Chanticleer is known for dynamic planting design, incorporating craftsmanship into the garden, and gardeners leading the design process. The result is a garden that is ever-changing, between the seasons and from year to year. Join Chanticleer gardeners for this three-part workshop series and learn firsthand about the work that goes into this dynamic garden.
Each workshop provides insight into the practical side of garden management and design. Topics focus on seasonally specific tasks and on understanding what is happening in the garden. The workshop consists of presentations, plant walks, demonstrations, and hands-on experimentation. There will be opportunities for critical appraisal of the garden, discussion, and to ask questions throughout each workshop in the series.
This series is best suited for someone who has gardening experience, including avid home gardeners, garden professionals, and landscape design professionals. While the workshop will cover some fundamentals, the aim is to extend the participant’s plant knowledge, enhance technical abilities, and encourage experimentation in gardening practices. Participants can choose to take one, two, or three of the workshops within the series; content varies with each season.
Spring Workshop: Plant Propagation and Container Design - April 24 & 25, 9am-4pm
- Propagation techniques: seed, perennial division, and direct sowing ephemerals
- Container design, displays, planting and maintenance
- Bulbs and geophytes
Summer Workshop: Planting Succession, Staking, and Flower Arranging - June 26 & 27, 9am-4pm
- Supporting, staking, and tying plants
- Cut flowers and flower arranging from the garden
- Planting succession
- Gravel Gardening
- Gardening with native plants
- Uncommon woody plant selections
- Tropical and non-hardy plants
Fall Workshop: Seasonal Gardening Tasks, Plant Selection, and Dividing Bulbs - October 16 & 17, 9am-4pm
- Fall garden care
- Plants for autumn color
- Bulbs: using and dividing
- Tender plants: propagation and overwinter
- Bamboo splitting
- Evergreens and the role of trees and tree canopy in the landscape
Workshop Location: 786 Church Road, Wayne PA 19087
Price: The price is $849 USD for one workshop, or you can register for all three for $2,049. Price includes instruction, garden admission, breakfast, and lunch each day.
Scholarships may be available for professionals and those training in horticulture. Please submit a resume, and a cover letter that outlines what your needs are, what portion you can pay, and lists two professional references.
Refund Policy: We offer full reimbursement up to six weeks prior to the workshop and if you request reimbursement after that we retain $150 and refund the remainder. To notify us of your cancellation, email edougherty@chanticleergarden.org or call 610-687-4163 x115.
Please complete this form to begin the registration process. Payment in full will finalize your registration. To pay by credit card, please contact Erin Dougherty, Public Programs Manager, at 610-687-4163 ext. 115. You may also mail a check made out to Chanticleer and send to Chanticleer, c/o Erin Dougherty, 786 Church Road, Wayne PA 19087.
