This video was a feast for the eyes! Like you said, each garden was unique and interesting...reflecting each gardeners' personalities and creativity. There is so much inspiration there. Gardens with the gorgeous surroundings of nature just bring me peace. Thank you Erin, for sharing these tours. ♥🌻🌲🌼
OMG ! These gardens were amazing...just amazing. I can't even imagine what it was like to be there in person to see and experience all of the beauty, hard work, planning, etc that went into developing the gardens. I think, for me, the hosta hill mass planting was the most memorable. That surprised me too, as I'm not usually a big hosta person. Your thoughts on any plant can be amazing when planted in mass really came true for me when I saw that hill with all of the hostas. I am assuming that most of these families have gardeners employed to keep everything looking good all of the time. I was also surprised how the container gardens looked so lush and full. The whole video was inspiring, that is for sure. I just got out of the hospital from a serious bout of pneumonia and watching this really lifted my spirits. Thank so much for sharing this trip.
Oh Erin, these gardens just make my heart smile! And I am ashamed to admit that I am just 1 1/2 hours away!! Chanticleer here I come. And ever since "reading" his book, The Layered Garden, I constantly try to emulate Mr. Culp's style. This was a gift. Thanks
Oh Erin, thank you so much for sharing these gardens with us. Based on your recommendation, my husband and I went to Chanticleer in the spring along with Longwood Gardens. I have to go back to Chanticleer to see the kitchen and cut flower gardens. You must have been buzzing with ideas when you got home from touring these gardens. That's exactly why I love watching your videos and others because they inspire me. Again, thank you so much!
Erin, I'm speechless in the beauty and tranquility of the private gardens. There's nothing else like them!! Thank you for sharing. ❤❤I love the shade gardens and the containers.
Although so vast and opulent as Longwood is, I will never tire of visiting Chanticleer for the ever changing gardens. I was told (I don’t know if its true) that the 5 designers are given free rein to create their visions every year. They certainly do not disappoint.
What a great video Erin! Thanks for taking us along for the ride. And this (by the way) is how to include music in a video.subtle nod not distracting. Loved it all.
Thanks so much Erin! Although I live in Oregon now, Chanticleer is 2 hours from my hometown in PA. It is on my list. I so appreciate your narration of all these gardens. I went to my neighborhood garden tour this past June. I totally get what you mean about the personality of each garden. The feeling of all the love and care that went into each garden especially the older ones...20, 30, 40 years with the same gardener . Very special. Full of Soul. I sometimes catch a glimpse of that in my garden of 24 years. I am trying to pay attention more and get quiet for more glimpses. This video reminds me to do just that. Thanks.
There's nothing more to say that hasn't already been said in the comments. But I will tell you that this video was so beautiful and calm that it became so emotional with the combination of your footage accompanied by your choice of music. I know I will replay this many, many times over as it provides tremendous inspiration and also an 'escape' from the world these days. ❤Thank you.
This was such a wonderful compilation of the gardens at the Fling. You hit the nail on the head - nothing is more inspirational than visiting gardens where you can immediately see the love that has gone into it, regardless of the size, style...or weather! One thing I can't believe is that I actually missed that pool area at Chanticleer...how on earth did that happen? And that underwater shot was awesome! PS Also loved our little side-adventure in the shops at Peddler's Village - it was a true pleasure spending that bit of time with you.
Oh my goodness! I’ll be watching this several times! Yes PA is a beautiful state, with so much history, wonderful antique shops, unbelievable garden, mansions (open to public). I can’t get over all the tropical plants in those private gardens❤ (KH)
I’m so happy I fell upon this video, I grew up in Kennett Square on a farm that directly bordered Longwood Gardens. I’m 70 now and I was a kid back then believe it or not Longwood was absolutely free. You just walked in and walked around school trips went there almost every year from the local schools and other places and from our farm that was just to the north of Longwood on Valley Road. We could hear the chimes from the chime Tower at 5 o’clockevery night
Thank you Erin for such an inspiring video! I grew up with Longwood practically in my backyard and visited regularly, but have never been to Chanticleer 🤷♀️ Loved all the many beautiful containers throughout all these places - so incredibly inspiring that my head is spinning with ideas! Thank you for sharing!
I can’t wait until my garden matures with its larger trees, I love a textured, green garden with only the occasional touch from flowers, as I live in such a hot environment.
Thank you Erin for showing us these amazing gardens. I will be sharing your video with many of my gardening friends. I got many great ideas for next year.
To this day the best private garden I have seen is nearby on a 50'x150' lot. It is so well planned and executed that you would not even know you were in a city and you feel like you are in a different world.
Wow, what a great video Erin! I loved that you let the gardens speak for themselves, with just enough VO to guide our attention. I couldn't make the Fling this year but this video went a long way to compensating for missing such a great event. Thank you!
There is so much to see in public gardens within an hour or two from center city Philadelphia. And so much history, including women in horticulture. The average person can have Erin’s experience (hopefully minus the tropical storm) for not a lot of money.
Thank you for sharing! Yes! Chanticleer is THE BEST!! I’ve been to gardens near and far and this is one that I most favor. So nice to see all these gardens!
What a treat ! Thank you Erin. I'm watching in Cheshire, UK , so it's wonderful to see some of your great Americian gardens :) I love a quirky garden :)
So sorry you didn't have more footage of Brandywine Cottage. David Culp is a genius and a wonderful, kind man. His book The Layered Garden is one of my favorites. Northview is great with the English influence and Jenny Rose Carey is another fantastic person. So glad you had fun in the garden capital of the US. Come back to see more!
Thank you for sharing. It was very interesting, and relaxing. I don’t have gardens like that where I live, so it’s a pleasure when someone takes the time to share, and express their pleasure in other people’s beauty.
Beautiful to see Philadelphia gardens featured. As a Philly girl born and raised, I recall visits to Longwood Gardens very fondly and drew much inspiration from that masterpiece, even now living in Las Vegas. Philadelphia is a city filled to the brim with culture and elegance, creativity and yes, even serenity. This video is such a treat! Thank you for sharing. It's been 17 years and I am more homesick than ever now!!!!
Hi Erin, Thanks for sharing all the gardens with us, I saw so many great ideas and got some much-needed inspiration watching this video. I appreciate you taking the time to film it.
I love Coleus, so many textures, leaf shape and deep bright colors...always look great and thrive all Summer long...it is my go to if and when I buy annuals🥰
Erin - thank you SO much for this. I was scheduled to attend this year's Fling and had been looking forward to touring these gardens in my own region. An emergency intervened but through your video I feel like I was there! Really appreciate this! Thank you!
Absolutely love this! You should come to Buffalo in July. Open Gardens throughout the month. Each weekend municipalities have garden tours. Final weekend in July is the city itself. Amazing-mostly smaller gardens- you can see all month long. Garden clubs from throughout the Country come here. Buffalo in the summer is spectacular. Chanticleer and Longwood are amazing. I need to get back to Philly and see some of the other 30+ public gardens in the area. Thanks for bringing us along ❤️
I'm gunna have to copy that Longwood container garden! The purple & lime one. With the big giant tall palm or whatever that is. Oh My Gosh it's DIVINE!! And I already have half the plants, so yeah, I'm definitely copying that for next year!!
Erin, really enjoyed your garden visits. You have been very creative in putting this video together. Just watched a second time - so much to take in. Spectacular gardens. Thanks
Thank you! We have been gardening in a less scuptured style but others in our area have almost cookie cutter styles. It is refreshing to see what we are attempting on a much larger scale. I wonder how many of the private gardens you toured bring in outside help. I found much encouragement and inspiration so thank you!
Love the moss spheres looks like they planted vines in them to train up the chain? Maybe? Also, do we see a raked pebble garden surrounding your banana plant in your future? I am sure yours will have deer hoove prints in it to add to the ambiance. I kid ha ha, well it's Wisconsin. I loved the tours thanks for taking us along. :D Have a lovely day.
Great tour Erin, like a walk down memory lane! Although there were a few shots I didn't even recognize from some of these gardens 😂. So easy to miss things! Thanks for sharing, it was great to meet you in person! -Amy
Wow, what a treat for you! 14 gardens. Thank you for sharing. I was excited to see a plant Painted Palette Persicaria) someone gave me this year at Chanticleer-now I know it's great one! :) So many wonderful ideas at these gardens.
Driving to dc next weekend. Train to nyc. I was going to stop in Philly and drive to chanticleer but decided I’ll go next spring. I drooled over my Chanticleer book for three years now.
Excellent review of the garden tours - even on the rainy days. My favorite was the one at 17 minutes. Scary - a concentration of 100 people that knew the names of all the plants!
Hi Erin, wow thank you for the tour of these spectacular gardens, just the right cure for our snowy, wintry days ahead! I have a couple of those gardens on my list to visit next time I am across the border! 🌸❤️🇨🇦🌎
As a west coast landscape architect for 50 years, II would call most of the 'gardens' shown here 'plant displays' designed and implemented by master horticulturalists. There is special emphasis on flower displays. Gardens, on the other hand are outdoor spaces - whether created by flowering plants or other materials - that create an artful or designed space. Classic gardens have an overall structure that creates a visual and physical setting. Flowers are incidental The gardens designed by Rich Haag at the Bloedel Reserve on Bainbridge Island near Seattle and a good example, as are many of the classic Italian gardens
Loved your tour, I was actually there myself, self touring the gardens of the Brandywine River valley. Your fantastic tour has inspired me to take in more of these incredible Pennsylvania gardens.
so beautiful, thank you for sharing with us! a friend who is a garden designer has grown a curly willow in a pot for many years, and I have always wanted to copy her. need to put it on the list!
Containers at Chanticleer were truly amazing.
Erin,
Love the transition from b&w to color @ the beginning of each section--simple, yet elegant. 😊
This video was a feast for the eyes! Like you said, each garden was unique and interesting...reflecting each gardeners' personalities and creativity. There is so much inspiration there. Gardens with the gorgeous surroundings of nature just bring me peace. Thank you Erin, for sharing these tours. ♥🌻🌲🌼
OMG ! These gardens were amazing...just amazing. I can't even imagine what it was like to be there in person to see and experience all of the beauty, hard work, planning, etc that went into developing the gardens. I think, for me, the hosta hill mass planting was the most memorable. That surprised me too, as I'm not usually a big hosta person. Your thoughts on any plant can be amazing when planted in mass really came true for me when I saw that hill with all of the hostas. I am assuming that most of these families have gardeners employed to keep everything looking good all of the time. I was also surprised how the container gardens looked so lush and full. The whole video was inspiring, that is for sure. I just got out of the hospital from a serious bout of pneumonia and watching this really lifted my spirits. Thank so much for sharing this trip.
Oh Erin, these gardens just make my heart smile! And I am ashamed to admit that I am just 1 1/2 hours away!! Chanticleer here I come. And ever since "reading" his book, The Layered Garden, I constantly try to emulate Mr. Culp's style. This was a gift. Thanks
Never thought I’d put Pennsylvania on my must see list for travel, but as a gardener now it’s on bucket list! Fantastic
I just applied for a job at Stoneleigh; who knows, maybe next time you'll find me there!
I have only one word, WOW! The creativity everywhere you went is just amazing!
Oh Erin, thank you so much for sharing these gardens with us. Based on your recommendation, my husband and I went to Chanticleer in the spring along with Longwood Gardens. I have to go back to Chanticleer to see the kitchen and cut flower gardens. You must have been buzzing with ideas when you got home from touring these gardens. That's exactly why I love watching your videos and others because they inspire me. Again, thank you so much!
Visit Mt. Cuba Center too on your next trip :-)
Erin, I'm speechless in the beauty and tranquility of the private gardens. There's nothing else like them!! Thank you for sharing. ❤❤I love the shade gardens and the containers.
Erin, these gardens are spectacular!!!!! Thank you so much for taking the time to share them with us!!!
Although so vast and opulent as Longwood is, I will never tire of visiting Chanticleer for the ever changing gardens. I was told (I don’t know if its true) that the 5 designers are given free rein to create their visions every year. They certainly do not disappoint.
What a great video Erin! Thanks for taking us along for the ride. And this (by the way) is how to include music in a video.subtle nod not distracting. Loved it all.
Thanks so much Erin! Although I live in Oregon now, Chanticleer is 2 hours from my hometown in PA. It is on my list. I so appreciate your narration of all these gardens. I went to my neighborhood garden tour this past June. I totally get what you mean about the personality of each garden. The feeling of all the love and care that went into each garden especially the older ones...20, 30, 40 years with the same gardener . Very special. Full of Soul. I sometimes catch a glimpse of that in my garden of 24 years. I am trying to pay attention more and get quiet for more glimpses. This video reminds me to do just that. Thanks.
There's nothing more to say that hasn't already been said in the comments. But I will tell you that this video was so beautiful and calm that it became so emotional with the combination of your footage accompanied by your choice of music. I know I will replay this many, many times over as it provides tremendous inspiration and also an 'escape' from the world these days. ❤Thank you.
I really like the fish swimming in the groundcover.
My friend in Ontario, makes her 'pilgrimage' to Chanticleer every year and now I see why! Thank you for sharing, Erin.
This was such a wonderful compilation of the gardens at the Fling. You hit the nail on the head - nothing is more inspirational than visiting gardens where you can immediately see the love that has gone into it, regardless of the size, style...or weather! One thing I can't believe is that I actually missed that pool area at Chanticleer...how on earth did that happen? And that underwater shot was awesome! PS Also loved our little side-adventure in the shops at Peddler's Village - it was a true pleasure spending that bit of time with you.
Balm for the soul, this video. Thank you, Erin. ❤
Thank you for bringing these gardens to us, Erin. I'll be watching this over and over again. ~ Lisa
Erin, Thanks for taking us along on this tour of beautiful gardens! Love the music, it was so relaxing.
Oh my goodness! I’ll be watching this several times! Yes PA is a beautiful state, with so much history, wonderful antique shops, unbelievable garden, mansions (open to public). I can’t get over all the tropical plants in those private gardens❤ (KH)
Now that is the way to show a garden! Nice and slow so we could actually see all the beauty. Thank you so so much!
Wow! What an amazing trip. Thank you for showing us such beautiful spaces.
Thank you for taking us along! So much inspiration!
I’m so happy I fell upon this video, I grew up in Kennett Square on a farm that directly bordered Longwood Gardens. I’m 70 now and I was a kid back then believe it or not Longwood was absolutely free. You just walked in and walked around school trips went there almost every year from the local schools and other places and from our farm that was just to the north of Longwood on Valley Road. We could hear the chimes from the chime Tower at 5 o’clockevery night
Thank you Erin for such an inspiring video! I grew up with Longwood practically in my backyard and visited regularly, but have never been to Chanticleer 🤷♀️
Loved all the many beautiful containers throughout all these places - so incredibly inspiring that my head is spinning with ideas! Thank you for sharing!
I can’t wait until my garden matures with its larger trees, I love a textured, green garden with only the occasional touch from flowers, as I live in such a hot environment.
Thank you for allowing us to share your experience.
What an amazing and inspiring gift!! Thank you for compiling and sharing these images!
Thank you for sharing! Chanticleer is definitely on the bucket list now!
Just wow, Erin! Those containers were utterly inspiring!!❤
Wonderful tour Erin. Love the fade in from B/W to color on the intros. Thanks for taking us along!❤☺
Thank you Erin for showing us these amazing gardens. I will be sharing your video with many of my gardening friends. I got many great ideas for next year.
So glad your back…even in your “absence “ the garden is beautiful!
To this day the best private garden I have seen is nearby on a 50'x150' lot.
It is so well planned and executed that you would not even know you were in a city and you feel like you are in a different world.
Wow, what a great video Erin! I loved that you let the gardens speak for themselves, with just enough VO to guide our attention. I couldn't make the Fling this year but this video went a long way to compensating for missing such a great event. Thank you!
I get Chanticleer garden videos through the seasons and lovely to see.
There is so much to see in public gardens within an hour or two from center city Philadelphia. And so much history, including women in horticulture. The average person can have Erin’s experience (hopefully minus the tropical storm) for not a lot of money.
Surprising reliance on lots of annuals and tropicals
Thank you for sharing! Yes! Chanticleer is THE BEST!! I’ve been to gardens near and far and this is one that I most favor. So nice to see all these gardens!
What a treat ! Thank you Erin. I'm watching in Cheshire, UK , so it's wonderful to see some of your great Americian gardens :) I love a quirky garden :)
So sorry you didn't have more footage of Brandywine Cottage. David Culp is a genius and a wonderful, kind man. His book The Layered Garden is one of my favorites. Northview is great with the English influence and Jenny Rose Carey is another fantastic person. So glad you had fun in the garden capital of the US. Come back to see more!
Thank you for sharing. It was very interesting, and relaxing. I don’t have gardens like that where I live, so it’s a pleasure when someone takes the time to share, and express their pleasure in other people’s beauty.
Wow! Wow! Wow! What amazing gardens……all of them! And the containers!!! Thanks so much for sharing! I loved every minute of it!
Beautiful to see Philadelphia gardens featured. As a Philly girl born and raised, I recall visits to Longwood Gardens very fondly and drew much inspiration from that masterpiece, even now living in Las Vegas. Philadelphia is a city filled to the brim with culture and elegance, creativity and yes, even serenity. This video is such a treat! Thank you for sharing. It's been 17 years and I am more homesick than ever now!!!!
Hi Erin, Thanks for sharing all the gardens with us, I saw so many great ideas and got some much-needed inspiration watching this video. I appreciate you taking the time to film it.
Fun.
Sweet inspirations
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oh so delightful..........
Creative daydreaming time.........
Appreciated, thank you.
Erin, these gardens are so beautiful. Thanks for sharing this video with us.
I love Coleus, so many textures, leaf shape and deep bright colors...always look great and thrive all Summer long...it is my go to if and when I buy annuals🥰
Thank you Erin. The beauty of the gardens filled my soul! 🌟
Jaw dropping gardens. How lucky you are to see them. A thanks for sharing.
Wow!!!! I don’t know what else to say! Thanks for letting us take a peek. That moon gate!!!!!
Erin - thank you SO much for this. I was scheduled to attend this year's Fling and had been looking forward to touring these gardens in my own region. An emergency intervened but through your video I feel like I was there! Really appreciate this! Thank you!
I’m sorry you couldn’t be there! Glad you got a glimpse here.
This makes me look forward to spring again! Thanks you for taking us along.
Absolutely love this! You should come to Buffalo in July. Open Gardens throughout the month. Each weekend municipalities have garden tours. Final weekend in July is the city itself. Amazing-mostly smaller gardens- you can see all month long. Garden clubs from throughout the Country come here. Buffalo in the summer is spectacular. Chanticleer and Longwood are amazing. I need to get back to Philly and see some of the other 30+ public gardens in the area. Thanks for bringing us along ❤️
I'm gunna have to copy that Longwood container garden!
The purple & lime one.
With the big giant tall palm or whatever that is.
Oh My Gosh it's DIVINE!!
And I already have half the plants, so yeah, I'm definitely copying that for next year!!
Me too! I took a screen shot!
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SO DID I !!!
I can't stop staring at the colors!
Wish I lived near you so I could help you. All the best for a speedy recovery and we’ll be here waiting for you xxx.
Thanks so much for sharing that, Erin! 🧡
Fabulous gardens, and especially admire all the amazing containers. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you, Erin, your garden tours and color commentary are soooo appreciated!
I enjoyed your tour of the gardens
Thanks for taking me along vicariously!
Just beautiful Erin! What a amazing tour, so inspiring.💕
The colouring of that pool was clever
The hillside of hostas was awesome! Loved this video.
Erin, really enjoyed your garden visits. You have been very creative in putting this video together. Just watched a second time - so much to take in. Spectacular gardens. Thanks
Fantastic video - thank you so much for taking your precious garden viewing time to share!
Thank you! We have been gardening in a less scuptured style but others in our area have almost cookie cutter styles. It is refreshing to see what we are attempting on a much larger scale. I wonder how many of the private gardens you toured bring in outside help. I found much encouragement and inspiration so thank you!
Erin!
Thanks for this feast for the eyes.
WOW what an amazing few days you have. Thank you for sharing.
I like the variegated Japanese forest grass. Nice mass planting
Thank you for sharing your Journey. It was delightful.
Love the moss spheres looks like they planted vines in them to train up the chain? Maybe? Also, do we see a raked pebble garden surrounding your banana plant in your future? I am sure yours will have deer hoove prints in it to add to the ambiance. I kid ha ha, well it's Wisconsin. I loved the tours thanks for taking us along. :D Have a lovely day.
What can I say except absolutely beautiful gardens! Thanks for sharing. I shared this with my gardening buddy💕
Great tour Erin, like a walk down memory lane! Although there were a few shots I didn't even recognize from some of these gardens 😂. So easy to miss things! Thanks for sharing, it was great to meet you in person! -Amy
Wow, what a treat for you! 14 gardens. Thank you for sharing. I was excited to see a plant Painted Palette Persicaria) someone gave me this year at Chanticleer-now I know it's great one! :) So many wonderful ideas at these gardens.
Driving to dc next weekend. Train to nyc. I was going to stop in Philly and drive to chanticleer but decided I’ll go next spring. I drooled over my Chanticleer book for three years now.
Wonderful and thanks for sharing. I have visited Philadelphia Planetarium. It was beautiful too 💚
Excellent review of the garden tours - even on the rainy days. My favorite was the one at 17 minutes. Scary - a concentration of 100 people that knew the names of all the plants!
The best video excellent gardening and so many different ways of gardening oh I loved it thank you 🙌🥰🧤👒💐🪴 Karen from Australia 🇦🇺
Chanticleer is my favorite also. I live in the area so it’s awesome to take it all in.
Hi Erin, wow thank you for the tour of these spectacular gardens, just the right cure for our snowy, wintry days ahead! I have a couple of those gardens on my list to visit next time I am across the border! 🌸❤️🇨🇦🌎
Thanks for this beautiful video, I enjoyed it very much, God bless you. ❤✌️
so many beautiful PA gardens!
Hi Erin 🌺Cool video ot these amazing gardens . Have awondrrful day .🌺🌻🌺
As a west coast landscape architect for 50 years, II would call most of the 'gardens' shown here 'plant displays' designed and implemented by master horticulturalists. There is special emphasis on flower displays. Gardens, on the other hand are outdoor spaces - whether created by flowering plants or other materials - that create an artful or designed space. Classic gardens have an overall structure that creates a visual and physical setting. Flowers are incidental The gardens designed by Rich Haag at the Bloedel Reserve on Bainbridge Island near Seattle and a good example, as are many of the classic Italian gardens
Stunning gardens!
Soo many gardens to see now. I hadn't heard of Chanticleer! They are within 1-2 hrs of me. Road trips here I come!
Now that’s a video I’ll be watching many times this winter😊
Absolutely gorgeous.
All gorgeous! Thx for the tours.
Thank you Erin. Those all are very impressive gardens! 🎃🍁🍂💚🙃
Food for the soul, thank you 🥰
Loved your tour, I was actually there myself, self touring the gardens of the Brandywine River valley. Your fantastic tour has inspired me to take in more of these incredible Pennsylvania gardens.
Wow, wow, wow and WOW! Thx for going there and sharing with us!
Thank you for this video. Really enjoyed the inspiration!
Thankyou so much Erin this was outstanding ❤
Thank you Erin!
So soothing! Thank you - a great antidote to the news. ❤️ 💙 💐 💐
so beautiful, thank you for sharing with us! a friend who is a garden designer has grown a curly willow in a pot for many years, and I have always wanted to copy her. need to put it on the list!