Washington Gardener Enews ~ May 2014

ENEWSLETTER

MAY 2014

Welcome to the Washington Gardener Enewsletter!

This enewsletter is the sister publication of Washington Gardener Magazine. Both the print magazine and online enewsletter share the same mission and focus — helping DC-MD-VA region gardens grow — but our content is different. In this monthly enewsletter, we address timely seasonal topics and projects; post local garden events; and, a monthly list of what you can be doing now in your garden.

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Inside This Enews Issue • Back Issue Sale • May-June To-Do List • Magazine Excerpt: Chanticleer • Latest Blog Links • Local Garden Events Listings • Top Ten Tips for Photographing Wildflowers • New ‘Marrakesh’ Coleus • Reader Contest to Win Passes to Butterflies LIVE! at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden

Early Spring 2014

Our Early Spring 2014 issue of Washington Gardener Magazine has now printed and mailed to all current subscribers. The cover story is on Fabulous Ferns for the Mid-Atlantic Gardens.

You’ll also find in this issue: • Beet Growing Tips • Daytrip to Chanticleer Gardens • Profile of Patterson Clark. Washington Post’s Urban Jungle columnist • New Plant Introductions • Book Reviews • Native Plant Profile • Garden Tips and Tricks • Battling Iris Borer • And much, much more...

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Reader Contest

For our May 2014 Washington Gardener Reader Contest, Washington Gardener is giving away passes to Butterflies LIVE! at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden in Richmond, VA. (Retail value: $22.)

Experience the wonderful world of butterflies! Tropical beauties, fascinating and showy, transform the Conservatory’s North Wing into a wonderland of vibrant colors... captivating sights...and extraordinary discoveries. The show runs from May 2 - October 12, 2014 (daily 9am-5pm). See details at http://www.lewisginter.org/butterflies.

To enter to win the Butterflies LIVE! passes, send an email to: WashingtonGardener@rcn.com by 5:00pm on May 30 with “Butterflies LIVE” in the subject line and in the body of the email, please also include your full name and mailing address. Tell us: “What plant(s) were lost in your garden due to the harsh winter season... ” The pass winners will be announced and notified by June 1.

Quick Links to Washington Gardener Blog Posts

• A Rash of Radishes • Container Gardening Tips • Sedum Ternatum: Native Spotlight • Tomato Patch: A Solid Gold Investment • The Secret of White Asparagus Revealed See more Washington Gardener blog posts at WashingtonGardener.Blogspot.com.

May Garden To-Do List

New Plant Spotlight Coleus Terra Nova® ‘Marrakesh’ This is a favorite with its impeccable mounding habit, unusual beautifully marked leaves of deep red and yellow, and very shy flowering tendency. Always lovely. Self-branching.

Attributes: Soil: Well drained with a moderate organic content pH: 5.8-7 Exposure: Part Shade, Full Shade Water: Average Landscape Value: Containers, house plants, summer borders and masses.

Coleus are not hardy in our region, but are used as a summer annual. It can be wintered over as a houseplant.

They combine well with Heuchera and Carex.

Terra Nova (www.terranovanurseries. com) has also introduced several other new coleus for 2014. They include a Wildfire series, a ColorClouds series, a Tidbits series, and a Hipsters series.

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Here is our comprehensive garden task list for gardens in the greater DC metro region for May 16-June 15. Your additions to this list are most welcome: If you started seeds last month, thin them and start the hardening off process.

• Cut back spent tulip and daffodil blooms, but not the foliage!

• Divide and replant crowded daffodils.

• Feed your roses and new plantings with slow-release fertilizer sparingly.

• Provide supports for fast-growing perennials such as delphiniums, peonies, and lilies.

• Tie up clematis and other fast-growing climbing vines.

• Hose off aphids, white flies, or spider mites on your roses or other perennials.

• Deadhead spent blooms on your annuals and perennials to encourage re-flowering.

• Water your newly planted shrubs, trees, and perennials.

• Weed regularly.

• Go on a local house and garden tour to see what plants are thriving in other’s area home gardens.

• Pinch back mums, salvias, and other late season bloomers to encourage bushy not leggy growth.

• Check pots and containers daily for water needs.

• Plant dahlias, gladioli, caladiums, and cannas.

• Direct sow annual flower seeds.

• Thin vegetable seeds sown directly in the garden.

• Move your houseplants outdoors for a summer vacation on your porch.

• Put out slug traps around your vulnerable edibles and hostas.

• Prune back forsythia, spirea, and other early spring blooming shrubs.

• Check for black spot on your roses -- remove and discard and affected leaves in the trash, never back into your garden or in your compost -- apply a fungicide with neem oil every two weeks during the growing season.

• Cut some flowers to enjoy inside -- make a small arrangement for every room.

• Sow squash and melon seeds.

• Plant seedlings (or direct-sow) sweet potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, and eggplants.

• Fertilize azaleas and rhodos, if needed.

• Divide crowded perennials and share them.

• Turn your compost pile.

• Start a water garden or re-new yours for the season.

• Mark and photograph your bulb plantings now, while they are still visible.

• Keep a sharp eye for fungal diseases and pests.

• Replace cool-season annuals with heat-loving ones.

• Be vigilant for mosquito breeding spots, any standing water from a bottle-cap to blocked gutters, and clean them out immediately. Ask your surrounding neighbors to do the same. Put Mosquito Dunks or Bits in any areas that accumulate water.

• Plant tomatoes and peppers. To get them started off right, put cages/stakes in at same time as you plant them, so that you are not disturbing their roots later. Place a collar (cardboard tube or cat food can) around the tender plants to prevent cut worms. Put crushed eggshells first in the planting hole of tomatoes for extra calcium and mix lime in the soil you surround the plant with to prevent blossomend rot. Fertilizes with kelp extract or fish emulsion.

• Hand pick cabbage worms from cabbage and broccoli.

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10 Tips for Photographing Wildflowers

By Patty Hankins When you think about wildflowers – do you think about a quiet walk in the woods in the early spring with all the delicate spring ephemerals blooming?

Or do you remember a meadow filled with wildflowers on a bright sunny day? Or perhaps seeing a hillside of wildflowers as you drive along a mountain road? In many ways, wildflowers bring moments of beauty to our lives – and fill a vital role in cycle of life for pollinators and other wildlife that need them to survive and thrive.

For all their beauty, wildflowers can be a challenge to photograph. They’re often quite small, in places that are difficult to reach, and moving in the wind! Here are a few tips that will help you take better photos of wildflowers.

1. Learn about the wildflowers. Check with local experts to find out what wildflowers are likely to be blooming and where you can find them.

Consider getting a few reference books for locating and identifying wildflowers in your area. Two of my favorite books for wildflowers in the Washington, DC area are: • Finding Wildflowers in the Washington-Baltimore Area by Cristol Fleming, Marion Blois Lobstein and Barbara Tufty. The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1995.

• An Illustrated Guide to Eastern Woodland Wildflowers & Trees: 250 Plants Observed at Sugarloaf Mountain, Maryland by Melanie ChoukasBradley. University of Virginia Press, 2004.

2. Look for wildflowers in good shape. As you choose which flowers to photograph, choose ones that are in good shape as the focal point in your photograph. Look for ones with good strong colors 4

that have all their petals. Avoid flowers with tears in the leaves or petals if you can.

3. Use a tripod. You will take better photos of wildflowers if you use a tripod. It will hold your camera stable – and allow you to take time to compose your photo exactly how you want it to look. When you hand-hold your camera, especially for smaller subjects like wildflowers, any movement of your camera will affect how your photo looks.

4. Pay attention to the background. Be sure to check what is behind your subject in the photo. If you can photograph the flowers against a less cluttered background, you’ll be happier with your photos.

5. Try different compositions.

Don’t just photograph the wildflower from one position, such as straight in front of it.

Try moving your tripod around so that you photograph the flower from different angles or heights. You might surprise yourself with the photos you take.

6. Get in close or go for a wider view. If your camera has a macro setting or you have a macro lens for your camera, try getting in close to your subject.

Focusing on just one or two wildflowers, or even of part of a wildflower can create stunning photographs. If you’re in a location where there are lots wildflowers, take some photos showing the entire area where they are blooming. This works particularly well if there is a field or hillside of wildflowers.

7. Use different apertures. If your camera allows you to change the aperture setting for your photos, experiment with different apertures and depths of field. You can create totally different photographs by choosing how much of the photo is in sharp focus.

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8. Look for combinations of wildflowers. Keep an eye out for combinations of wildflowers that create interesting compositions. Look for complementary colors and shapes that can add interest to your photos.

9. Photograph on a cloudy or overcast day. If you have a choice for when you’re going to photograph wildflowers, try to go out on a cloudy or overcast day. You’ll see more saturated colors and won’t have to deal with harsh shadows in your photos if you aren’t shooting on a bright sunny day.

10. Take lots of photos. Be sure to take lots of photos of the wildflowers you find.

That way you’ll increase your chances of getting one that you’re happy with!

Most of all – LEAVE NO TRACE. Be careful where you walk and place your tripod and other gear. Don’t cut the flowers or destroy other plants to create your photograph. Be sure to leave the wildflowers in the same condition for the next person who sees them as they were when you found them.

And HAVE FUN!!!

If you’d like to connect with other flower and wildflower photographers in the region, join the DC Flower Safari Group on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ groups/129138077173744/.

About the Author Patty Hankins is a flower photographer in the Washington, DC area. She is the author of Wildflower Meditations: A Gift for the Spirit. She teaches local photography workshops, including flower photography. You can see more of her work and learn about her workshops at BeautifulFlowerPictures.com. All article photos © Patty Hankins.

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TOP AREA GARDENING EVENTS DC-Area Gardening Calendar ~ Upcoming Events ~ May 16-June 15, 2014 •Thursday, May 22, 7-8pm Designing with Native Plants Learn what Virginia native plants work well in the home garden from Amy Knotts Neiberline and how best to combine them for a pleasing home landscape design. Green Spring Gardens, 4603 Green Spring Road, Alexandria, VA 22312. Register on-line at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/greenspring or call Green Spring Gardens 703-642-5173.

Code: 290 286 0301, Fee: $18/person.

come and admission is free. For additional information visit our web site at: www.beltsvillegardenclub.org.

• Saturday May 24, 8am-12noon Potomac Chrysanthemum Society Plant Sale It will be taking place in two locations.

Gaithersburg in the parking lot on Rt. 355 and Fulks Corner across from the Gaithersburg Police Station. Enter off of Old Towne Ave. (Rt. 177 West) and the 2nd location is at White Oak - Silver near the bank of America parking lot located north of New Hampshire Ave. and White Oak Shopping Center. Turn right at the first light on Rt. 29. Single plant in a pot $1.50. Many colors and mum types will be available . Well rooted plants are ready to plant. Chrysanthemum experts will be at all locations, to answer any questions. Please bring boxes for your purchases.

• May 31, 1-4pm Under the Arbor: Garden Classics – Lavender and Roses Immerse yourself in the beauty and fragrance of two classic garden herbs in full bloom. Discover over 60 types of lavender and dozens of vintage rose varieties in the Antique and Heritage Rose Garden. Get expert growing information and see examples of the practical applications of these two Garden Classics. Presented by the Herb Society of America. Free. U.S. National Arboretum, 3501 New York Ave., NE, Washington, DC 20002, Phone: (202) 245-2726 www.usna.usda.gov.

•Wednesday, May 28, 7:30pm All About Hostas Talk The Beltsville Garden Club meeting in the multipurpose room at the James E. Duckworth School, 11201 Evans Trail, in Beltsville, MD. Mr. Roger Smith will present an exploration of this best-selling perennial. He will address placement, water requirements, leaf shapes, sizes, variegation patterns, colors, common ailments, and landscape uses. His photos will include national tour garden settings, examples of award winning varieties, and the latest introductions coming to the marketplace. In his long experience growing and creating hybrid varieties Mr. Smith has produced several distinct hostas worthy of naming.

He is currently working to advance red into the hosta leaf surface. He says he will gladly discuss his observations and challenges associated with hybridizing new hosta cultivars. The public is wel6

• May 31 and June 1 DC Green Festival Here is a discount code for Washington Gardener Magazine’s readers to receive 50% off admission tickets: promo code KA14DC go to register at: https://tickets.greenfestivals.org/event/ washington-dc-2014.

at Behnke’s Nurseries, Beltsville, MD. Come celebrate gardening! Behnke’s is hosting this all-day event for gardeners and garden lovers. There will tables filled with garden clubs, plant societies, vendors and Master Gardeners to answer your gardening questions. Bring a labeled plant to swap by 9:30 for the Plant Swap at 10:30. Carol Allen will give a garden talk at 11:30. There will be food for sale, and a wine tasting, plus live music to entertain while you mingle, shop, and buy raffle tickets.

Questions? Call 301.937.8150 or visit behnkes.com.

• Saturday, June 7, 10am-12noon Workshop on Summer Pruning Bon Air Park, corner of N. Lexington St. and Wilson Blvd., Arlington. Participants will learn which trees and shrubs can be pruned in summer and gain handson experience in pruning. Taught by VCE Master Gardeners. Meet in the Sunny Garden and bring hand pruners, loppers or small saws and gloves.

Advance registration is requested. To register, call 703-228-6414 or e-mail mgarlalex@gmail.com.

• Wednesday, June 4, 1:00-2:30pm Don’t Forget the Groundcovers!

Diane Lewis, Brookside Gardens Staff Experienced gardeners utilize even the small garden space with layers of design. From the upper canopy down through understory trees and shrubs, interesting groundcovers serve as an important, contrasting edge to the landscape or will fill in areas where grass is not an option. Both common and unusual, the variety is endless.

Course #270552, Fee: $6 FOBG: $5; registration required. Visitors Center Adult Classroom at Brookside Gradens, Wheaton, MD. For details, go to: http:// www.montgomeryparks.org/brookside/.

• Friday, June 6, 6:30-7:30pm Deep Rooted: Stories of Old Gardeners & Lessons for Modern Gardeners Gardening and farming have changed dramatically in the last 50 years. But the more things change, the more we realize that sometimes the old ways were best. Jenks Farmer, Horticulturist, Garden Designer and Farmer, will tell stories he’s collected from old gardeners, recount how their lessons hold up against modern research and show how he uses these lessons in design to build earth-friendly, forward-thinking gardens.

Held at the US Botanic Garden’s Conservatory Classroom. FREE: Pre-registration required at http://www.usbg.gov/.

• Saturday, June 7, 9am-3pm Garden Party at Behnke Nurseries Beltsville, MD Love to garden? Want to meet area garden clubs, plant societies and garden vendors, while you buy raffle tickets to benefit Friends of Brookside Gardens?

Then you must join the Garden Party

• Saturday, June 7, 12noon-5:00pm and Sunday, June 8, 12noon to 5:00pm Secret Garden Tour Homeowners in the Annapolis Historic District will open their private gardens to the public to benefit the historic Hammond-Harwood House. The tour includes the gardens of several elegant

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TOP AREA GARDENING EVENTS DC-Area Gardening Calendar ~ Upcoming Events ~ May 16-June 15, 2014 18th century houses and a historic mansion’s majestic garden that is rarely open to the public. The tour will take place in the area between Charles Street, Duke of Gloucester Street and Spa Creek. All the gardens are within easy walking distance of each other.

Tickets for the 2014 Secret Garden Tour can be purchased online or by calling 410-263-4683. The event is rain or shine. For more information, go to www. aachs.org.

turies-old trees, heirloom plants, and flowers can be seen across the fiveand-a-half-acre landscape. Learn how Tudor Place’s design reflects its Federal-period origins and how its uses changed over time as orchards and stables made way for lawns, fountains and lovely garden rooms. Tudor Place ,1644 31st Street NW, Washington DC 20007 · 202.965.0400, www.tudorplace.org.

• Saturday, June 14, 11:00am Washington Gardener Magazine’s 7th Annual DC PLANT SWAP Come with plants to swap or a snack to share if you are plant-less. Free and open to anyone to attend. Meet at the R Street entrance parking lot at the US National Arboretum in NE Washington, DC. Look for the “Washington Gardener” banner. (In case of bad weather, we will move into the visitor’s center auditorium.)

• The Green Industry Professional Seminar, sponsored by the Professional Grounds Management Society, D.C. Branch and the Northern Virginia Nursery and Landscape Association, is holding their annual Field Day and Trade Show on July 17, 2014 from 7:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. at American University in Washington, DC. The Field Day will have talks and demonstrations by professionals and vendors on topics including trees, landscape maintenance, landscape architecture/design, and a session for Spanish speaking employees. For more information visit www. greenindustryseminar.org.

• Saturday, June 14 Tree Tour: Summer at Casey Tree Farm Join Casey Trees and Shawn Walker of Trees 101, LLC for a tree tour at Casey Tree Farm in Berryville, VA. We will venture off our nursery grounds, the primary source source of the trees we plant across the DMV, and into the surrounding forest nestled along the Shenandoah River. See all of our upcoming events at caseytrees.org/events.

• Tuesdays through October, 11:15am and 12:15pm Guided Garden Tour: Historic & Growing at Tudor Place The history and horticulture of cen-

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Washington Gardener Book Club Summer 2014 Pick For our next selection Washington Gardener Magazine Book Club, we are reading American Green: The Obsessive Quest for the Perfect Lawn

by Ted Steinberg.

We have reserved a meeting room at the Petworth Neighborhood Library , 4200 Kansas Ave. NW, Washington, DC, in the Conference Room on Thursday, July 10, 2014, from 6:30 to 8:00 PM. The room allows food and drink and you may bring your dinner and/or snacks to share.

We checked and made sure that the DC library and other local library systems currently have copies available for borrowing of American Green.

The book club meetings are FREE and open to anyone who would like to attend. Please RSVP to “WG Book Club” at WashingtonGardener@rcn. com. We limit attendance to 20. If you need to cancel, please let us know ASAP so we can give your spot to someone else, should we have a wait-list.

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MARCH/APRIL 2005 • Landscape DIY vs. Pro • Prevent Gardener’s Back • Ladew Topiary Gardens • Cherry Trees

MAY/JUNE 2007 • Roses: Easy Care Tips • Native Roses & Heirloom Roses • Edible Flowers • How to Plant a Bare-root Rose

SUMMER 2009 • Grow Grapes in the Mid-Atlantic • Passionflowers • Mulching Basics • Growing Hops

MAY/JUNE 2005 • Stunning Plant Combinations • Turning Clay into Rich Soil • Wild Garlic • Strawberries

JULY/AUGUST 2007 • Groundcovers: Alternatives to Turfgrass • How to Pinch, Prune, & Dead-head •William Paca House & Gardens • Hardy Geraniums

FALL 2009 • Apples • How To Save Tomato Seeds • Persimmons

JULY/AUGUST 2005 • Water Gardens • Poison Ivy • Disguising a Sloping Yard • Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens

SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2007 • Succulents: Hardy to our Region • Drought-tolerant Natives • Southern Vegetables • Seed Saving Savvy Tips

SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2005 • Container Gardens • Clematis Vines • Sponge Gardening/Rain Gardens • 5 Insect Enemies of Gardeners

NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2007 • Gardening with Children • Indoor Bulb Forcing Basics • National Museum of the American Indian • Versatile Viburnums

NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2005 • Backyard Bird Habitats • Hellebores • Building a Coldframe • Bulb Planting Basics

JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2008 • Dealing with Deer • Our Favorite Garden Tools • Indoor Bulb Forcing Basics • Delightful Daffodils

JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2006 • Garden Decor Principles • Primroses • Tasty Heirloom Veggies • U.S. Botanic Garden

MARCH/APRIL 2008 • Patio, Balcony, Rooftop Container Gardens • Our Favorite Garden Tools • Coral Bells (Heucheras)

MARCH/APRIL 2006 • Top 10 Small Trees and Large Shrubs • Azaleas • Figs, Berries, & Persimmons • Basic Pruning Principles MAY/JUNE 2006 • Using Native Plants in Your Landscape • Crabgrass • Peppers • Secret Sources for Free Plants JULY/AUGUST 2006 • Hydrangeas • Theme Gardens • Agave • Find Garden Space by Growing Up

JULY/AUGUST 2008 • Landscaping with Ornamental Grasses • Edible Grasses to Graze On • Slug and Snail Control • Sage Advice: Sun-loving Salvias SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2008 • Autumn Edibles — What to Plant Now • Beguiling Barrenworts (Epimediums) • Best Time to Plant Spring-blooming Bulbs • 14 Dry Shade Plants Too Good to Overlook

SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2006 • Shade Gardening • Hosta Care Guide • Fig-growing Tips and Recipes

NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2008 • Outdoor Lighting Essentials • How to Prune Fruiting Trees, Shrubs, Vines • 5 Top Tips for Overwintering Tender Bulbs • Harry Lauder’s Walking Stick

NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2006 • Horticultural Careers • Juniper Care Guide • Winter Squash Growing Tips and Recipes • Layer/Lasagna Gardening

JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2009 • Compost Happens: Nature’s Free Fertilizer • Managing Stormwater with a Rain Garden • Visiting Virginia’s State Arboretum • Grow Winter Hazel for Winter Color

JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2007 • Indoor Gardening • Daphne Care Guide • Asparagus Growing Tips and Recipes • Houseplant Propagation

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MARCH/APRIL 2007 • Stormwater Management • Dogwood Selection & Care Guide • Early Spring Vegetable Growing Tips • Franciscan Monastery Bulb Gardens

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MAY/JUNE 2008 — ALMOST SOLD OUT! • Growing Great Tomatoes • Glamorous Gladiolus • Seed Starting Basics • Flavorful Fruiting Natives

MAY/JUNE 2009 • Top Easy Summer Annuals for DC Heat • Salad Table Project • Grow and Enjoy Eggplant • How to Chuck a Woodchuck

WINTER 2009 • Battling Garden Thugs • How to Start Seeds Indoors • Red Twig Dogwoods • Unusual Edibles to Grow in Our Region SPRING 2010 • Community Gardens • Building a Raised Bed • Dwarf Iris • Broccoli SUMMER 2010 • Fragrance Gardens • Watering Without Waste • Lavender • Potatoes FALL 2010 • Vines and Climbers • Battling Stink Bugs • Russian Sage • Garlic WINTER 2010 • Paths and Walkways • Edgeworthia • Kohlrabi SPRING 2011 • Cutting-Edge Gardens • Final Frost Dates and When to Plant • Bleeding Hearts • Onions SUMMER 2011 • Ornamental Edibles • Urban Foraging • Amsonia/Arkansas Blue Star • Growing Corn in the Mid-Atlantic FALL 2011 • Herb Gardens • Toad Lilies • Sweet Potatoes • Cool Weather Cover Crops WINTER 2011 - EARLY SPRING 2012 • Green Roofs and Walls • Heaths and Heathers • Radishes SPRING 2012 • Pollinator Gardens • Brunnera: Perennial of the Year • Growing Yacon SUMMER 2012 • Tropical Gardens • Captivating Canna • Icebox Watermelons SPRING 2013 • Great Garden Soil • All About Asters • Squash Vine Borer SUMMER/FALL 2013 • Miniature/Faerie Gardens • Beguiling Abelias • Growing Great Carrots

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Magazine Excerpt: A Visit to Chanticleer by Cheval Force Opp

Chanticleer’s gardens enchant with luxuriant colors, motion, smells, and textures, all leavened in sunlight and shade. This garden paradise began as a 20th-century summer country home for Philadelphian Adolph Rosengarten, Sr. and his wife Christine. The family’s successful pharmaceutical business eventually merged with Merck and the resulting wealth funded house extensions and additions. In 1924, the family made their parkland in Wayne, Pennsylvania, a permanent home. Over time, homes for their son Adolph Jr. and daughter Emily were built on the 47-acre property.

Adolph, Jr., bequeathed these cosseted gardens for the enjoyment and education of the public following his 1990 death. A seven-member board of directors, five of whom are Rosengarten relatives, oversees the Chanticleer Foundation. There are 17 full-time staff; 12 gardeners and groundskeepers, as well as two facility managers. .

The 35 acres of gardens, opened to the public in 1993, have been continually reimagined over the years. Each gardener has creative reign in their assigned gardens but they collaborate on common color themes to weave the vistas together so, in fact, the sum is truly visually greater than the parts. Every year, new plant combinations are invented and refined, giving visitors new pleasures.

The dove-white mansion serving as Chanticleer’s entrance was the home of Emily Rosengarten and her husband. Now it is an administration building on the inside and the soft stucco walls outside serve the perfect foil for jewel-colored plants crowding beds and containers. The tinkling teacup fountain can be heard on entering the courtyard. This concrete teacup form, brought home from a Florence trip, adds its watery musical notes to the sparkling space. The intensity of the plantings and containers invite a sit-down to absorb the artistry of texture on texture and resonating colors. Summer finds this garden...

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