Romantic Flair in the Pleasure Garden - At Chanticleer

Romantic Flair in a Pleasure Garden

Chanticleer is a garden near Philadelphia.  It is in Wayne, PA.  It describes itself as "the most romantic,  imaginative, and exciting public garden in America."   That's quite the claim given there are Romantic gardens such as Filoli on the West coast.  Its claim for imagination is well-founded.  The plantings are inspired and creative, always changing each year by seven Horticulturalists responsible for garden areas.

The two pictures today can verify that this is a Romantic garden.  The first is in the Ruin Garden.  This is a perfect Romantic Rendezvous.  It provides the shade and enclosure for intimacy and closeness, along with the sound of water and the reflection in the black water pool for soothing sounds and sights. The second is at the Teacup Garden, and shows the wonderful use of Bronze Fennel with Verbena Bonariensis.  The house in the background provides a graceful setting.  

It was at Chanticleer that I realized a Romantic garden doesn't go by the rules of 3's and 5's for plantings.  It has all the truly Romantic trees such as weeping cherries planted in 2's. 

It is a treasure to have such an amazing garden within a day's drive of Niagara.