Visiting Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, PA

Longwood Gardens is the world’s premier horticultural display garden. It is a private non-profit organization, receiving no government funding. Primary funding comes from an endowment, admission income and the Longwood Gardens shops. Six hundred employees, students, and volunteers, including 50 gardeners, keep Longwood’s 1,050 acres beautiful. Numerous construction and renovations have been made that are still ongoing. Longwood’s first Visitor Center was constructed in 1956. In 1966 The Palm House was constructed. The East Conservatory replaced the Azalea House in 1973 and in 1983 The Terrace Restaurant was constructed. These renovations continue till today, there are many significant projects under way.

Longwood has 40 gardens, 11,000 types of plants, and 800 yearly events including concerts, classes, children activities, and gardening demonstrations. Inside The Conservatory are an Exhibition Hall, The Palm House, The Silver Garden, The Orangery, roses, hibiscus, a growing house, The Mediterranean Garden, The Cascade Garden, and a tropical terrace. There are various outdoor attractions such as The Open Air Theatre. This theatre was built in 1913 and features summer performances and fountain displays. Also, a rose garden that was installed in the 1930’s and a rose arbor, an old Italian wellhead surrounded by arches of pink climbing roses. There is an outdoors children’s garden and topiary garden which features evergreen that are trimmed into large geometric forms and whimsical shapes. Beautiful blooms can be found along sloping paths from March to October and a 50-foot man-made waterfall cascade recirculates water through the fountain system.

Longwood Gardens is located at US 1 Kennett Square, PA
610-388-1000 www.longwoodgardens.org

Admission (subject to change)

Adults $12 mild January – March ($8 on Tuesdays) 
$14 April thru the day before Thanksgiving ($10 Tuesday discount)
    $15 Thanksgiving thru early January (no Tuesday discount)

Youths $6 ages (16-20)

Children $2 ages (6-15)
Under Age 6 is Free

Longwood Gardens

Credit: D Rosa & B Bernard

Copyright: D Rosa & B Bernard