The Longwood Gardens Library's collections encompass materials from the fields of horticulture, botany and the allied arts and sciences. There are approximately 31,000 items in the collections.
MAIN AND SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
Monographs and series in support of the Gardens’ interests and activities.
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REFERENCE COLLECTION
Basic reference tools, such as dictionaries, encyclopedias and almanacs. Many of these tools are specific to horticulture and botany, such as dictionaries of plant names and encyclopedic plant references.
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PERIODICALS COLLECTION
Back issues of currently published and out-of-print magazines, both bound and unbound — some going back many years. We also subscribe to over 300 current periodicals. The current list may be found by clicking here:
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Onsite, access the Garden, Landscape & Horticulture Index to assist in the exploration of our journal collection. This index provides abstracts and from more than 400 core publications covering horticulture, garden and landscape design and history, botany, ecology, plant and garden conservation, garden management and horticultural therapy.
RARE BOOK COLLECTION
Housed in our climate-controlled Archives, the rare book collection contains fine examples of botanical art spread across a wide range of plants. The collection spans nearly 350 years.
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Learn the techniques used to beautify and highlight outdoor spaces, and later take a walk as the sun sets to see the sparkling beauty of Longwood's outdoor display.
Inspired by Longwood’s seasonal displays, the Shop is the perfect place to find stunning décor, whimsical gifts, and your favorite plants.
Join us for our year-long changing exhibit, which delves into the sights, sounds and science of pollination.
Professional Gardener courses and select Continuing Education courses are now available on LongwoodLIVE. Students can access instructor's presentations, resource links, assessment tools, discussion boards and more.