Chanticleer Gardens (9/18/2021)

Saturday, September 18, 2021

We met fellow Viking Explorers, Joyce and Larry, at Chanticleer Gardens, which we had not visited since 10/4/2019. This is a dynamic garden with plants changing all the time.

Tennis Court Garden

Gomphocarpus physocarpus/Butterfly Balls

Dahlia 'Mikayla Miranda' (KSS)

Beanpole with tomato plants (KSS)

Looking from the vegetable garden to the cutting garden

Actinidia arguta/Hardy Kiwi fruit

Lycoris radiata/Red Spider Lily (KSS)

2011 Greenhouse with tomato "vines"

Bell's Woodland Plant List Box
(someday we will have to go check out
all the plant list boxes at Chanticleer!) (KSS)

"Base" end of the Fallen Tree Bridge (2012)

Hibiscus coccineus/Scarlet Rose Mallow

Suillus americanus/Chicken Fat Mushrooms, perhaps

1940s waterwheel was used to pump water from
Bell's Run Stream to the swimming pool, or at least
to the fountains on the house terrace (KSS)

Cyclops Creek drops into
Bell's Run Stream (KSS)

Arid plants at the arbor

The Arbor

Nymphaea 'Lemon Scent' Waterlilies in Pond 4

Nelumbo 'Mrs Perry D Slocum' Lotus in Pond 1

One of a pair of handcarved bridge handrails (KSS)

Koi continue to gather near the pathway where humans stop

Paeonia obovata/Japanese Forest Peony;
the seeds are seen after the seed pod opens up

Asian Woods rock pool on moss (KSS)

Japanese Teahouse-style public restrooms!

Tree stump water fountain

Colchicum autumnale/Fall Crocus in the Bulb Meadow

This year the Serpentine is planted with Sorghum bicolor

Sorghum seed head (KSS)

Now there are three Yucca rostrata/
Beaked Yuccas

Stokesia laevis 'Colorwheel' Stoke's Aster

Gravel Garden Stone Furniture (KSS)

The stone sofa even has a stone remote control

The Ruin Folly (KSS)

Pool table?

We know "mighty oaks from little acorns grow,"
but what grows from mighty acorns?!

A special rock collection

Marble Faces Fountain in the "Pool Room" (KSS)

Bubbles

Fountain at the end of the reflecting pool
on the house terrace (KSS)

Aechmea 'Lady D' (KSS)

Chanticleer House (1913, wing added 1924)

Red twigs outside, rather than inside, the planter

Forecourt Zen-like raked gravel garden

Metal handrailing at the Teacup Garden

Neoregelia 'Charisma'

Joyce spotted this praying mantis!

We continued with lunch at Minella's Diner and then a tour of the "Ravenna, Ohio Model Railroad Layout" in the basement of the home of Larry and Joyce. Many thanks to those two for a great day along the Main Line!

Tyler Arboretum Quickie (9/16/2021)

Thursday, Sepetember 16, 2021

But first, we finally found Smith's Bridge!

Smith's Bridge (1831, destroyed by Halloween fire in 1961,
rebuilt 1962 with no cover, rebuilt 2002 with Burr truss
and cover like the original) is said to be the only
one lane covered bridge built in the 21st century

Smith's Bridge in Delaware near the state line

Tyler Arboretum Greenhouse (1871 for the Painter brothers
to house tropical plants and experiment with growing
fruits and vegetables out of season)

Greenhouse interior

Cold frame outside the greenhouse

Pollinator Habitat

Butterfly House

Lucille's Garden, dedicated to Lucille Francesco, whose
vision was to inspire and educate visitors about the collective
benefits, beauty, joy, and impact of sustainable gardening 

Produce from Lucille's Garden goes to two Delaware County, PA food pantries.

"Can You Find" sign

Cucumis melo var. cantalupensis/Cantaloupes

Amaranthus sp/Amarinth (seeds ground for flour
and leaves eaten as salad) (KSS)

Luffa sp (eaten when young,
also the source of luffa/loofah sponges) (KSS)

Capsicum sp/Green Peppers

We did find the red okra but were distracted by conversation with the gardener!

Aesculus parviflora/Bottlebrush Buckeye fruits
hide the "buckeye"