Fling Prequel : Chanticleer; a Pleasure Garden
I ask you you, if you are serious gardener, a casual gardener or just an admirer of gardens from afar, is there anything more compelling than a Pleasure Garden ? Chanticleer has been on the bucket list for a very long time, and finally my opportunity to visit came with a two day Pennsylvania jaunt prior to reporting for Garden Bloggers Fling 2017 . Once I returned home I was quite disconcerted to see that my photo record of Chanticleer was incomplete. Not a single image of any of the buildings, or the iconic Teacup Garden. When I looked at my map I saw that I completely missed the cut flower and vegetable garden along with bells woodland. My excuse is that I was sucked in by the meadows downhill from the ruin garden-which incidentally was another area that I barely documented. Clearly I will have to go back and take a more studied approach.I was captivated by Chanticleer and wished I had been there first thing in the morning with the entire day at my leisure to expl...