Longwood Gardens

Longwood Gardens
The Italian Water Garden at Longwood Gardens
Longwood Gardens is located in Pennsylvania
Longwood Gardens
LocationKennett Square, Pennsylvania, United States
Coordinates39°52′11″N 75°40′43″W / 39.86972°N 75.67861°W / 39.86972; -75.67861
Area1,100 acres (450 ha)
Visitation1.6 million[1] (2023)
Websitelongwoodgardens.org
NRHP reference No.72001105
Added to NRHPDecember 10, 1972

Longwood Gardens is a public garden that consists of more than 1,100 acres (445 hectares; 4.45 km2) of gardens, woodlands, and meadows in the Brandywine Creek Valley in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, United States.[2] It is one of the premier horticultural display gardens in the United States and is open to visitors year-round to enjoy native and exotic plants and horticulture (both indoor and outdoor), events and performances, seasonal and themed attractions, as well as educational lectures, courses, and workshops.[3]

  1. ^ "Longwood Gardens breaks its annual attendance record, plans new Christmas displays". BizJournals. October 25, 2022. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
  2. ^ "Longwood Gardens". InUSA.com. Archived from the original on March 18, 2008. Retrieved April 29, 2008.
  3. ^ Fabrikant, Geraldine (August 28, 2013). "36 Hours in the Brandywine Valley". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved September 30, 2022.