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Arched stone fountain facade, with fountains rising amid changing autumn foliage.
Holden Barnes
On View Now–November 16, 2025

Autumn’s Colors

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Gardens Admission Availability

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  1. Wed. Oct 10
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Wed. Oct 10Timed Tickets Required Timed Member Reservations Not Required
  1. 10:00 am

 

    Complimentary Guest Tickets Accepted

    Complimentary Guest Tickets are for one-time general admission and not valid for specially ticketed events and blackout days (all Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays during A Longwood Christmas and every day December 25 through January 3). Check your tickets for additional restrictions.

Fountain Performances

A tree of small yellow pom-like chrysanthemum blooms grows in moss-covered soil in a small container on a wooden table.

Gardens

Chrysanthemum Bonsai in Bloom

Now on display in the Potting Shed, a charming collection of chrysanthemum bonsai forms, skillfully created by our staff, students, and interns.

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Fall Family Fun

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  • Pumpkin Displays
    Colorful display of chrysanthemums and other fall flowers, pumpkins, and gourds

    Celebrate

    Pumpkin Displays

    Festive seasonal displays of pumpkins, gourds, and more adorn our Rose Arbor, Peirce-du Pont House Plaza, Idea Garden, and Ornamental Kitchen Garden.

    Now–October 31, 2025
  • Garden Railway
    Closeup of a bright blue model train engine, Number 592, The Blue Comet, on railway tracks through a garden planted with yellow chrysanthemums.

    Explore

    Garden Railway

    Our collection of large scale model trains include steam, diesel, electric and specialty engines that rumble along nearly 500 feet of track amid textural foliage, flowering plants, and woody plants.

    Now–January 11, 2026
Dining chairs and long table covered with dark green tablecloth, with individual place settings decorated with yellow calla lilies and a large overhead floral display of green palm leaves, ferns, and a variety of yellow flowers.

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Events at Longwood

The renowned Longwood experience you’ve come to expect takes a new, unforgettable form with Events at Longwood—and we can’t wait to welcome you.

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Upcoming Classes

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Reflective pools with purple waterlilies in the foreground, with glass greenhouses in the background under a cloudy sky.

On View Now

Waterlily Court

Serving as the completion of Longwood Reimagined, this elegant, masterfully curated garden stuns with its quiet pools of aquatic treasures and luminous blooms. With 100 varieties of hardy and tropical waterlilies, lotus, and South American water-platters—which adorn the pools starting in late May—a spectacular showcase awaits you.

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From Our Blog

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The Illegal Plant Trade: What Plant Lovers Need to Know
A cluster of white lady's slipper orchids, each with a large, white, pouch-like petal and dark, reddish-brown, twisted sepals and lateral petals. The orchids grow on slender stems amidst broad green leaves in a wooded, sun-dappled setting.

The Illegal Plant Trade: What Plant Lovers Need to Know

By Kate Santos, Jessica Turner-Skoff, and Katie Testa, on October 15, 2025
25 Years of Garden Railway Wonder
A black and white photograph of a toy or model steam train engine and car running on a curved track in the foreground. In the soft-focus background, an adult woman and a young boy are smiling as they watch the train.

25 Years of Garden Railway Wonder

By Katie Testa, on October 8, 2025
The “Living Dinosaur”: Discovering Metasequoia
A close up of the trunk of a large redwood tree, featuring dark brown and wavy like lines running up and down the tree.

The “Living Dinosaur”: Discovering Metasequoia

By Yan Li with Jessica Turner-Skoff and Katie Mobley, on September 24, 2025
An Opportunity for Imaginative Change
Tropical plants in many varieties growing in a garden bed.

An Opportunity for Imaginative Change

By Katie Testa, on September 17, 2025
The Inside Story: Longwood Reimagined
The roof peaks of the West Conservatory, featuring trees with yellow leaves in front.

The Inside Story: Longwood Reimagined

By Katie Mobley, on September 10, 2025
A dining table set with food with an illuminated fountain show in the background

Distinctive Dining at 1906

Delight in garden-inspired dining where seasonal flavors, elegant ambiance, and culinary artistry create an unforgettable experience. Nestled beneath the iconic Main Conservatory and overlooking the dazzling Main Fountain Garden, 1906 redefines what it means to dine in style. Advance reservations recommended. Walk-ins welcome at the Bar and Lounge.

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Three children dressed in pink and black take in the sights of an indoor garden filled with mums of a wide variety of forms and colors.

Starting October 24, 2025

Chrysanthemum Festival

Join us for the return of Chrysanthemum Festival and experience a living masterpiece of ever-changing wonder.

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