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Plan Your Visit

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Festival of Fountains - through September 2, 2013

Stand before towering fountains, wander through shady groves, and relish summer in the gardens. Evening concerts fill the air with music and our Fireworks & Fountains shows light up the night sky on select evenings.

The outdoor waterlily display comes alive with more than 100 types of day and night-blooming tropical waterlilies, hardy day-bloomers, lotus, and other aquatic plants. Delights abound in the Rose and Topiary Gardens—with scented blooms and the precision geometry of clipped yew. The Flower Garden Walk overflows with annuals during the summer, and the deep calm of forest paths offer a cool respite.

Please note that actual bloom times may vary depending on weather. The list of flowering highlights is subject to change.

General Indoor Highlights

  • Cannas
  • Caladium (Caladium humboldtii)
  • Fuchsia
  • Crossandra (Crossandra pungens)
  • Lollipop-plant (Pachystachys lutea)

General Outdoor Highlights

  • Cannas
  • Dahlias
  • Day-flowering and Night-flowering Waterlilies (Nymphaea)
  • Hibiscus
  • Impatiens
  • Lantana
  • Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera)
  • Ornamental Grasses
  • Petunias
  • Roses
  • Sages (Salvia)
  • Vegetables
  • Water-platters (Victoria)

Displays & Upcoming Events

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Visit our New Trial Garden!

When you visit our Idea Garden you will discover something new: our first-ever Trial Garden on view for our guests. This square space houses more than 250 cultivars within 10 genera: Clematis, Dahlia, Paeonia, Capsicum, Agastache, Salvia, Pentas, Lantana, Colocasia, and Canna.

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2013 Summer Performance Series

All summer long, the arts come alive.

Our Summer Performance Series includes more than 40 free and ticketed concerts in the most beautiful outdoor settings.

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Fireworks & Fountains

July 3, July 20, August 17, August 31 & September 14

Get ready for an evening of oohs and ahhs, as Longwood presents spectacular Fireworks & Fountains shows guaranteed to make your summer memorable.

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Beyond the Garden Gates Days & Nights

Enjoy family-fun activities, an outdoor concert, and behind-the-scenes experiences.

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