Our Seasons

One large deciduous tree and other background trees are lit with Christmas lights, as viewed through closeup strands of colored Christmas lights in the foreground.

November 22, 2024–January 12, 2025

A Longwood Christmas

Explore our festive Conservatory, cozy up with a cup of hot chocolate, cool off with a stroll through half-a-million lights, and celebrate the splendor of the season.

Explore the Season

From the budding prelude of early spring to the quiet stillness of winter, each season provides new opportunities to bring our grand plans to life.

We highlight nature’s splendor with five unique Longwood seasons—celebrating the bounty of our Gardens throughout the cycles of renewal, growth, and ever-evolving magnificence.

Explore the Seasons

  • Winter Wonder
    Sun streams through the ceiling and windows of a glass house, creating patterns of light and shadow on the plants and water features inside.

    Winter Wonder

    January through March

    Experience winter’s beauty under glass, as you wander a warm, colorful oasis in our grand Historic Main Conservatory. Take a brisk walk through the  hushed realm of the Meadow Garden, with its sweeping vistas of muted hues and swaying textures. 

  • Spring Blooms
    tulips and other spring bulbs in orange, purple, pink, white, and yellow dot the landscape

    Spring Blooms

    March through May

    Embrace the season of renewal as our gardens awaken. Walk through sweeping blankets of color as millions of tiny geophytes emerge, while flowering trees animate with delicate petals. Brilliant tulips, fragrant wisteria, bleeding hearts, and lilies will delight as they sway in time with the sun. 

  • Festival of Fountains
    a row of fountains spraying water

    Festival of Fountains

    May through October

    Our Festival of Fountains features the gardens at their summer best, both indoors and out. Explore the expansive Meadow Garden or enjoy a shady stroll in Peirce’s Woods. Bring younger guests to explore our treehouses or relax on the rolling lawns of the Large Lake. 

  • A Longwood Christmas
    One large deciduous tree and other background trees are lit with Christmas lights, as viewed through closeup strands of colored Christmas lights in the foreground.

    A Longwood Christmas

    November through January 

    Wander the paths outside through hundreds of thousands of twinkling lights—then, warm your hands and your heart in our Historic Main Conservatory, where magnificently decorated trees, thousands of poinsettias, and fragrant flowers transform Pierre S. du Pont’s fabled glass house into a holiday wonderland.

  • Chrysanthemum Festival
    An old stone farmhouse with red shutters sits in the left background, fronted by yellow meadow flowers and foliage.

    Chrysanthemum Festival

    Returning in 2025

    October through November 

    During our imaginative Chrysanthemum Festival, the innovative, stunning displays in our Historic Main Conservatory will take your breath away. Enjoy a bird’s-eye view of fall foliage from one of our three award-winning treehouses, experiencing autumn’s evolving shifts in color and texture.

Gardens

What's In Bloom

Explore our must-see edit of flowering and fruiting plants, show-stopping foliage, and hand-crafted horticultural creations. 

See What's in Bloom