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Ever-changing and always stunning, this season is all about bold blooms, textural touches, and grand displays under glass.

Gardens Preferred Members, Gardens Premium Members, and Innovators can buy tickets before the general public.

Free with Gardens Admission. Space is limited. Join a tour guide and discover more about Longwood during our free, 30-minute Spotlight Tours.

Learn to identify small flowering trees and explore their ecological significance. Registration closed.

Fulfills the Horticulture and Gardening requirement for Landscape Design.

The Gardens, indoors and out, are closed on Tuesdays, except to class participants.

Gardens Preferred Members, Gardens Premium Members, and Innovators can buy tickets before the general public.

Our Garden Shop Planted by Longwood experts will guide you through the art of terrarium building, focusing on the exquisite beauty of orchids. Sold out.

Enjoy a special display of our six clivia releases, each a beautiful example of our clivia breeding program.

Ever-changing and always stunning, this season is all about bold blooms, textural touches, and grand displays under glass.

Free with Gardens Admission. Space is limited. Join a tour guide and discover more about Longwood during our free, 30-minute Spotlight Tours.

Enjoy a special display of our six clivia releases, each a beautiful example of our clivia breeding program.

Ever-changing and always stunning, this season is all about bold blooms, textural touches, and grand displays under glass.

Create a floral arrangement that incorporates both winter branches and spring ephemerals into the same design to evoke this moment in time. Sold out. Join the waitlist.

Free with Gardens Admission. Space is limited. Join a tour guide and discover more about Longwood during our free, 30-minute Spotlight Tours.

Due to an event, event setup, or rehearsal, portions of the Main Conservatory will be closed.

Longwood at the Creamery. Join us for a fascinating talk on foraging edible invasive plants.

Due to an event, event setup, or rehearsal, portions of the Main Conservatory will be closed.

Enjoy a special display of our six clivia releases, each a beautiful example of our clivia breeding program.

Ever-changing and always stunning, this season is all about bold blooms, textural touches, and grand displays under glass.

Free with Gardens Admission. Space is limited. Join a tour guide and discover more about Longwood during our free, 30-minute Spotlight Tours.

Due to an event, event setup, or rehearsal, portions of the Main Conservatory will be closed.

Enjoy a special display of our six clivia releases, each a beautiful example of our clivia breeding program.

Learn basic mixing, molding, and finishing techniques to make a lightweight, porous, weatherproof container from hypertufa. Sold out. Join the waitlist.

Ever-changing and always stunning, this season is all about bold blooms, textural touches, and grand displays under glass.

Get ready for the spring wedding season by learning to create a stunning crown adorned with springtime florals. Registration closed.

Join us to learn more about your Membership, benefits, and visiting through the seasons.

Free with Gardens Admission. Space is limited. Join a tour guide and discover more about Longwood during our free, 30-minute Spotlight Tours.

As we celebrate the opening of the new West Conservatory, spend an afternoon engaging in urban sketching, or sketching life “on location” rather than from reference material. Registration closed.

Enjoy a special display of our six clivia releases, each a beautiful example of our clivia breeding program.

Ever-changing and always stunning, this season is all about bold blooms, textural touches, and grand displays under glass.

Enjoy 20% discounts in The Garden Shop, 1906, and The Café.

Free with Gardens Admission. Space is limited. Join a tour guide and discover more about Longwood during our free, 30-minute Spotlight Tours.

Our new 1906 Nights offer you the chance to experience the elegance and artistry of 1906—and experience our new Longwood Reimagined spaces—during these special evenings. 

The Kennett Symphony Orchestra has been an integral part of the artistic community for more than 75 years and is renowned for its refined and impassioned performances. Sold out.

Enjoy a special display of our six clivia releases, each a beautiful example of our clivia breeding program.

Free with Gardens Admission. Space is limited. Join a tour guide and discover more about Longwood during our free, 30-minute Spotlight Tours.

The Gardens, indoors and out, are closed on Tuesdays, except to class participants.

Enjoy a special display of our six clivia releases, each a beautiful example of our clivia breeding program.

Free with Gardens Admission. Space is limited. Join a tour guide and discover more about Longwood during our free, 30-minute Spotlight Tours.

Enjoy a special display of our six clivia releases, each a beautiful example of our clivia breeding program.

Free with Gardens Admission. Space is limited. Join a tour guide and discover more about Longwood during our free, 30-minute Spotlight Tours.

Fully online. Join this beginner-friendly webinar and immerse yourself in the fascinating world of bonsai.

Enjoy a special display of our six clivia releases, each a beautiful example of our clivia breeding program.

From early bulbs’ peeks of color to our iconic tapestry of tulips, spring into a world of new beginnings at Longwood.

Free with Gardens Admission. Space is limited. Join a tour guide and discover more about Longwood during our free, 30-minute Spotlight Tours.

Our new 1906 Nights offer you the chance to experience the elegance and artistry of 1906—and experience our new Longwood Reimagined spaces—during these special evenings. 

Enjoy a special display of our six clivia releases, each a beautiful example of our clivia breeding program.

Due to an event, event setup, or rehearsal, portions of the Main Conservatory will be closed.

From early bulbs’ peeks of color to our iconic tapestry of tulips, spring into a world of new beginnings at Longwood.

Discover the best timing and benefits of growing from seed, while mastering techniques to overcome common challenges.

Free with Gardens Admission. Space is limited. Join a tour guide and discover more about Longwood during our free, 30-minute Spotlight Tours.

Learn about the different kinds of soils and how their characteristics translate to advantages and disadvantages for your garden. 

Join us in our Gardens or online for an inspiring discussion with author of Paradise Under Glass Ruth Kassinger.

Enjoy a special display of our six clivia releases, each a beautiful example of our clivia breeding program.

From early bulbs’ peeks of color to our iconic tapestry of tulips, spring into a world of new beginnings at Longwood.

Free with Gardens Admission. Space is limited. Join a tour guide and discover more about Longwood during our free, 30-minute Spotlight Tours.

Free with Gardens admission. Experience tomorrow’s stars as they perform solo and chamber music in these pre-graduation recitals.

Enjoy a special display of our six clivia releases, each a beautiful example of our clivia breeding program.

From early bulbs’ peeks of color to our iconic tapestry of tulips, spring into a world of new beginnings at Longwood.

Free with Gardens Admission. Space is limited. Join a tour guide and discover more about Longwood during our free, 30-minute Spotlight Tours.

The Gardens, indoors and out, are closed on Tuesdays, except to class participants.

From early bulbs’ peeks of color to our iconic tapestry of tulips, spring into a world of new beginnings at Longwood.

Free with Gardens Admission. Space is limited. Join a tour guide and discover more about Longwood during our free, 30-minute Spotlight Tours.

Learn essential gardening skills, including garden planning, safety practices, understanding fundamental tools, and mastering key gardening techniques. Sold out. Join the waitlist.

First Required Core Course for Gardening Certificate

From early bulbs’ peeks of color to our iconic tapestry of tulips, spring into a world of new beginnings at Longwood.

Free with Gardens Admission. Space is limited. Join a tour guide and discover more about Longwood during our free, 30-minute Spotlight Tours.

Use Longwood’s bonsai team as your subject and get up-close and behind-the-scenes snapshots of their daily lives in the new, behind-the-scenes Bonsai Workshop.

From early bulbs’ peeks of color to our iconic tapestry of tulips, spring into a world of new beginnings at Longwood.

Free with Gardens Admission. Space is limited. Join a tour guide and discover more about Longwood during our free, 30-minute Spotlight Tours.

Our new 1906 Nights offer you the chance to experience the elegance and artistry of 1906—and experience our new Longwood Reimagined spaces—during these special evenings. 

Organist, conductor, and broadcaster Anna Lapwood is celebrated for her brilliant playing, an online audience of more than one million social media followers, and dedication to supporting girls and women in music.  Sold out.

Learn the care and culture of bonsai, including techniques for designing and maintaining these sculptured treasures. Sold out. Join the waitlist.

Create your own mushroom log, using the log as the medium in which to grow edible mushrooms, to bring home—and watch grow!

From early bulbs’ peeks of color to our iconic tapestry of tulips, spring into a world of new beginnings at Longwood.

Free with Gardens Admission. Discover the sights, sounds, and scents of the season with a fun, 30-minute nature walk designed for the whole family. Space is limited. Weather permitting.

Free with Gardens Admission. Space is limited. Join a tour guide and discover more about Longwood during our free, 30-minute Spotlight Tours.

Explore the fundamentals of creating a water garden at home—from how to care for and cultivate commonly used plants to how to use propagation most effectively in your garden.

Our new 1906 Nights offer you the chance to experience the elegance and artistry of 1906—and experience our new Longwood Reimagined spaces—during these special evenings. 

From early bulbs’ peeks of color to our iconic tapestry of tulips, spring into a world of new beginnings at Longwood.

Free with Gardens Admission. Space is limited. Join a tour guide and discover more about Longwood during our free, 30-minute Spotlight Tours.

Take the mystery out of flower gardening as expert gardener and author of The Ultimate Flower Gardener’s Guide Jenny Rose Carey sheds light on how to create your own flower garden. 

Free with Gardens admission. Experience tomorrow’s stars as they perform solo and chamber music in these pre-graduation recitals.

From early bulbs’ peeks of color to our iconic tapestry of tulips, spring into a world of new beginnings at Longwood.

Free with Gardens Admission. Space is limited. Join a tour guide and discover more about Longwood during our free, 30-minute Spotlight Tours.

The Gardens, indoors and out, are closed on Tuesdays, except to class participants.

Enjoy exclusive Gardens access during a four-hour, in-person painting experience with your watercolors, easel, and tools.

Learn the fundamentals of creating a 12 x 12-inch birch-framed preserved hanging moss wall perfect to display at home.

From early bulbs’ peeks of color to our iconic tapestry of tulips, spring into a world of new beginnings at Longwood.

Free with Gardens Admission. Space is limited. Join a tour guide and discover more about Longwood during our free, 30-minute Spotlight Tours.

Learn how to define spaces that are truly supportive of people and plants through discussion, slides, and online group exercises. Sold out. Join the waitlist. 

First Required Core Course for Landscape Design Certificate

From early bulbs’ peeks of color to our iconic tapestry of tulips, spring into a world of new beginnings at Longwood.

Free with Gardens Admission. Space is limited. Join a tour guide and discover more about Longwood during our free, 30-minute Spotlight Tours.

Our new 1906 Nights offer you the chance to experience the elegance and artistry of 1906—and experience our new Longwood Reimagined spaces—during these special evenings. 

Enjoy exclusive access to the Gardens just after dawn and capture the ephemeral beauty of these blooms. Sold out. Join the waitlist.

Winner of the 2019 Franco Buitoni Award, Quartetto di Cremona is among the world’s preeminent string quartets, noted for its lustrous sound, refined musicianship, and stylistic versatility. Sold out.

From early bulbs’ peeks of color to our iconic tapestry of tulips, spring into a world of new beginnings at Longwood.

Free with Gardens Admission. Space is limited. Join a tour guide and discover more about Longwood during our free, 30-minute Spotlight Tours.

Our new 1906 Nights offer you the chance to experience the elegance and artistry of 1906—and experience our new Longwood Reimagined spaces—during these special evenings. 

Ever charismatic, prolific, and inspired, Grammy-nominated clarinetist-saxophonist Anat Cohen has won hearts and minds the world over with her expressive virtuosity and delightful stage presence. Sold out.

Find a new use for those willow and dogwood branches that you cut back or used for winter decorations. 

Using willow wreathes and fiber planter baskets as a base, create an arrangement just in time for Easter.

Elective Class for Floral Design Certificate 

Gather the family to discover creative ways to jump-start your summer garden. This workshop is designed for adults and children (ages 5-9) to learn together.

From early bulbs’ peeks of color to our iconic tapestry of tulips, spring into a world of new beginnings at Longwood.

Free with Gardens admission. Join in the excitement and have your five minutes of fame on The Longwood Organ.

Free with Gardens Admission. Discover the sights, sounds, and scents of the season with a fun, 30-minute nature walk designed for the whole family. Space is limited. Weather permitting.

Free with Gardens Admission. Space is limited. Join a tour guide and discover more about Longwood during our free, 30-minute Spotlight Tours.

Learn creative techniques to jump-start your summer garden. For ages 10-16.

Explore how to transform flowers, food waste, and other organic materials into stunning, eco-friendly dyes. Sold out. Join the waitlist.

Create your own spring planter that incorporates early-season color. Sold out. Join the waitlist.

From early bulbs’ peeks of color to our iconic tapestry of tulips, spring into a world of new beginnings at Longwood.

Free with Gardens Admission. Space is limited. Join a tour guide and discover more about Longwood during our free, 30-minute Spotlight Tours.

From early bulbs’ peeks of color to our iconic tapestry of tulips, spring into a world of new beginnings at Longwood.

Enjoy 20% discounts in The Garden Shop, 1906, and The Café.

Free with Gardens Admission. Space is limited. Join a tour guide and discover more about Longwood during our free, 30-minute Spotlight Tours.

From early bulbs’ peeks of color to our iconic tapestry of tulips, spring into a world of new beginnings at Longwood.

Free with Gardens Admission. Space is limited. Join a tour guide and discover more about Longwood during our free, 30-minute Spotlight Tours.

Learn the fundamentals of compost—from how it’s made to what it’s made of—with Longwood Soils and Compost Manager Erik Stefferud. 

From early bulbs’ peeks of color to our iconic tapestry of tulips, spring into a world of new beginnings at Longwood.

Free with Gardens Admission. Space is limited. Join a tour guide and discover more about Longwood during our free, 30-minute Spotlight Tours.