Professionals is $779/per workshop or $1,869/full series. Price includes instruction, garden admission, breakfast, and lunch each day.
Scholarships may be available for professionals and those training in horticulture. Please submit a resume, and a cover letter that outlines what your needs are, what portion of the registration you can cover, and lists two professional references.
Register here.
Garden Design Workshop with Annie Guilfoyle
Dates for the 2025 Garden Design Workshop will be announced in January 2025.
Please email edougherty@chanticleergarden.org if you are interested in being notified when these dates are announced.
Opening Times
Wednesday - Sunday
10am - 5pm
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Parking reservations are required until
3pm Saturdays & Sundays.
Parking reservations are not required on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays.
Early Saturdays in 2024
We open at 8:00am on October 5 and November 2 for early entrance in 2024.
2024 Season Pass
Purchase a 2024 Season Pass, good through November 3, 2024. We begin selling the 2025 pass on October 1, 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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End of Season
We are open until Sunday,
November 3, 2024.
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Storytime at Chanticleer
Story Time will be held at 9:30am,
on September 14 . Registration is required.
Philadelphia Main Line Estates Tour
Wednesday, October 16, 9:30-3:30
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Perennial Plant Conference
Friday, October 18, 2024 at the
Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College.
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