This past weekend, my husband and I went back East for a family wedding. After arriving at our hotel early Friday afternoon, we decided to take an late day tour of Longwood Gardens in Kenneth Square, PA. This was certainly not my first trip to Longwood, but rather my fourth in the past eight years. In fact, Longwood holds special sentimental memories for me, because it is where I met my husband for our first official date.
I have tried to get to Longwood at different times of the year to see how it looks throughout different growing seasons. But this trip was the first one that allowed me to enjoy the play of evening shadows in the garden. It also was one where I actually got to see the night fountain display. In the past the fountains had been limited or shut down due to drought conditions in the area.
If you have not been to Longwood, it is well worth the trip. Longwood is steeped in history. Over 200 hundred years ago, the land was once inhabited by Indians. In the 1700's, a Quaker family named Pierce (thus the name of Pierce Woods), purchased the property from William Penn. The farm was purchased in 1906 by Pierre du Pont, founders of the DuPont Chemical Company. DuPont purchased the farm to preserve the large trees. He had pretty much made it into what you see today. He had no real garden plan, but built the site piecemeal. (Sounds like my garden design method.)
As I walked among the woodland paths and the magnificent gardens with fountains and open air theatres, I tried to envision the lovely evening entertainment that took place during that era. It must have been a pretty spectacular site to see.You can learn more about Longwood Gardens by visiting: http://www.longwoodgardens.org/ (Note: Longwood is currently exhibiting Nature 's Tree Houses along with Tyler Arboretum in Media, PA, where you can see 17 structures. Learn more about Tyler Arboretum: http://www.tylerarboretum.org/totally_terrific_treehouses.htm
I have tried to get to Longwood at different times of the year to see how it looks throughout different growing seasons. But this trip was the first one that allowed me to enjoy the play of evening shadows in the garden. It also was one where I actually got to see the night fountain display. In the past the fountains had been limited or shut down due to drought conditions in the area.
If you have not been to Longwood, it is well worth the trip. Longwood is steeped in history. Over 200 hundred years ago, the land was once inhabited by Indians. In the 1700's, a Quaker family named Pierce (thus the name of Pierce Woods), purchased the property from William Penn. The farm was purchased in 1906 by Pierre du Pont, founders of the DuPont Chemical Company. DuPont purchased the farm to preserve the large trees. He had pretty much made it into what you see today. He had no real garden plan, but built the site piecemeal. (Sounds like my garden design method.)
As I walked among the woodland paths and the magnificent gardens with fountains and open air theatres, I tried to envision the lovely evening entertainment that took place during that era. It must have been a pretty spectacular site to see.You can learn more about Longwood Gardens by visiting: http://www.longwoodgardens.org/ (Note: Longwood is currently exhibiting Nature 's Tree Houses along with Tyler Arboretum in Media, PA, where you can see 17 structures. Learn more about Tyler Arboretum: http://www.tylerarboretum.org/totally_terrific_treehouses.htm
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