December 30, 2023
Continuing my coverage of Chanticleer Garden, one of the stops on the Philadelphia Area Fling tour in September, today I’m taking us to the Tennis Court Garden. To enter, you descend a formal stone staircase with handrails in place.
I liked the previous iteration planted with fleshy mangoes. This time, the narrow, slanted rail planter had a vertical element, feathery redwood saplings, with ‘Snow Flurry’ asters foaming around them. Yes, redwoods in the stair railing! They are not meant to grow there for more than one season, so why not?
Japanese snow anemones attracted the attention of bumblebees.
Whiskery cleomes added more white to the rosy flower clusters of hydrangeas.
The wider scene
Another beautiful vignette with a tree for a wedding cake
The main path through the garden creates drama with the spade bananas interspersed with golden ‘Ascot Rainbow’ euphorbia. As I mentioned in my last post, I visited Chanticleer twice during this visit: once by myself, before the Fling started, and once in the late afternoon with the Fling tour. That’s why you’ll notice differences in the quality of light in my photos. I am using pictures taken during both visits.
Around the bend, a colorful giant cane towers over a dark red persicaria.
Beautyberry is purple for fall.
The black cohosh (I think) stands out amidst the dark leaves and grass in fall flower.
A side path leads to a peaceful lawn, where inviting Adirondack chairs under a large shade tree overlook the garden below. But for now we will turn away from this pleasant sight and head up the hill to the Garden House.
Next up: The Meadow House Garden at Chanticleer. For a review of Chanticleer’s iconic Teacup Garden, click here.
To read about my past visits to Chanticleer’s Tennis Court Garden, follow these links:
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