This plant is none other than dawn redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides), the "living dinosaur" of the botanical world, which was discovered in China more than 80 years ago

We invite you to learn more as the leading voices in landscape architecture, ecology, and cultural heritage gather at Longwood, led by Designing Change curator Anita Berrizbeitia, who served as an advisor during the preservation process of Longwood’s Cascade Garden, designed by the famous Brazilian landscape architect and artist Roberto Burle Marx.

Filmed over four years, narrated by Emmy Award-winning actress Sheryl Lee Ralph (Abbott Elementary), and directed by Emmy Award-winning documentary storyteller Glenn Holsten of Philadelphia, this sweeping film serves as a cinematic journey and behind-the-scenes look at the transformation of 17 acres within one of the world’s great cultural landscapes.

From our irrigation systems and support of healthy waterways to our stormwater management practices and continuing approach to sustainability with Longwood Reimagined, water—and the responsible conservation of water—is vital at Longwood.

For the first time in its life, our East Plaza English Yew recently received a variety of neighbors—new four-season underplantings designed to accent the tree and add to its story.

Longwood has a remarkable number of places within the garden for you to escape the heat and put your life into chill-mode.

The Longwood Gardens Library was very fortunate to receive a recent gift reflective of our commitment to the conservation of native orchids: a rare 1931 two-volume set of Orchids of the North Eastern United States photographed from nature and published by American fine arts photographer Edwin Hale Lincoln.

When you think of summer flowers, it’s important to consider the differences between summer plants that thrive in hot summer climates versus those that prefer mild summer temperatures.

Located adjacent to our Student Exhibition Garden, our new-this-season bog garden mimics naturally occurring bogs in the eastern United States, where carnivorous plants, orchids, blueberries, and plants that like having “wet feet” can grow naturally.

Blending nature and culture to create functional and aesthetically pleasing outdoor spaces, landscape design is a dynamic, growing field full of ample opportunities.

With the debut of our new summer cocktail menu and the recent honor of a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence, now is the perfect moment to share a behind-the-scenes look at all that goes into crafting our seasonal drink selections … and what to sip this summer.

Read along for how, now five years after first detecting boxwood blight in our Gardens, we inspect for and protect against this disease.

Now available in The Garden Shop are joyful bouquets sourced straight from Idea Garden horticulturists and designed into bouquets by the creative minds at The Garden Shop, just steps away.

What is your favorite tree? It’s a time-honored question that will evoke answers from even the most taciturn individual.

Read on to gather some tailored, top-notch picks from a variety of Longwood staff for your summer reading list—or your year-round to-be-read list.

The five-acre Main Fountain Garden is home to three allées totaling 164 littleleaf linden trees. All that goes into maintaining and pruning these trees may surprise you … and now, with a new addition to the process, it’s more precise than ever.

Here, our Fellows reflect on all the discoveries and memories made during their placements around the world.

Central to the story of making our fountains dance is Longwood’s P.S. du Pont Fellow and very first fountain choreographer Colvin Randall, who has been designing fountain performances for an incredible 45 years.

Our newly enhanced Waterlily Court is an aquatic showcase like no other—and it’s making its much-anticipated debut on May 9, marking the completion of Longwood Reimagined.

Want to learn how you could incorporate the best natives into your home garden or landscape? Read on for how to do so and where you can view native species here at Longwood.