Chanticleer Friday: this is the end...

Here we are! The 10th and final Chanticleer Friday post. I hope you've enjoyed them as much as I have. Here's the garden map that's been with us thru this entire series, today we'll walk through the Cutting and Vegetable gardens and then wander over to part of Bell's Woodland.

This bench provided a good sit-spot for me to size up where I'd been and where I still wanted to go. I'd just finished wandering through the Gravel Garden and was almost six hours into my visit. There was only a little over an hour left before closing...

This charming structure (referred to on another map as the potting shed) must be home base for the Chanticleer Gardeners. It runs along the cutting/vegetable gardens.

The cold frames of my dreams! Check out those echium...

My wanderings were back and forth, I was never sure where was veg and where was cutting, it all looked so good.

Hairy balls (Gomphocarpus physocarpus) were everywhere in the Philadelphia area, including Chanticleer. I think I'm going to have to grow these in my garden this coming summer, as a tribute to the Philly gardeners.

Setaria palmifolia

Aka, palm grass.

For all of you who've been wondering where the non-hardy plants go for the winter, here is the place...

I had no idea at the time, as it looked like a classroom or lunch space, but I've since seen images on the Chanticleer YouTube Channel—go here and watch the whole thing (why not?) or advance to the :43 mark.

Somewhere in their videos (I've watched the entire year's worth) there's images of these tomatoes being harvested. They look so tasty...

Storage? Water harvesting? 

I'd read about this bridge, so went off into Bell's Woodland in search of it.

There was another of the many plant lists nearby.

The branch the hive was hanging from was also fabricated, with fungi!

Into the bridge, which is intended to mimic a fallen tree.

With plantings!

From below.

Hibiscus coccineus

The other side of the tree bridge.

It's a great planting pocket, but I wanted to add plants!

I also really wanted to sit there, but it was a long walk back to the entrance/exit and I was exhausted. If I'd have sat down I may have not been able to get back up!

This shot was taken looking back at the "potting shed" and the long asparagus border. 

And that's a wrap on my Chanticleer coverage! If you've enjoyed my deep dive into Chanticleer Garden you might want to sign up for Sunday's HPSO Winter Program, an online talk from Chanticleer's Executive Director, Bill Thomas. It's open to all, more information here.

My other Chanticleer posts: Kick-off | Teacup Garden | Tennis Court Garden | House and Terrace Gardens | Elevated Walkway, Serpentine and Bulb Meadow | Asian Woods | Pond Garden | Ruin Garden | Gravel Garden

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