04 January 2024
Who says you can’t have colorful flowers in a woodland shade garden? In Chanticleer’s shady Asian woods, I spotted this floating bouquet of bright zinnias, dahlias, sunflowers and hairballs. Wonderful!
This is part 5 of my visit to Chanticleer during the Philadelphia Area Fling last September. I saw a bowl of water on the way to the toilet, which was disguised as a tea house in the Asian Woods garden.
Inside, I was greeted by another beautiful bouquet next to the sink.
Green Adirondacks blend into a stand of green bamboo.
Almost overgrown stone steps lead to a rustic stone patio and wooden bench overlooking a shallow stream – a shady hideaway.
Chanticleer doesn’t litter their gardens with plant labels, for which I am grateful. Instead, they placed laminated lists of plants in artisanal boxes, each unique to their garden. I especially like the box in the Asian forest.
That little latch!
The interior — utterly charming
The garden at the end of September is a study in green. According to Chanticleer’s website, the Asian forest is at its peak in spring, “when the epimediums, bluebells, pulpits and primroses bloom with new shoots of hostas, irises and Chinese gingers.”
The shade would also be nice on a hot summer day.
But for now, let’s move on and head towards the Pond Garden.
Next: Chanticleer’s lush Pond Garden, great blue heron fishing spot. For a review of the Elevated Walkway, Serpentine and Bulb Meadow at Chanticleer, click here.
To read about my past visits to Chanticleer’s Asian Woods, follow these links:
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