Lisa Roper – Horticulturist, Photographer & Garden Artist
Chanticleer Garden, Wayne, Pennsylvania

Lisa Roper is the Gravel Garden and Ruin horticulturist at Chanticleer, a renowned public garden in Wayne, Pennsylvania. For the past 34 years, she has worked across various areas of the garden, bringing both artistry and deep horticultural knowledge to her work. Lisa also photographs Chanticleer weekly for the What’s in Bloom feature on the garden’s website, offering visitors a glimpse into the ever-changing seasonal beauty of the landscape.

Lisa holds a BFA in fine art from The Cooper Union in New York City, where she studied both fine art and photography. She is also a graduate of the prestigious Longwood Gardens Professional Gardener Training Program. Her gardening journey has included international experiences as a guest gardener at Stellenbosch University Garden in South Africa and at Great Dixter in East Sussex, UK.

A contributor to The Art of Gardening: Design Inspiration and Planting Techniques from Chanticleer, Lisa blends visual creativity with horticultural expertise. At home, she continues her gardening passion alongside her husband, Allan Summers, and a lively flock of chickens who help keep the garden pests in check.