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Our Most Magical Season Yet
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Our Most Magical Season Yet

We’re thrilled to welcome you to an unparalleled new chapter in our legacy—a 17-acre expansion and reimagination of our grounds, serving as the most ambitious undertaking in our history. With the addition of these 17 acres of new gardens, new landscapes, and new buildings are many more opportunities for holiday magic.

By Katie Mobley, on November 27, 2024
Reimagined + Christmas in The Garden Shop: A Curated Collection
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Reimagined + Christmas in The Garden Shop: A Curated Collection

Our Garden Shop has gone above and beyond to bring that magic to life in the form of heartfelt keepsakes, one-of-a-kind handmade finds, apparel, and so much more … so you can take home some of the magic.

By Katie Testa, on November 20, 2024
The Power of Live Performance
Rows of seating, set for a concert, inside the Longwood Gardens Conservatory.

The Power of Live Performance

We had the pleasure connecting with two of our 2025 Indoor Performance Series artists to get their thoughts on their upcoming performances … and their love of playing live.

By Katie Testa, on November 13, 2024
Garden to Table Excellence at 1906
The interior of a restaurant featuring white arched ceilings and wood furniture.

Garden to Table Excellence at 1906

With our incredible new dining experience now open, we can share with you not only our beautiful new dining room, bar, and lounge, but also our new, imaginative menus that celebrate fresh, seasonal, and sustainable ingredients—many of which have been grown just steps away.

By Susanna Vaughan, on October 30, 2024
Our Fellows Go to Washington
Five people standing shoulder to shoulder in front of a brick building, posing for the camera.

Our Fellows Go to Washington

On a recent trip to Washington DC, our 2024–25 Fellows cohort visited a number of gardens in an endeavor that not only allowed them to witness the remarkable diversity among the region’s cultural destinations—but also engage in a collective experience in which they could contribute diverse perspectives.

By Katie Mobley, on October 23, 2024
A Practice in Patience
A person potting a bonsai in a brown pot topped with moss.

A Practice in Patience

This month in the Peirce-du Pont House Conservatory, the beauty of bonsai is on full display—as is the beauty of learning and collaboration.

By Katie Mobley, on October 16, 2024
The Model of Craftsmanship
A model of a glass conservatory sitting in an outdoor model train display.

The Model of Craftsmanship

Our remarkable Garden Railway has delighted guests of all ages for 24 years now … and how this multi-level world in miniature all comes together is no small feat.

By Katie Mobley, on October 9, 2024
A New Way to Create, Connect, and Get Ready for the Holidays
A table with a multi-colored poinsettia and craft supplies on top.

A New Way to Create, Connect, and Get Ready for the Holidays

A new way to create, explore, connect—and get ready for the holidays—is now here at Longwood by way of our new Studios.

By Timothy Gould, on October 2, 2024
Stone by Stone and Plant by Plant: Reimagining the Cascade Garden
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Stone by Stone and Plant by Plant: Reimagining the Cascade Garden

To move the Cascade Garden into its new, free-standing, custom-built glasshouse required us to relocate, reconstruct, and preserve this prized garden in a way no other institution has done before—stone by stone and plant by plant.

By Katie Testa, on September 26, 2024
Squash Season is Here
An orange squash growing on the vine in a garden.

Squash Season is Here

When you think of autumn in a garden, pumpkins and squashes most likely come to mind—and for good reason! Follow along as we share more about these festive fall favorites, how to grow them at home, and how we’ll soon be featuring their flavor here at Longwood in what may be a very unexpected way.

By Alex Correia, on September 18, 2024
Habenaria: A Palette of Possibilities
Pink and orange Habenaria flowers against a black backdrop.

Habenaria: A Palette of Possibilities

What if you could hold in your hand a bouquet of 50 neon orange, bright pink, or coral-colored flowers, all on a plant that could fit inside your coffee cup?

By Greg Griffis, on September 11, 2024
Happy Tenth Anniversary to the Meadow Garden
A view of the Meadow Garden path in late summer at Longwood Gardens.

Happy Tenth Anniversary to the Meadow Garden

Ten years ago, we opened the gates to an expanded garden—and one that’s markedly different from every other garden at Longwood.

By Lea Johnson, Ph.D., on September 4, 2024
A Captivating Cohort: Meet Our 2024–25 Fellows
A group of 5 people, some sitting, some standing, in a garden setting.

A Captivating Cohort: Meet Our 2024–25 Fellows

Coming to Longwood from California, Florida, New Zealand, Brazil, and New York City—with varied interests and backgrounds ranging from landscape design and plant discovery and propagation to the intersection of education and horticulture and enriching public gardens—our Fellows are here to change the world of public horticulture.

By Katie Mobley, on August 28, 2024
A Wine & Jazz Experience Like No Other
An outdoor concert being performed in the Open Air Theatre at Longwood Gardens.

A Wine & Jazz Experience Like No Other

Live music, incredible performers, wines from around the world, and breathtaking garden beauty … all that—and more—awaits in our Gardens during our soon-to-come Wine & Jazz experience.

By Katie Testa, on August 14, 2024
Time to Shine: Summertime Containers
A stone plant container with red and pink cosmos overflowing out of the pot.

Time to Shine: Summertime Containers

Container gardening has many benefits—and can lead to beautiful displays, as you can enjoy right now in our Rose Arbor, outside of the Peirce-du Pont House, and outside of The Café.

By Avery Haislip and Jocelyn Kline, on August 7, 2024
Colors of Summer: The Square Fountain Garden
A stone staircase in the background with orange flowers in the foreground.

Colors of Summer: The Square Fountain Garden

Follow along as I share the design of this summer’s Square Fountain Garden, the beauty you can see here, and how the plants chosen for the garden support pollinators, formalize the informal, and evolve throughout the season.

By Patrick Greenwald, on July 24, 2024
A Trip to Portugal: Exploring the Wild and Tamed
A topiary garden with an old stone building behind it located in Portugal.

A Trip to Portugal: Exploring the Wild and Tamed

The Professional Horticulture class of 2024 has spent the past two years organizing and holding plant sales—selling numerous plants, many of which we grew ourselves—and last month we enjoyed the fruits of our labor with our trip to Portugal, a destination inspired by the Mediterranean garden design of the nearly completed West Conservatory of Longwood Reimagined: A New Garden Experience.

By Charli Klein, on July 10, 2024
A Beneficial Burn Experience
Two people in yellow protective suits standing in a recently burned meadow.

A Beneficial Burn Experience

Prescribed burns, which occur in such locations as our Meadow Garden, are a way in which we can maintain the meadow’s health by rejuvenating its native plant communities and suppressing woody vegetation that would otherwise quickly overrun it.

By Samantha Paine, on July 3, 2024
Telling a Design Story: Planting the West Conservatory
The inside of the Conservatory at Longwood Gardens with purple plants in the foreground looking up at the glass ceiling.

Telling a Design Story: Planting the West Conservatory

Our November 22 opening of Longwood Reimagined continues to draw nearer, and with each passing day not only do we continue to make great progress, but we grow even more excited to share its beauty with you.

By Chad Davis , on June 19, 2024
In Their Own Words: Ruth Naomi Floyd and Voices Underground
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In Their Own Words: Ruth Naomi Floyd and Voices Underground

To commemorate Juneteenth, and in collaboration with Kennett Square nonprofit Voices Underground and the Chester County History Center, we are proud to soon present Frederick Douglass Jazz Works—a discussion and jazz performance comprised of vocalist and composer Ruth Naomi Floyd.

By Katie Testa, on June 12, 2024