Surprise Your Senses
Our captivating Winter Wonder bursts with warmth, wonder, and wow moments at every turn. Ever-changing and always stunning, this season is all about bold blooms, textural touches, and grand displays under glass.
Slow Down and Take in the Beauty
![a view of crooked tree branches with a coating of snow](/sites/default/files/styles/gallery_lg/public/41303_acer-palmatum-_ornatum_longwood-volunteer-photographer1.jpg?itok=wJBGXW7C)
Acer palmaturm 'Ornatum' delights with its undulating form against a winter sky.
![a bench is seen through sparse blooms outdoors in winter](/sites/default/files/styles/gallery_lg/public/454174_hamamelis-_-intermedia-_barmstedt-gold_-witch-hazel_peignet_-yovenn-_longwood-international-trainee_.jpg?itok=DzAtyr4y)
Striking Hamamelis x intermedia 'Barmstedt Gold' graces the Gardens with its luminous winter bloom.
![a cluster of blooms of a black orchid](/sites/default/files/styles/gallery_lg/public/451916_orchid-extravaganza_erdmann_-duane-_longwood-volunteer-photographer_.jpg?itok=9Lr6UlED)
x Fredclarkeara After Dark 'SVO Black Pearl' stuns with its satin-like flowers.
![a winter view of the Chimes Tower with tall grasses in the foreground](/sites/default/files/styles/gallery_lg/public/394853_chimes-tower_traub_-daniel.jpg?itok=IK2YGW1T)
Gentle winter breezes whisper their way through our textured grasses.
![a close up of a single blue poppy](/sites/default/files/styles/gallery_lg/public/350100_meconopsis-lingholm_czeiner_-judy-_longwood-volunteer-photographer_.jpg?itok=D9PU_Y0m)
Beloved blue-poppies (Meconopsis 'Lingholm') make a spectacular statement with their sky-blue hue. Typically on view in mid-March, their bloom times can vary from year to year.
![A stone path winds through an indoor garden of succulents and other desert plants.](/sites/default/files/styles/gallery_lg/public/2024-01/498749_Winter-Wonder_Mathias-Becca_gallery.jpg?itok=bBbX35_0)
Designed by Isabelle Green, a slate pathway snakes through rocky outcroppings of spiky, textural plants in our Silver Garden.
![A corner shot of 2 glass walls converging, hung with pots of colorful orchids.](/sites/default/files/styles/gallery_lg/public/2024-01/569107_Orchid-House_Davis-Hank_gallery.jpg?itok=hVhraBiv)
In our Orchid House, hundreds of orchids in custom frame trellises showcase the beauty and diversity of our renowned orchid collection.